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Moses wrote:

I have two computers that can not access internet, or
the
network. In network connections, I can click on LAN or
High Speed Internet, and in the Details section it
states
that it is enabled and this:

IP Address:
169.254.x.y
Subnet Mask: 255.255.0.0
Automatic Private Address

What is this Automatic Private Address, and how do I
get
rid of it? My other computer says 'Assigned by DHCP'
and
it works fine. How do I change this one back to DCHP,
so
it will also work.

Describe your LAN cabling a bit, and how you connect to
the web:
do you have a simple (non-routing) hub or a router? Do
both PCs
connect to downlink ports on the hub/router/switch? Does
the
uplink port on the hub/router/switch go to a cable/DSL
modem?
Are the cables all standard Cat5 cables, or are some
crossover
cables?
--
Cheers, Bob

Our Modem plugs into the WAN port of our router, and our
hub is connected through the uplink plug to the LAN port
on the router. Our computers are plugged stright into the
hub. We have no server, but just a peer to peer network
with six computers. We use the CAT5e cables, and no
crossover cables are used in the whole setup.