DHCP failed to obtain a lease...on NT4.0 1

[dcrash9]

First let me say this looks to be a great site. I stumbled across it while searching for info on my current problem. I will probably spend most times just lurking/learning cause in all honesty you really don't want any advice from me! but i have learned alot just browsing today. So an advanced Thank you to all those in the know.

So I have a NT 4.0 with all updated service packs. System was just reloaded. I am using a SMC 1255TX NIC card.

Problem is that if a reboot is done the DHCP addr will not reset. IPCONFIG shows 0.0.0.0. If I do a hard boot DHCP is fine. easy answer is to always do a hard boot but thats not so great the way these systems are used. So I need to find the fix for this. I know its not a restriction/problem with the network as i have multiple units without this problem.

error code 1003 DHCP failed to obtain a lease for the card with network address <12-digit hexadecimal media access control address of the local network adapter>. The following error occurred: The semaphore timeout period had expired. microsoft site only referenced XP with this error.

I did read another thread that suggested running a program that would repair the Winsok. I tried it even though the thread was for XP. i got the message that the program was not intended for this Softwware, so i stopped.

What I have done:

uninstalled and reinstalled the nic card
reinstalled the nic driver
removed and added TCP/IP protocol


Any ideas? All else fails i will reload the system again.

 

[burtsbees]

With that old of an OS, I'd just go ahead and set a static IP address. Why do you ever need to reboot the machine anyway???

Burt

 

[dcrash9]

Burt I guess i could have described more detail but didn't think it was necessary with the error message. It normally does have a static IP for the area it is used but my office is on a different subnet so it won't work here. I have to use DHCP to get on the network and to the servers i need. The problem also exists when I take it to the proper area for the static IP except I don't get an "error message" It just says "tree or server not found".

 

[edfair]

Sounds like something has corrupted in the networking. Suggest that you do the reload and check out the renew before and after the patches.

Normally would expect that deleting everything regarding networking then reloading would resolve it.

Ed Fair
Give the wrong symptoms, get the wrong solutions.

 

[burtsbees]

Are you connecting to the other office via VPN???

Burt

 

[dcrash9]

OK so i did a reload and installed the adapter. I did not install any of the updates. Still get the same error.

Whats confusing me is that I didn't have any network issues before the reload.

 

[DTracy]

Are you running NT Client or NT Server?

 

[LawnBoy]

Next time you get the 0.0.0.0 addy try dropping to a command prompt and entering

ipconfig /renew

This should renegotiate with the DHCP sever for a new addy.