[NBLUG/talk] DHCP/M$ NT question

[ME]

Windows?  On a Linux list?

:-P~~~~

First suggestion: Install Linux. (back on topic this way)

Was a release issued before a renew?
Renew will only try to update a lease for a pre-existing lease and will
contact the same server that issued the lease. The lease must be released
before a new one can be obtained.

C:> ipconfig /release all
or?
C:> ipconfig /release /all
? dont recall where all works with this.
(might be a bit different but on windows tell it to release the bound IP
address)
C:> ipcoinfig /renew

If running Windows 95, 98 or ME, then :
C:> winipcfg
(GUI pops up.) Release, Renew for the proper interface.

If none of these work, then
C:> regedit
(Find/search) enter IP address of the DHCP server that you use at home.
See if the reg entry has to do with DHCP. Change it or delete it if so.
(You may want to save that branch of the registery into a file before
deleteing.)

Make sure that the TCP/IP settings include use DHCP to acquire DNS.

If you have a DHCP scope on client, eliminate.

If none of these work, send her a Linux install CD.

Maybe someone should start a windows user group in sonoma county so they
can take on windows questions.



Glen Gunsalus said:
>
> Apologies if this is too far off subject, I'm a long time *nix *nux user
> with just enough knowledge of M$ OSs to do minimal damage.  :-)
>
> This may be a bit off subject, but I'm at a deadend and my wife is in
> Palo Alto suffering with dial-up because her hotel dhcp won't do the job.
> The local help tried all their tricks and then said they couldn't go
> further becaouse of possible liability problems (sounds to me like they
> just couldn't do the troubleshooting so issued bogus excuse).
>
> Background:
>
> M$ NT laptop with linksys pcmpc100 10/100 enet card trying to pick up
> IP from DHCP server.
>
> This works fine on my non-routed home network using RH7.3 box as dhcp
> server (isc-dhcpd-V3.0pl1) and win server (Samba 2.2.3a).
>
> However, she gets error message to the effect that dhcp client can't
> get IP.
>
>  From what I can see, the TCP/IP config is ok, but the local help says
> it keeps looking for the dhcp server at the address I use at home.
> This is after messing with TCP/IP config, running ipconfig/renew,
> ipconfig/renew_all, etc.
>
> Anyone have any pointers?
>
>
>
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