Error Message Renewing Ip Address
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address" in Windows Recently, I was working on a clients machine and after logging in realized that for some reason I was not able to connect to the server. I went to the command prompt
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and type in IPCONFIG and pressed Enter. The IP address for the computer was 169.254.x.x why renew ip address and the subnet mask was 255.255.255.0. The 169.254 address is an APIPA (Automatic Private IP Addressing) address that is assigned when windows xp cannot renew ip address unable to contact dhcp server no DHCP server is available or reachable. So I decided to run the IPCONFIG /RENEW command to renew the computers' IP address. Unfortunately, that didn't work either and I got the following error: An error occurred
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while renewing interface Local Area Connection : An operation was attempted on something that is not a socket. If you get this error when trying to renew your IP address, you have a problem with the WinSock configuration on your computer. Luckily, you can read my post from Online Tech Tips on how to repair Winsock errors in Windows. However, that may not be the only reason why an ipconfig /renew
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would not work. You may also get an error like this: Limited or no connectivity You might not be able to access the Internet or some network resources. This problem occurred because the network did not assign a network address to the computer. For example, if you have a static IP address, then renewing will never work. You can tell if you have a static IP address by typing in IPCONFIG by itself and making sure it's something other than 169.254. If it is, then someone may have manually set your IP address. This means that even if there is a DHCP server on the network, it won't get a new IP address. You can set your computer to obtain an IP address from a DHCP server automatically by going to Start, Control Panel, Network Connections. Right-click on the Local Area Connection and choose Properties. On the General tab, scroll down in the list box till you see Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and highlight it. Then click on Properties. Now make sure that both Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically are selected. Now try to renew your IP address and see if you can connect to the Internet or network. If this does not work, you have
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to renew IP address. - [FIXED] If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that http://www.techzonez.com/forums/showthread.php/19501-Unable-to-renew-IP-address-FIXED you want to visit from the selection below. Page 1 of 6 12345 ... Last Jump to page: Results 1 to 15 of 85 Thread: Unable to renew IP address. - [FIXED] Thread Tools Show Printable Version Display Linear Mode Switch to http://compnetworking.about.com/cs/windowsnetworkin1/ht/renewipaddrwxp.htm Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode March 17th, 2005,00:47 AM #1 StevieRay View Profile View Forum Posts Junior Member Join Date Nov 2004 Posts 29 Unable to renew IP address. - [FIXED] I am unable to renew my IP address. I ip address am using a wireless router...my laptop with the wireless card works, however, my computer that is hard wired to the router does not work. I re-installed XP and since then it has not worked...but I have downloaded and re-installed all the proper drivers. I have gone to the command prompt and tried releasing and renew the address and it will not work. I have also tried unplugging the router and modem and hooking it all up agian and this did not work. renew ip address I also tried hard wiring the computer directly to the modem and this did not work. Any suggestions. Thank you. March 17th, 2005,02:28 AM #2 phishhead View Profile View Forum Posts Visit Homepage Friendly Neighborhood Super Moderator Join Date Apr 2002 Location San Diego, Ca. Posts 3,732 do you have dhcp enabled on the router? do you have a static ip setup up on your pc? March 17th, 2005,03:06 AM #3 lynchknot View Profile View Forum Posts Titanium Member Join Date Jul 2002 Location blk helo target, WA Posts 3,536 in services do you have DNS service enabled? What error message do you receive? I have the service disable because I have my individual apps do the look up. However, if I want to renew my ip I have to remember to turn DNS back on or I see this Last edited by lynchknot; March 17th, 2005 at 03:12 AM. March 17th, 2005,06:05 AM #4 StevieRay View Profile View Forum Posts Junior Member Join Date Nov 2004 Posts 29 in reply to lynchknot and phishhead I am not sure if I have DNS service enabled. I am not really savvy when it comes to this...the only reason I knew about the other ways to try and fix my problem was because my friends tried to help or I looked online...could you tell me how I would know if my DNS service was enabled??? Thanks so much- Andrea March 17th, 2005,06:09 AM #5 StevieRay View Profile Vi
ipconfig - Windows Command Line Utility 3 How To Find Your IP Address 4 How To Change Your IP Address 5 What is an IP Address Conflict? About.com About Tech Wireless/Networking . . . Windows Networking Windows XP Networking - Microsoft Windows XP How To Release and Renew IP Addresses in Microsoft Windows ipconfig /release and /renew. By Bradley Mitchell Wireless/Networking Expert Share Pin Tweet Submit Stumble Post Share By Bradley Mitchell Network technicians learn how to release and renew an IP address as part of their standard training. Procedures vary depending on the device, and often there is more than one method that works.Any computer user can learn the same procedure. A person may need to use it in these scenarios:when connecting a computer directly to a broadband modemwhen physically moving a computer from one network to another (such as from an office network to home, or from home to an Internet hotspot)when experiencing an unexpected network outageUnder normal operating conditions, a device can continue using an IP address indefinitely after it has received one. Networks normally also re-assign correct addresses to devices when they first join. However, technical glitches with DHCP and with the network hardware itself can lead to conditions such as IP conflicts where connections over the IP network suddenly stop functioning. Releasing and renewing the IP address has the effect of resetting the underlying IP connection, which often eliminates the problem (at least temporarily). continue reading below our video How to Speed up Your Home Wifi Follow the recommended steps below to release and renew the address of a computer running the Microsoft Windows operating system.Release and Renew IP Addresses from the Windows Command LineThose comfortable with using the Windows command prompt can use this method:Open a command prompt window. On Windows 7, click the Start menu button on the Windows taskbar, click Run... on this menu, type 'cmd' (without the quotes) in the text box that appears, and press Enter. On Windows 8 and newer, navigate to and open the Command Prompt app. (Keep this app pinned to the Start screen if using it often.) Type 'ipconfig' (without the quotes) and press enter to visually confirm the computer is currently holding an IP address (otherwise the release command has no effect). Assuming t