Hi
If the tech. data on this page are correct (
http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-2210-.../dp/B002KCNW2Y )
, your Modem has also a router component and you end up with double Routing.
If this is so, it can contribute to the problem.
In such case the Modem has to be configured to act as a Transparent Modem,
or the second router has to be eliminated.
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking).


"Englebert" wrote in message
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Hi group,

I have a home network physically described as follows: a DSL connection
with AT&T (their modem, Motorola 2210). Immediately downstream of the
modem I have a Belkin wireless router and hardwired to that I have a
desktop computer running Windows XP Pro with sp3 and all latest patches.
Also hardwired to the router is a Belkin USB hub to which I connect an HP
960c printer and an Epson 1660 scanner. A laptop computer sometimes joins
this network via wireless.

The symptoms of the problem I'm having are that during the download of a
video from a web-site (e.g., ESPN) the desktop computer will suddenly
freeze. The system event log shows a dhcp 1002 error that occurs at about
the same time. I have had the desktop computer freeze like that when using
Skype but have not verified the dchp error message. The laptop (my wife's
work computer) has not exhibited any similar problems thus far.

I have Win IP config on the desktop and have attached a copy of the report
to this post. Also, I have configured the desktop NIC (has the latest
driver) as follows: VLAN tagging - disabled, auto disable PCIe - disabled,
auto disable PHY - disabled, checksum offload - disabled, flow control -
disabled, jumbo frame - disabled, large send offload - enabled, network
address - not present, shutdown wake-on-Lan - disabled, speed & duplex -
1Gbps full duplex, wake-on-Lan capabilities - pattern match & magic pack,
WOL & shutdown link speed - 10 Mbps first.

My question is this: why is the host requesting an IP address from the
dhcp server in the router when the lease it has on the present IP address
has not expired? Also, why doesn't the host handle the dhcpnak message
properly? Could it be that the host software dhcpcsvc.dll has been
corrupted? If you think so, how do I go about replacing it? Or, am I
barking up the wrong tree entirely?