Rajan
January 9th 04, 09:53 PM
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Hi,
>>
>>I just got a broadband cable connection. The DHCP in
>WinXP
>>(Home Edition) does not seem to work. I am not able to
>>connect to internet as I am not assigned a valid IP
>address
>>and DNS entries are not getting updated. I checked
>ipconfig
>>- it lists an automatic IP assigned by Windows.
>>
>>When I try to repair the connection - it said "can not
>>reach the dhcp server - timeout". I checked with my ISP -
>>they are saying everything is fine and they even reset
>the
>>cable modem remotely.
>>
>>What could be the problem?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Rajan
>>.
>>Rajan:
>Did you try going to the command prompt and entering
>an "ipconfig /renew" command? That might get the correct
>configuation data from the ISP's DHCP server loaded to
>your adapter. Just a thought.
>Pete
I tried "ipconfig /renew" but it failed saying "unable to
connect to the DHCP server/timeout".
Also I checked the connection from PC to cable modem - it
seems to be fine - says "100Mbps".
>>Hi,
>>
>>I just got a broadband cable connection. The DHCP in
>WinXP
>>(Home Edition) does not seem to work. I am not able to
>>connect to internet as I am not assigned a valid IP
>address
>>and DNS entries are not getting updated. I checked
>ipconfig
>>- it lists an automatic IP assigned by Windows.
>>
>>When I try to repair the connection - it said "can not
>>reach the dhcp server - timeout". I checked with my ISP -
>>they are saying everything is fine and they even reset
>the
>>cable modem remotely.
>>
>>What could be the problem?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Rajan
>>.
>>Rajan:
>Did you try going to the command prompt and entering
>an "ipconfig /renew" command? That might get the correct
>configuation data from the ISP's DHCP server loaded to
>your adapter. Just a thought.
>Pete
I tried "ipconfig /renew" but it failed saying "unable to
connect to the DHCP server/timeout".
Also I checked the connection from PC to cable modem - it
seems to be fine - says "100Mbps".