Unable to connect to DHCP server...

[thatdan23]

Well here's the problem.

I have 3 desktop all three connected to the internet via a linksys router, to a cable modem (motorola)
1. Win XP Pro-3ghz
2. Win 98SE - 400 mhz
3. Win XP Home - ~1.4 ghz

I decided to upgrade my Win98 box to Win XP Pro. So I do this, first problem arises-the built in NIC on that computer doesn't work. So I take the NIC from the Win XP Home box and put it in what was the win 98 Machine (from here on out- Comp 2). I even swapped in the cable it used to use just in case.

So from a totally clean install I get 'unable to contact your DHCP server'

Steps I have already taken-
1. Set static IP/DNS of 192.168.1.105 and 192.168.1.1 (address of the router)
2. Checked the Router DHCP tables. Only computer on it is my first, the 3ghz.
3. Reset the router via toothpick and unplugging
4. Rebooted Comp2 a few times.
5. Disabled and enabled the network bridge.
6. Attempted to set up the network in different ways (Direct connect, and home network where it connects through a gateway)
7. Run the network setup disk I used on the 98 machine to get it on
8. Bypassed the router straight to the cable modem.
9. Updated drivers to ones from 1/17/2005 (as well as ones from 12/2/2004).
10. Run the winsockfix utility that's been posted about.
11. Installed TCP/IP v6 for developers in a vague hope.
12. Done the netsh int ip reset c:\resetlog.txt command.
13. Gone into My computer (right click)->Manage->Services and checked on the DHCP setting, which is going and 'always on'
14. Uninstalled the built in NIC that won't work (not supported by XP, an intel 21143).

The NIC i'm working with is a Realtek 8139 family.

Good luck, I/you will need it methinks.

 

[thatdan23]

I also deleted the registry keys and re-added TCP/IP protocal via 'have disk' (to C:\windows\inf).

 

[aftertaf]

try flushing the caches (arp/dns) on all the machines, as a real long shot...

So I take the NIC from the Win XP Home box and put it in what was the win 98 Machine

MAC address is unique on each NIC (hence the arp suggestion), and there could be some confusion between the machines that knew the XP Home with this NIC that is now in another machine.

failing that, try to get hold of a new NIC


Aftertaf
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[josephk73]

Can anybody tell me how to use ftp from one windows machine to another - in particular to 'put' files into a directory?

If I start from a cmd prompt and type 'ftp' this takes me into a ftp session. So far so good. When I type in the command 'open <ip address>' after a while all I get is the following error message:- 'ftp: connect :Unknown error number'. One computer is running xp and the other is runnin windows 2000 server (does IIS need to be enabled on the server machine?). When I try to do the same thing between two XP machines, I get the same error.

Is threre anybody out there can tell me what I'm doing wrong or what I need to do in order to get this working?

Any help would be great?