I get the following event log under "Computer Management, Event Viewer, System" in Win 2000:

Your computer has automatically configured the IP address for the network card with network card address 0050BAB51194. The IP address being used is 169.254.247.248.
Error source DHCP
Event ID 1007

My computer is a generic brand PIII 933, Jet motherboard with VIA chipset, 256 memory, SB Live Value, Creative Modem and D-Link NIC 10/100. Running Win 2000 with all SP updates, and I have DSL service through Verizon. Thinking this message was generated b/c of the NIC card, I recently replaced a 3-COM NIC with the D-Link, but I still get the same message.

This error states that the computer could not find a DHCP server so it will use an address in the 169.254.x.x range. This range is reserved by APIPA and is the default IP addressing scheme of W2K.
If you are using DSL, and the ISP has given you an address to use this should be set statically. If using a router then the router will give you an IP address.
If you can hook up and use your DSL no problem then leave it alone.(this will slow boot down a bit, as it looks for a DHCP server first before it takes an address from the reserved range.)

Thanks for your response. I'll have to check with Verizon, my DSL provider, re whether they have assigned me an address. How does one set this "statically?"

ANOTHER ERROR I get under "Event Viewer, Applications" is:

"WMI ADAP was unable to process the PerfDisk performance library due to a time violation in the open function." Event ID 61. Source: WinMgmt. Category: None.

Is this related to the other error in any way?

Thanks,
Barry

barry, check this:
http://support.microsoft.com/search/preview.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q266416

I get the same 169.254.*.* APIPA address
(and identical router address!) from my
Verizon (So. Cal.) DHCP server. But this
is when I plug my laptop into the DSL
modem. The desktop has no problem
whenever I reconnect it. I'm thinking that
Verizon logs a unique hardware address
and ignores the rest. Maybe I need a
switch/hub to hook up a second piece of
hardware?? Verizon is slim on the info
unless you have a *business* account!

Never mind the last post. Turns out you
need to connect to the
DSL modem with a crossover cable! See
http://www.labridge.com/site/pages/config
ure/my/dsl/windsltrouble.html