Windows 98 does not renew IP

[alex16254]

Hello, forum. Please help me on this issue. Windows 98 computer does not renew its IP address automaticaly as shoud. I have brodband Internet access via cable modem. After about an hour the computer drops out of the Internet. I found nothing wrong with the network settings or problem with the network card, so I started to suspect that Windows fails to renew the IP address. I found an artical @ Microsoft support site and they mention the problem but offer no solution. Did anybody come accross this and is there a patch for that?
Thank You.
Alex.

 

[mattjurado]

Are you sure that it is the IP address that is not being renewed by the OS, or are you just suspecting?

Typically, your lease lasts a day or more, not an hour.

I'm not saying it couldn't be this, but I would look at spyware or virus first.

http://security.kolla.de

Matt J.

Please always take the time to backup any and all data before performing any actions suggested for ANY problem, regardless of how minor a change it might seem. Also test the backup to make sure it is intact.