Hi All,
Finally we are able to solve the problem. The problem
was with the Sonicwall Firewall. It had a older
firmware which used to make the DHCP server in the
network unavailable. This was the reason why non of
the PC in the network were able to get the IP address
from the DHCP server. Here came the MS AIPC which
assigned the 169.254.x.x ip addresses to the new
pcs(logon).
I should thank everbody who had replied or guided me
in the right direction. I was really humbled to get
help from people like you all. Please continue to help
others.
Thanks once again.
Saswata
--- Marty Adkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Kathy Miihalisko wrote:
> >
> > Saswata,
> >
> > Very interesting, took a cue from Chuck and
> attached the following, does any
> > of this look familiar?
> >
> > WHAT MICROSOFT SAYS:
> >
> > For a device running Windows CE 3.0, if this
> attempt to locate a DHCP server
> > fails, the DHCP client will auto configure the
> stack with a selected IP
> > address from the Microsoft-reserved class B
> network 169.254.0.0 with the
> > subnet mask 255.255.0.0. This process is called
> Automatic IP (Auto IP). Auto
> > IP is enabled by default. To disable Auto IP,
> update the AutoCfg registry
> > key. The DHCP client will test, using a gratuitous
> ARP, to be sure that the
> > IP address the client has chosen is not already in
> use. If the address is in
> > use, the client selects another IP address. The
> client repeats this
> > selection process for up to ten addresses. Once
> the DHCP client has selected
> > an address that is verifiably not in use, the
> client configures the
> > interface with this address. The client continues
> to check for a DHCP server
> > in the background every 5 minutes, or according to
> the interval specified by
> > the AutoInterval registry key. If a DHCP server is
> found, the auto
> > configuration information is abandoned and the
> configuration offered by the
> > DHCP server is used instead.
> [snip]
> IOW, it only took Microsoft about 15 years to figure
> out how to emulate
> the auto address acquisition of an Apple Mac. :-)
>
> MS calls it plug and play IP (pnpip) as described in
>
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/backgrnd/html/pnpip.htm
> Also see RFC 2563.
>
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