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Can't Acquire IP address through DHCP.
I have a laptop which I have just freshly installed XP Pro to. Enevy other device on teh network can acquire an IP address via DHCP, no problem, but this laptop will not, either via wired or wireless. the DHCP Client service is running. there are free spaces in the DHCP server's (an SBS 2003 server) pool.
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Does this laptop connect anywhere else, maybe a residence, or a Starbucks?
are you sure the other network devices aren't assigned a static IP address? I'm guessing that would be the case, and if so, just ask you IT person to give you a static IP address, and key it in
ping 127.0.0.1 - to check your tcpip stack
you may have corrupt winsock (google winsock fix)
you may have corrupt winsock (google winsock fix)
you can also try statically assigning IP within the network range.
Also make sure you don't have any settings overridden in "Advanced" under your network connections.
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Decided to reinstall the OS anyway due to several other issues. Thanks for the useful info anyway jimmymcp02 and jailthe1.