Re: Auto IP Detect Not Working

The computer that is connecting is connecting directly to the cable
connection and is assigned the IP address by your ISP. There appears to be
no router setup in your configuration. Your other computer will not be able
to connect in this configuration since you can only have one address at a
time by your ISP. Is the computer getting an address plugged directly into
the cable modem?

"Frank P" <FrankP@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:09361821-4601-40F4-8E18-0BA8FECE3E64@microsoft.com...
> IPConfig from the one PC that works....i dont know if this helps out.
> C:\>ipconfig /all
>
> Windows IP Configuration
>
> Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : D3GG7P11
> Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
> Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>
> Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : cable.rcn.com
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 M Desktop
Adapter
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-07-E9-01-17-B1
> Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
> Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 24.148.13.105
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 24.148.13.1
> DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 216.80.19.59
> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 207.172.3.8
> 207.172.3.9
> Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, June 29, 2004 9:58:20
PM
> Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, June 30, 2004
9:25:00 AM
> ================================================== ==
> ===============================================
> ipconfig for the PC that does not connect
>
> C:\>ipconfig /all
>
> Windows IP Configuration
>
> Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : FRANKP
> Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
> Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : UNKNOWN
> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>
> Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 3COM...
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-04-AC-C6-34-54
> Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
> Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 169.254.215.61
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
>
> ==================================================
>
>
> "Frank P" wrote:
>
> > Help would be fantastic. My PC had loads of problems, so i did a total
format and reinstall of XP Pro. PC started up, and I downloaded all the
patches (internet ok at this point). Next day, I start up and my internet
is gone. everything else is ok, just the internet is shot for some reason.
> >
> > I am using a cable modem, adn we have 2 pcs on the hub and we have had
no issues before. I boot up and the settings are on autodetect for IP and
for DNS, so I should not have to enter anything. LAN properties has
'Invalid IP Address' and zeros for the rest of the options.
> >
> > I click on 'Repair the Connection' and I get an IP in the 169....range
which is invalid for Internet access and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.
> >
> > The Nic fires up and works ok. i've tried 3 different cards, one of
which is brand new.
> > Cannot ping anything (http's or IP's)
> > Cannot access webpages through IE
> >
> > Any help would be pretty sweet...thanks

It's going to be first come first serve if you plug them both into a hub.
Since it does nothing but forward the network request and nothing else. You
can get the Linksys of Netgear routers cheap and they give you a firewall
for your always on connection.

The router acts a gateway so that the ISP only sees one connection so
regardless of how many computers you have connected behind the router, all
can connect through the router.

"Frank P" <FrankP@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:271EE819-65D0-4A88-9745-B58F0293C4FC@microsoft.com...
> I'll give it a shot tonight after work. It just boggles the mind that the
one PC works with the hub when it or multiple PCs are connected, but the
other one will not work alone on the hub.
>
> If the non working PC works alone with a direct feed from the cable modem,
what is the solution? shell out $50 for a router to make sure I can get my
own IP all of the time?
>
> "Karl Burrows" wrote:
>
> > The computer that is connecting is connecting directly to the cable
> > connection and is assigned the IP address by your ISP. There appears to
be
> > no router setup in your configuration. Your other computer will not be
able
> > to connect in this configuration since you can only have one address at
a
> > time by your ISP. Is the computer getting an address plugged directly
into
> > the cable modem?
> >
> > "Frank P" <FrankP@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:09361821-4601-40F4-8E18-0BA8FECE3E64@microsoft.com...
> > > IPConfig from the one PC that works....i dont know if this helps out.
> > > C:\>ipconfig /all
> > >
> > > Windows IP Configuration
> > >
> > > Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : D3GG7P11
> > > Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
> > > Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
> > > IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> > > WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> > >
> > > Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
> > >
> > > Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : cable.rcn.com
> > > Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 M Desktop
> > Adapter
> > > Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-07-E9-01-17-B1
> > > Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
> > > Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> > > IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 24.148.13.105
> > > Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> > > Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 24.148.13.1
> > > DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 216.80.19.59
> > > DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 207.172.3.8
> > > 207.172.3.9
> > > Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, June 29, 2004
9:58:20
> > PM
> > > Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, June 30, 2004
> > 9:25:00 AM
> > > ================================================== ==
> > > ===============================================
> > > ipconfig for the PC that does not connect
> > >
> > > C:\>ipconfig /all
> > >
> > > Windows IP Configuration
> > >
> > > Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : FRANKP
> > > Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
> > > Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : UNKNOWN
> > > IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> > > WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> > >
> > > Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
> > >
> > > Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> > > Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 3COM...
> > > Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-04-AC-C6-34-54
> > > Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
> > > Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> > > IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 169.254.215.61
> > > Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
> > > Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
> > >
> > > ==================================================
> > >
> > >
> > > "Frank P" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Help would be fantastic. My PC had loads of problems, so i did a
total
> > format and reinstall of XP Pro. PC started up, and I downloaded all the
> > patches (internet ok at this point). Next day, I start up and my
internet
> > is gone. everything else is ok, just the internet is shot for some
reason.
> > > >
> > > > I am using a cable modem, adn we have 2 pcs on the hub and we have
had
> > no issues before. I boot up and the settings are on autodetect for IP
and
> > for DNS, so I should not have to enter anything. LAN properties has
> > 'Invalid IP Address' and zeros for the rest of the options.
> > > >
> > > > I click on 'Repair the Connection' and I get an IP in the
169....range
> > which is invalid for Internet access and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.
> > > >
> > > > The Nic fires up and works ok. i've tried 3 different cards, one of
> > which is brand new.
> > > > Cannot ping anything (http's or IP's)
> > > > Cannot access webpages through IE
> > > >
> > > > Any help would be pretty sweet...thanks
> >
> >
> >