Re: xp not detecting correct dhcp address

On 4 Jul 2006 16:40:03 -0700, "Xiong Chiamiov" <xiong.chiamiov@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
: I changed the subnet on the router to 255.255.255.0. Didn't change
: anything. However...
:
: As I was about to check with a static IP, the computer told me it was
: connected. This was pretty much right on 45 minutes of the computer
: being on, according to the wireless connection 2 properties. I can't
: access anything through the DHCP tool or ping or such, but now I have
: an autoconfiguration IP of 169.254.30.168 and a subnet of 255.255.0.0.
: So, according to one of your earlier messages, that means DHCP has
: failed?

It's a little more specific than that. You get the autoconfiguration address
only if the client decides there is no DHCP server. If the DHCP server is
present but failing to produce an acceptable IP address, you get something
different. (Usually all zeros, I think, but it depends on the driver, the OS,
and possibly the DHCP server itself. Sometimes the driver just leaves the
previous address alone.)

I still think you've got something misconfigured on the client, or (as Jeff
Lieberman posits) your driver is bad. Are you sure you've got the latest
driver? And the latest firmware for the card? Linksys cards don't normally
take firmware, but I've seen a Netgear that does. Yours is a Brand X IIRC, so
it's anybody's guess.

: But why did it take 45 mins?

Yeah, that's strange. I've seen clients try for several minutes before giving
up, but 45 minutes is way off the graph. I guess that suggests a driver
problem. Or severe RF interference that keeps the client from determining
whether the server is responding or not.
.

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