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Sending and receiving with a 169 IP

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I am currently having some issues with a client computer. The connection appears to be sending and receiving but it has a 169 IP. I’ve tried to reinstall the nic and the tcp/ip but nothing I have tried will make it release the 169. There are no fire walls running and nothing that stands out for programs…..Please help me!

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You did not mention which OS you are working with but using this methode will work with all though it may not be the easiest.

Temporarily give your computer a static IP address. (reboot 95, 98) Then re apply the DHCP settings. (Reboot for 95,98) If you are connected to the network you should pickup a good address now.

The 169 address is a default that is assigned when a DHCP server cannot be located.

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I forgot to mention that I am running Windows XP on these machines.Will assigning a static IP address work for XP as well as 95 and 98? How do I assign a static IP address?

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