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reseting TCPIP on a Windos XP pro

i have a small network of about 30 computers all of which are running windows xp pro (service pack 1 installed).

so far this happend on two computers... although both computers can connect to my novell server (sees all network drives) it loses connection to the internet.

i run ipconfig and all i see is "autoconfiguration ip address", and the IP is not part of my block?

i tried renewing and it doesn't work and i also ran the netsh command - netsh int ip reset resetlog.txt... and still doesn't work.

all cables and network ports are fine because i tried another computer and it works.

any feedback is greatly appreciated!
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Did you do release and renew or just renew?

Try:

ipconfig /release

and then

ipconfig /renew

sometimes you need to do IPCONFIG /RELEASE then restart your computer.  Are they all connected to one switch or through a router?

It seems like u have been hit by a adaware.
you need to delte your sockets 1  and 2.
and reinstall the TCP/IP stack.
Deleting the sockets can be from:
regedit
local machine
system
current control set
services
winsock
winsock2(make sure to delete onlt these two)
after that
goto your folder options and show hidden files or even if u have to protected file systems.
right click on network places
properties
right click on local area connection
click install
protocol
you can either type nettcpip.inf or look forit in windows inf folder...
once found, click OK and restart the machine.
Hope this helps
 

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Also check that IE is not using a proxy server address unless you actually have one.

I would also get the latest NIC drivers.
It might be a lot simpler than that. Do the IP addresses start with 169.254? If so, then the machines are not getting IP addresses and eventually default to the zero configuration addresses, randomly selected addresses that all start with that prefix.

If so, they are not getting IP addresses  - probably because your DHCP server is down or unreachable from those workstations. Go find it & reconnect or fix or whatever.


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after trying to renew and release TCPIP the next thing i tried was running Winsockfix util and resolved my problem.  Thanks for all the comments... asi mentioned this was the secondtime this happened to me and i anticipate that it will happen again.

if the utility doesn't work the next time it happens i will surely try the other comments that were given... thanks.
Hmmmm, I posted the winsock fix first???