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Windows Me and DHCP Error
Name: Melissa Craddock Date: November 30, 2000 at 12:01:21 Pacific
Comment:
I recently purchased a new computer from Dell with Windows Me installed on it and a 3COM 3C905C-TXM 10/1000 Remote Wakeup Network Card. I have a cable modem and am unable to connect to the interent. I keep getting an error that says DHCP server unavailable. I have been on the phone with Tech Support for hours and have not been able to solve the issue. Is this a Windows Me issue and if so, how do you fix it?
Name: Eric Date: December 1, 2000 at 04:54:26 Pacific
Reply:
Whose tech support, Dell or the cable company? I don't think Dell will be able to help.
If you haven't tried, 1. In your bios, there should be a setting that says PNP OS = YES/NO. Try flipping it to whatever it isn't presently. It may be hidden in a dell bios. 2. Move the NIC card to a different slot inside the computer.
Either of the above things will change the resources the card uses. There may possibly be a hidden conflict.
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Response Number 2
Name: Gary Date: December 1, 2000 at 17:12:13 Pacific
Reply:
Try asking your internet provider to give you a static IP address.
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Response Number 3
Name: blannie Date: December 3, 2000 at 09:30:58 Pacific
Reply:
i have the same problem since i have windows ME on my pc. with win '98 the connection was not a single problem, but since i put ME on my pc, the connection was lost. strange thing by the way, i can't ping to the DHCP server. pinging to the gateway is not a problem here. if i ask the cable company, they can ping to my pc. can someone tell me what's wrong here?
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