[dba-Tech] Puzzling network issue

That's a good point, is DHCP enabled on the router? :-P


Jon

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From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos
Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 4:11 PM
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Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Puzzling network issue

Isn't the IP address set by the DHCP server?  It's not a DNS thing.
And can't Windows do that it'self?  Perhaps this PC is trying to be it's own DHCP server instead of relying on the router?  But I'm pretty much a novice at this network geeking stuff.

GK



On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 10:46 AM, John Bartow <john at winhaven.net> wrote:
> Good idea. I'll check the MAC list.
>
> Its an onboard NIC so I couldn't swap it but it works with everything else.
> I think I'll turn that one off and stick a new PCI NIC in and see if
> that solves the problem.
>
> Thanks
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Tydda Jon
> - Slough
> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 10:29 AM
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>
> Probably depends on the router. I'd check that there weren't any
> entries in the MAC address list, just in case the on/off switch wasn't
> working :-)
>
> Have you got another pc you can put that network card in to prove
> that's not the problem?
>
>
> Jon
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Bartow
> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 3:16 PM
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>
> That's a good thought. I did check to make sure the router didn't have
> MAC Address filtering turned on. I just trusted that if it wasn't
> turned on it wasn't doing it, is there any way to check other than
> that? Does it sound like I'm getting paranoid? ;o)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Tydda Jon
> - Slough
> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 9:56 AM
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>
> Have you checked that the router isn't doing something clever with MAC
> addresses, and blocking it?
>
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