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    ipconfig /release does not release IP Address

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    by jviso ·

    Dear friends of Tech Republic, I have run into this situation several times and I still don’t know what is going on. I am working on this peer-to-peer network (5 PCs), all connected through a Paradyne DSL modem. All the PCs are running a mixture of WinXP Pro and Home edition. I am able to get 4 desktops on-line in no time, they get their IP addresses from the Paradyne modem/router via DHCP. Now, with this Compaq Laptop with Windows XP Home edition, I get a connection since I can see the little icon lid-up by the system tray. The laptop is not getting an IP address from the modem/router and when I try to do “ipconfig /release” it won’t release (why?)the ip address. I even forced the IP address by assigning it by hand…Still no connection to the internet. I plugged in another laptop in the same connection and it works perfectly. The laptop autoconfigures the IP address everytime if I let it obtain an IP address from the DHCP server 169.254.x.x. I did not try re-setting the TCP/IP stack…
    I would really love to hear your suggestions!

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    • #3193208

      Release or obtain?

      by gralfus ·

      In reply to ipconfig /release does not release IP Address

      You said it won’t grab an IP from the router, but then you say it won’t release the IP. I’m not sure how it got it in the first place. If you use the /renew switch, what happens?

      Is the NIC working? Are there any yellow or red alerts in Device Manager?

      The 169.254 IP range is what Windows defaults to if it can’t pick up an IP from a DHCP server.

    • #3193198

      Reply To: ipconfig /release does not release IP Address

      by mrafrohead ·

      In reply to ipconfig /release does not release IP Address

      Log in as Administrator of the box and go into the network connection area.

      Find the connection that you are having problems with. right click on it and click “repair”.

      That will release/renew automagikally for you.

      If that isn’t working, you have something wrong going on, like a NIC with drivers that are wrong or not installed or the wrong CAT5 plugged into the wrong NIC…

      • #2924744

        How to release IP address in vista

        by rbaker456 ·

        In reply to Reply To: ipconfig /release does not release IP Address

        1. Right-click on desktop
        2. select ‘create shortcut’
        3. type ‘cmd’ into the titlebar

        A new icon appears on the desktop

        4. Right-click on that icon
        5. Select ‘Run as administrator’
        6. Use ‘ipconfig /release’ command
        7. Use ‘ipconfig /renew’ command

        It sounds to me like you may have a problem that could be resolved quickly by removing and reinstalling the pc NIC. It sounds as though you may have some settings issues (if you’re a tinkerer) and when the NIC re-installs it should reset your IP address fine. If not, you can try setting your IP manually, but you need to have the DNS servers of your router (on the WAN side) in order to make that function. You would have to find out how to log in to your router (google ‘linksys router config’ for instance, if your router is a linksys) and go to the status page and look for something that says ‘DNS servers’ right below your live (NOT 192.168.x.x) IP address.
        Use those for our DNS servers when you set your IP address manually and you should be able to get on the net.

    • #3193379

      Yes…I have tried all that is suggested

      by jviso ·

      In reply to ipconfig /release does not release IP Address

      Dear friends, first, thanks for getting back to me. Yes, all that you have suggested I have tried. I checked the Device Manager and no signs of bad drivers. I tried the “repair” option and that did not work either. At this point I have to think that there is a problem with the NIC or Spyware have corrupted something. The weird thing is that, that same laptop worked earlier in a different node. Now, I connect another laptop at this same node (where I am having problems) and it works fine, so I know that the cat V patch cord and its connection to the router is good.
      If you happen to come up with another idea please let me know.
      Thanks so much in advance!
      jviso

    • #3191627

      I suspect the NIC/driver

      by tracyf ·

      In reply to ipconfig /release does not release IP Address

      You could try a remove NIC from device manager- restart.

      If that’s not it- get a new driver for it from the ‘net.

      I had this happen to me once before- & have been racking my brain on this- just cannot recall exactly what the solution was…but I’d have to guess driver,

      Tracy

    • #3191506

      winsoc

      by jdclyde ·

      In reply to ipconfig /release does not release IP Address

      try running the winsoc download.

      I had to do this about a week ago.

    • #3186914

      ipconfig /release done not release IP address

      by trunning ·

      In reply to ipconfig /release does not release IP Address

      look at the nic card in the back. See if the lights are working. If not, remove and reseat the NIC card. I did that and the activity lights on the NIC card worked again.

      • #3188459

        PLEASE similar problem ..tried another nic and router/network

        by lshone11 ·

        In reply to ipconfig /release done not release IP address

        What gives when you can only obtain an autoconfiguration address in windows xp.. this pc is a hp compaq with an on board broadcom nic..we tried everything we could think of short of a system restore going back 2 weeks.. we installed another nic in the pci slot..same thing .we get link lights and all but no ip from the router ..even staticly configured ip will not connect to the internet .. tried firefox and IE … PLEASE HELP!

    • #3189716

      APIPA

      by brandon.aiken ·

      In reply to ipconfig /release does not release IP Address

      169.254.xxx.xxx is MS’s APIPA behavior. If a PC set to DHCP cannot find a DHCP server, it gets one of those addresses because Windows must assign it something. You can’t “ipconfig /release” because you don’t have a DHCP lease. There’s nothing to release.

      The system is still sending out DHCPDISCOVER messages, and is giving you a 169.254.xxx.xxx address to satisfy Windows. As soon as it finds a DHCP server (such as when you plug it in) you will get a valid IP address.

      Possible reasons:
      1. MAC filtering is enabled on the router/hub.
      2. NIC is damaged or otherwise bad.
      3. NIC drivers are incorrect.

      Try giving the suspect laptop a static IP.

      • #3007048

        Static IP didn’t work

        by ewok69 ·

        In reply to APIPA

        I have two laptops on my desk. One connects to the internet through a cable modem and one does not. The one that does not keeps getting the 169.xxxx.xxx ip every time I do the release and renew sequence. I tried finding the ip and dns on the pc that is working and inserted it into the one that is not. I still could not connect. Any other suggestions?

    • #2892531

      Can’t connect to router

      by turboed69 ·

      In reply to ipconfig /release does not release IP Address

      I am trying to install a vizio router on my pc (Windows 7).
      I can’t log into the router router using explorer
      I tried on a different pc and got in ok.
      What can I be doing wrong.
      The pc I want the router on has never had a network. Just a DSL modem
      I can log into the modem with out the router but can’t with the router attched.
      When I do an ip config I keep getting the modem ip even when the modem is not attched.
      My Modem ip is 192.168.2.1. My router ip is 192.168.1.1
      I can’t get ipconfig / release to work . It just says it can’t run with the adapter??
      Any help Please
      Thanks

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