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by ssmith

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I'm running XP Pro on a new compac desktop 36GHD,256MB,2.36 Processor.
I'm not able to connect to my network using dhcp.
We have internal addresses 10.0.1.1 -10.0.1.100.
When I do a ipconfig it gives me 63.20.35.66.
I have everything on auto in the tcp/ip settings.
It seems DHCP is not working. How can I fix this problem.
Thanks

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by sgt_shultz

well, that is a public ip address, belongs to melbourneit.com. so check your gateway settings against another XP dhcp computer that works... (just use ipconfig at a command prompt to see the gateway settings on another computer). what other computers on are your network. maybe you don't have dhcp server!

by sgt_shultz

and whois of melbourneit.com gives physical address and phone number. considered in paranoid circles to be bad idea to have this info public...

by sgt_shultz

well, never mind that last comment as i surfed to website and that is your ISP, no? so you having XP go out onto internet to get dhcp address! so you got yourself some machines potentially exposed to public...

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