re: CANNOT RENEW 169.254.x.x Pls HelP
Wednesday, October 9, 2002 at 8:37 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Robert
(4 messages posted)
Jason,
I have the exact same problem and also have tried everything suggested in this thread.
Have you found a solution yet? If so, please post and you can email me directly at
har5613@charter.net. I am pulling my hair out over this. At least I have another
computer with my trusty old Win98SE that I can use. Thanks,Robert
On Tuesday, August 27, 2002 at 1:56 pm, Jason S. wrote:
>hello, i'm using a cable modem. I recently switch from a dsl connection. I tried
>ipconfig /release renew, but it tells my to flush arp cache. I tried arp -a my ip
>address but theres no entries found. I tried setting a static ip address but i can
>only ping my loopback address and the static address. I tried installing another
>nic card on another slot, but still i get the 169.254.x.x address in windows XP.
> I looked at the registry and noticed that my dhcp lease obtain time expires in
the
>year 2038, could this mean anything. I modified it with another pc on my Lan with
>a dhcp lease obtain time to match it. I rebooted and it went back to 169.254.x.x.
> I even tried downloading a utility from microsoft's website to fix the dhcpsrvc.dll
>file sorry if i misspelled the file name, but that didnt work eighter. I tried reinstalling
>the O.S also AND that didnt work, I didnt reformat my hard drive though, and dont
>want to, I know this is definately a software issue, that occured when i switched
>from dsl WPPPOE to TIME WARNER Cable. PLS HELP!
>Can someone try to help me?
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