renewing ip address

ormus

ginjim wrote: »

this is from the laptop(working wireless

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.33

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 12 March 2007 09:12:42

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 15 March 2007 09:12:42


compared to the non working wired computer

dhcp enabled yes
auto config enabled yes
auto config address 169.254.41.93
subnet mask 255.255.0.0
default gateway
dns server 192.168.0.1

ive had a similar prob before on a mates puter. for some strange reason the way to solve it is to set it all up manually first, then when its working, if you set it up again to auto, itll work ok. (or you can leave it alone)
try keeping the same settings on the lappy and change the other one to summat like
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.34

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1


i actually set up my router so that the available ip addresses is within a small range. ie 192.168.0.10 to 192.168.0.13

ginjim

well it is working now for some reason i have no idea what made it work but thanks for all your help everybody

cledor

Good to hear that it's working.

The IP address range for these routers is usualy 192.168.x.x so it's always worth trying to ensure the PC is in that range. Your problem might have been caused by an old isp or modem setting which wasn't fully cleared.

Another potentail problem with laptops on a wireless network is that while a laptop is closed or hibernating it may lose its assigned IP address to another PC when the PC is switched on. It is worth having dedicated IP addresses stored in the router for all the computers on the network (if your router will allow this setup)

Blacksheep1979

albertross wrote: »

the netmask should be 255.255.255.0

a netmask of 255.255.0.0. will work just as well in this situation - no point in confusing the matter.

ginjim

strange things happening
i can get one webpage to work
cant sign into msn messanger and cant open up new browsers
only page i can use is one which is on mse