Cannot Obtain Address From DHCP

Hi,
The problem I have is that my notebook (running XP) cannot get an ip
address from the dhcp in my work place. It was working fine when I
updated the windows. At home I use the built-in modem (no problems with
that).
My notebook has a Xircom Realport PCMCIA NIC. Both lights are on;
link is amber (meaning it is at 100Mbps)
activity is green and blinks
But the Local Area Connection in the task bar has a moving white dot
(meaning it is obtaining address from DHCP) but nothing happends even
after 1 hour.
Help needed here???


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jspbro wrote:
Hi,
The problem I have is that my notebook (running XP) cannot get an ip
address from the dhcp in my work place. It was working fine when I
updated the windows. At home I use the built-in modem (no problems with
that).
My notebook has a Xircom Realport PCMCIA NIC. Both lights are on;
link is amber (meaning it is at 100Mbps)
activity is green and blinks
But the Local Area Connection in the task bar has a moving white dot
(meaning it is obtaining address from DHCP) but nothing happends even
after 1 hour.
Help needed here???

Could your workplace be using static IP addresses rather than DHCP?

"no one" wrote:

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it may be blocking Access to the internet



jspbro wrote:
Hi,
The problem I have is that my notebook (running XP) cannot get an ip
address from the dhcp in my work place. It was working fine when I
updated the windows. At home I use the built-in modem (no problems with
that).
My notebook has a Xircom Realport PCMCIA NIC. Both lights are on;
link is amber (meaning it is at 100Mbps)
activity is green and blinks
But the Local Area Connection in the task bar has a moving white dot
(meaning it is obtaining address from DHCP) but nothing happends even
after 1 hour.
Help needed here???

if non of the ideas work ahead of me check on your services in your system
configuation I had the same problem once I accidenly turned off the DHCP
option and the symptoms sound almost exactly like mine were..

"Kathea Banshou" wrote:

Could your workplace be using static IP addresses rather than DHCP?

"no one" wrote:

Check your Firewall program..
it may be blocking Access to the internet



jspbro wrote:
Hi,
The problem I have is that my notebook (running XP) cannot get an ip
address from the dhcp in my work place. It was working fine when I
updated the windows. At home I use the built-in modem (no problems with
that).
My notebook has a Xircom Realport PCMCIA NIC. Both lights are on;
link is amber (meaning it is at 100Mbps)
activity is green and blinks
But the Local Area Connection in the task bar has a moving white dot
(meaning it is obtaining address from DHCP) but nothing happends even
after 1 hour.
Help needed here???