Hangs at startup and lost IP address with DHCP enabled

Someone out there must have this problem. HELP! I started
my laptop last night and it hung. I opened Task
Manager/processes and noticed that I had a Svchost.exe
Local Service process that was "eating" my memory. The
memory usuage just kept increasing. I ended the process
and the system continued on. Then I noticed that the
connection to my network (wireless router with cable modem)
Icon was gone. As I navigated to the "Connect To" link in
my start menu (to see what was wrong with my card) the Icon
re-appeared and all looked fine but I was not able to
connect to the web or email. I then clicked the Icon to
see what the status was of the connection and the IP
address had changed to the Automatic Private Address of
169.254.195.38. My settings are still the same as before
and DHCP is still enabled. I have not changed or installed
ANYTHING.
This is the third time this has happened and on three
different computers. The only way I have found to correct
the problem is FORMAT and re-install.

I have a similar problem that I haven't fully figured out. My computer
absolutely will not recognize my cable internet connection at boot-up. The
system hangs for about 60 seconds at boot-up, and no connection is ever
detected. The registered IP is 169.254.xx.xx, which basically means there
isn't a "real" IP address detected.

The only two ways I can get my internet connection to work is to (1)
physically unplug and re-plug the ethernet cable from the back of the
computer; OR (2) Under network connections, right-click on "Local Area
Connection" and Disable the network, wait a few seconds, then right-click
and Enable it.

It's a strange and frustrating problem that I have spent HOURS trying to fix
without success.

Good luck,
Rob
rjm1 hotmail.com


"Russell" wrote in message
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Someone out there must have this problem. HELP! I started
my laptop last night and it hung. I opened Task
Manager/processes and noticed that I had a Svchost.exe
Local Service process that was "eating" my memory. The
memory usuage just kept increasing. I ended the process
and the system continued on. Then I noticed that the
connection to my network (wireless router with cable modem)
Icon was gone. As I navigated to the "Connect To" link in
my start menu (to see what was wrong with my card) the Icon
re-appeared and all looked fine but I was not able to
connect to the web or email. I then clicked the Icon to
see what the status was of the connection and the IP
address had changed to the Automatic Private Address of
169.254.195.38. My settings are still the same as before
and DHCP is still enabled. I have not changed or installed
ANYTHING.
This is the third time this has happened and on three
different computers. The only way I have found to correct
the problem is FORMAT and re-install.