Gary Kjos
garykjos at gmail.com
Tue Dec 29 14:38:46 CST 2009
There, a reply from someone who KNOW WHAT THEY ARE SAYING on this subject, Unlike ME. ;-) No offense to anyone else who replied to this tread of course. Only referring to myself with that comment. Thanks Jon. GK On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 2:22 PM, Jon Tydda <jon at tydda.plus.com> wrote: > 169.254.x.x is an automatic configuration address - explained here: > http://ask-leo.com/why_cant_i_connect_with_a_169254xx_ip_address.html > > Another site > (http://www.pctechbytes.com/network/networkdetail.php?Fix-169.254.x.x-IP-Add > ress-Problem-4) suggests this: > > If the computer network was working then quit: > > 1. Release and renew the IP Address. Go to Start>Run and type cmd and hit > OK. At the prompt, type ipconfig /release and then reboot. You could just > type ipconfig /renew next, but rebooting is more thorough. > 2. If that doesn't work, release the IP again and shutdown. Next power cycle > the modem and router. > > A third site (http://www.chicagotech.net/troubleshootingipconfig.htm) says: > > Why do I get 169.254.x.x IP? > > Symptom: The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) has reserved > 169.254.0.0-169.254.255.255 for Automatic Private IP Addressing. If the > computer can't get ip from DHCP, APIPA provides an address that is > guaranteed not to conflict with routable addresses. > > Resolutions: 1) Make sure you have good connection. > 2) Check the hardware and settings. > 3) Make sure the DHCP is working. > 4) For the test, you can assign static ip. If static ip works, it is > possible DHCP issue. If static ip doesn't work, check the hardware or > connection. > 5) WinSock2 stack may be corrupted and need to repair. > > Hope that's of some use! > > > Jon -- Gary Kjos garykjos at gmail.com