Hi Roger, oops http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q141698
tom Roger Carnell wrote: >Thanks Tom, for the reply, > >Was there supposed to be a link with your reply? > >Thanks, > >Roger > > >Tom wrote: >Subject: Re: PCWorks: IP numbers > > > > >>Hi Roger, >>Try this: On the win98 machine use winipcfg Click start then run type >>winipcfg Click the release button and then the renew button after it >>completes the release task. >>More information here, and a better more thorough explanation. >> >>t0m >> >>Roger Carnell wrote: >> >> >> >>>Hello all, >>> >>>My question concerns a problem I've run into a couple of times. When I >>>rebuild, fix, etc. a PC for someone, I like to hook it up to my internet >>>connection for updates and such as well as checking operation of the >>>ethernet card. I have a home network behind a router which is hooked to a >>>cable modem. That part works fine.When I take the PC to the customers >>> >>> >house, > > >>>it won't connect to the internet. The 2 times this happened, the PC's >>> >>> >were > > >>>Win98SE and both houses had cable modems. I'm figuring that my IP address >>>information is logged into those PCs and blocking connection with their >>>modems. I haven't been able to figure out how to get it out of there, or >>>reset it. Well, that's not entirely true. The first PC, I just wiped it >>> >>> >and > > >>>started over. I took it straight to their house and hooked it up and it >>>worked fine. Now, I've done another one (my brothers) and it has happened >>>again. It won't connect at his house. I brought it home again and hooked >>> >>> >it > > >>>up to my network, it hooks right up. When I was at his house, I unplugged >>>his modem, let it power down to reset (20 min) and hooked it back up. No >>> >>> >go. > > >>>Also while at his house, I brought up a command prompt, put in "ipconfig" >>>and it showed IP addressess from my network. Is there a way to "reset" >>> >>> >those > > >>>IP numbers so it might hook to his modem? Everything I can access as far >>> >>> >as > > >>>settings are set to "DHCP". I imagine there's an easy way to do this, >>> >>> >just a > > >>>matter of knowing how. I've done quite a few PCs, just don't do them very >>>often. My network experience is a bit limited and I'm not used to using >>> >>> >the > > >>>"commands" to get things done. >>> >>>Thanks for the help, >>> >>>Roger C. ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
