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DHCP server unavailable
I am running 98SE, Abit board, 3200 64bit AMD Sempron, 512 mb 266 RAM, in a workstation using a Netware 3.12 server. DSL is from a fiber optic supplier and there is no visible router, just patch cable from wall to hub.
We have 8 computers all running 98SE and with internet access. 7 of them are doing fine. One is not getting internet connection.
The one with no DSL connection has no problem with connecting to the server. Winipcfg shows (I beleive it is) 192.254.x.x or similar indicating a static IP.
When I try release and renew, I get "DHCP server unavailable" after it sets a few minutes.
I have (properly) uninstalled Zone Alarm and AVG. I have disabled the on board ethernet port and installed a card. I have run a cable check from the computer to the hub and changed to a different port. I have moved the computer an hooked it to a cable from a known working computer. I have completely done away with all networking, rebooted several times, then re-installed all networking with everything set just as it is on the computers that are working.
I have reinstalled 98SE. I have tried putting in IP addresses and all the rest in the TCP/IP boxes, all and each one, one at a time. There are no irq problems.
The latest thing I have done was to go into the registry, found a key "DHCPinfo" and redone everything in that key to match what was in the same place in a clone of that computer that is working. This was a mistake as I am presently getting a windows protection error after rebooting. I made a registry backup so I can fix that, but why did this give me a protection error?
Any and all help would be greatly appreciated.