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My windows 98 computer i just formated will not get any ip address
dynamically from our server. When i get logged onto the computer locally i try doing a renew of the ip address and it only gives me the 169.254.*.* number. So i do it statically and i can ping but the loss is between 50%-75% .. I have replaced the network card i have plugged the computer into a different port on the switch and that did not help. All the other computers on that switch ping fine so i know its not the switch. So i am going to try to install windows 2k see if that will help.Does anyone have anything for me to try because i dont thing that installing windows 2k will help. |
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"sthompson" wrote in message ... My windows 98 computer i just formated will not get any ip address dynamically from our server. When i get logged onto the computer locally i try doing a renew of the ip address and it only gives me the 169.254.*.* number. So i do it statically and i can ping but the loss is between 50%-75% . I have replaced the network card i have plugged the computer into a different port on the switch and that did not help. All the other computers on that switch ping fine so i know its not the switch. So i am going to try to install windows 2k see if that will help.Does anyone have anything for me to try because i dont thing that installing windows 2k will help. before you go that road ....did you reinstall the correct drivers for the nic ? (since you just formatted the default drivers for your nic may not be the correct ones) and of course DHCP is enabled on that machine.... |
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"sthompson" wrote in message ... My windows 98 computer i just formated will not get any ip address dynamically from our server. When i get logged onto the computer locally i try doing a renew of the ip address and it only gives me the 169.254.*.* number. So i do it statically and i can ping but the loss is between 50%-75% . I have replaced the network card i have plugged the computer into a different port on the switch and that did not help. All the other computers on that switch ping fine so i know its not the switch. So i am going to try to install windows 2k see if that will help.Does anyone have anything for me to try because i dont thing that installing windows 2k will help. before you go that road ....did you reinstall the correct drivers for the nic ? (since you just formatted the default drivers for your nic may not be the correct ones) and of course DHCP is enabled on that machine.... |
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yes i have downloaded the drivers it is set dhcp. I have installed windows
2000 and when i booted up the computer i still got a 169.254 number i restarted the computer and i got and ip address from dhcp but it still has the same problem with pinging "communication problem". So since i have this communication problem i am having problems joining to the domain or doing anything that has to do with the network "Haggis" wrote: "sthompson" wrote in message ... My windows 98 computer i just formated will not get any ip address dynamically from our server. When i get logged onto the computer locally i try doing a renew of the ip address and it only gives me the 169.254.*.* number. So i do it statically and i can ping but the loss is between 50%-75% . I have replaced the network card i have plugged the computer into a different port on the switch and that did not help. All the other computers on that switch ping fine so i know its not the switch. So i am going to try to install windows 2k see if that will help.Does anyone have anything for me to try because i dont thing that installing windows 2k will help. before you go that road ....did you reinstall the correct drivers for the nic ? (since you just formatted the default drivers for your nic may not be the correct ones) and of course DHCP is enabled on that machine.... |
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yes i have downloaded the drivers it is set dhcp. I have installed windows
2000 and when i booted up the computer i still got a 169.254 number i restarted the computer and i got and ip address from dhcp but it still has the same problem with pinging "communication problem". So since i have this communication problem i am having problems joining to the domain or doing anything that has to do with the network "Haggis" wrote: "sthompson" wrote in message ... My windows 98 computer i just formated will not get any ip address dynamically from our server. When i get logged onto the computer locally i try doing a renew of the ip address and it only gives me the 169.254.*.* number. So i do it statically and i can ping but the loss is between 50%-75% . I have replaced the network card i have plugged the computer into a different port on the switch and that did not help. All the other computers on that switch ping fine so i know its not the switch. So i am going to try to install windows 2k see if that will help.Does anyone have anything for me to try because i dont thing that installing windows 2k will help. before you go that road ....did you reinstall the correct drivers for the nic ? (since you just formatted the default drivers for your nic may not be the correct ones) and of course DHCP is enabled on that machine.... |
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"sthompson" wrote in message ... yes i have downloaded the drivers it is set dhcp. I have installed windows 2000 and when i booted up the computer i still got a 169.254 number i restarted the computer and i got and ip address from dhcp but it still has the same problem with pinging "communication problem". So since i have this communication problem i am having problems joining to the domain or doing anything that has to do with the network "Haggis" wrote: "sthompson" wrote in message ... My windows 98 computer i just formated will not get any ip address dynamically from our server. When i get logged onto the computer locally i try doing a renew of the ip address and it only gives me the 169.254.*.* number. So i do it statically and i can ping but the loss is between 50%-75% . I have replaced the network card i have plugged the computer into a different port on the switch and that did not help. All the other computers on that switch ping fine so i know its not the switch. So i am going to try to install windows 2k see if that will help.Does anyone have anything for me to try because i dont thing that installing windows 2k will help. before you go that road ....did you reinstall the correct drivers for the nic ? (since you just formatted the default drivers for your nic may not be the correct ones) and of course DHCP is enabled on that machine.... did you try a new cable? is your gateway set on that computer? |
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"sthompson" wrote in message ... yes i have downloaded the drivers it is set dhcp. I have installed windows 2000 and when i booted up the computer i still got a 169.254 number i restarted the computer and i got and ip address from dhcp but it still has the same problem with pinging "communication problem". So since i have this communication problem i am having problems joining to the domain or doing anything that has to do with the network "Haggis" wrote: "sthompson" wrote in message ... My windows 98 computer i just formated will not get any ip address dynamically from our server. When i get logged onto the computer locally i try doing a renew of the ip address and it only gives me the 169.254.*.* number. So i do it statically and i can ping but the loss is between 50%-75% . I have replaced the network card i have plugged the computer into a different port on the switch and that did not help. All the other computers on that switch ping fine so i know its not the switch. So i am going to try to install windows 2k see if that will help.Does anyone have anything for me to try because i dont thing that installing windows 2k will help. before you go that road ....did you reinstall the correct drivers for the nic ? (since you just formatted the default drivers for your nic may not be the correct ones) and of course DHCP is enabled on that machine.... did you try a new cable? is your gateway set on that computer? |
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sthompson wrote:
yes i have downloaded the drivers it is set dhcp. I have installed windows 2000 and when i booted up the computer i still got a 169.254 number i restarted the computer and i got and ip address from dhcp but it still has the same problem with pinging "communication problem". So since i have this communication problem i am having problems joining to the domain or doing anything that has to do with the network "Haggis" wrote: "sthompson" wrote in message ... My windows 98 computer i just formated will not get any ip address dynamically from our server. When i get logged onto the computer locally i try doing a renew of the ip address and it only gives me the 169.254.*.* number. So i do it statically and i can ping but the loss is between 50%-75% . I have replaced the network card i have plugged the computer into a different port on the switch and that did not help. All the other computers on that switch ping fine so i know its not the switch. So i am going to try to install windows 2k see if that will help.Does anyone have anything for me to try because i dont thing that installing windows 2k will help. before you go that road ....did you reinstall the correct drivers for the nic ? (since you just formatted the default drivers for your nic may not be the correct ones) and of course DHCP is enabled on that machine.... Since you can sometimes ping and sometimes get a DHCP address, this sounds like a case of packet loss, not a bad connector or driver. Check the advanced properties on the network card, under "media type". If it's still set to "auto", the your card and your switch are probably mis-matching on the duplexing, which will cause lots of packets to disappear. Force it to 100/Full, and see if that works better. |
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sthompson wrote:
yes i have downloaded the drivers it is set dhcp. I have installed windows 2000 and when i booted up the computer i still got a 169.254 number i restarted the computer and i got and ip address from dhcp but it still has the same problem with pinging "communication problem". So since i have this communication problem i am having problems joining to the domain or doing anything that has to do with the network "Haggis" wrote: "sthompson" wrote in message ... My windows 98 computer i just formated will not get any ip address dynamically from our server. When i get logged onto the computer locally i try doing a renew of the ip address and it only gives me the 169.254.*.* number. So i do it statically and i can ping but the loss is between 50%-75% . I have replaced the network card i have plugged the computer into a different port on the switch and that did not help. All the other computers on that switch ping fine so i know its not the switch. So i am going to try to install windows 2k see if that will help.Does anyone have anything for me to try because i dont thing that installing windows 2k will help. before you go that road ....did you reinstall the correct drivers for the nic ? (since you just formatted the default drivers for your nic may not be the correct ones) and of course DHCP is enabled on that machine.... Since you can sometimes ping and sometimes get a DHCP address, this sounds like a case of packet loss, not a bad connector or driver. Check the advanced properties on the network card, under "media type". If it's still set to "auto", the your card and your switch are probably mis-matching on the duplexing, which will cause lots of packets to disappear. Force it to 100/Full, and see if that works better. |
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i have tested the cable and i just moved the computer into my room at work
were i do the computer stuff and it worked fine so i know it is not the computer . The cable is plugged into a little 6 port switch and that is hooked up to a 48 port cisco switch. I have replaced the 6 port switch still the same thing . It is hard to tell what other computers are hooked up to it but i am going to trace the wire down and see what other computers are hooked up to it and see if they have the same problem. I am not forsure if they will have a problem but yet i do not know why they would not have the same problem since those computers are hooked up to the same 6 port switch. Because those computers have a client program that connects to the server and if there is any problems with the connection the computer comes up with a message and i have not seen anything like that.But i will trace down the wire and find out "Haggis" wrote: "sthompson" wrote in message ... yes i have downloaded the drivers it is set dhcp. I have installed windows 2000 and when i booted up the computer i still got a 169.254 number i restarted the computer and i got and ip address from dhcp but it still has the same problem with pinging "communication problem". So since i have this communication problem i am having problems joining to the domain or doing anything that has to do with the network "Haggis" wrote: "sthompson" wrote in message ... My windows 98 computer i just formated will not get any ip address dynamically from our server. When i get logged onto the computer locally i try doing a renew of the ip address and it only gives me the 169.254.*.* number. So i do it statically and i can ping but the loss is between 50%-75% . I have replaced the network card i have plugged the computer into a different port on the switch and that did not help. All the other computers on that switch ping fine so i know its not the switch. So i am going to try to install windows 2k see if that will help.Does anyone have anything for me to try because i dont thing that installing windows 2k will help. before you go that road ....did you reinstall the correct drivers for the nic ? (since you just formatted the default drivers for your nic may not be the correct ones) and of course DHCP is enabled on that machine.... did you try a new cable? is your gateway set on that computer? |
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