ip address issue

hi
i cannot get an ip address from my router. all i get is a 169 address. the
router shows connection lites. i have tried other ports which have working
computers on them and again all i get is the 169 address.
can anyone help me on resolving this?
thank you

oh yeah, i did try different cables as well, but not nic cards.


"lorne" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:#(E-Mail Removed)...
> hi
> i cannot get an ip address from my router. all i get is a 169 address.
the
> router shows connection lites. i have tried other ports which have
working
> computers on them and again all i get is the 169 address.
> can anyone help me on resolving this?
> thank you
>
>

Have you compared network settings between the working PCs and the one that
doesn't work?

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"lorne" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> hi
> i cannot get an ip address from my router. all i get is a 169 address.
the
> router shows connection lites. i have tried other ports which have
working
> computers on them and again all i get is the 169 address.
> can anyone help me on resolving this?
> thank you
>
>

yes, every thing seems to be the same...


"Richard G. Harper" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Have you compared network settings between the working PCs and the one
that
> doesn't work?
>
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>
> "lorne" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> > hi
> > i cannot get an ip address from my router. all i get is a 169 address.
> the
> > router shows connection lites. i have tried other ports which have
> working
> > computers on them and again all i get is the 169 address.
> > can anyone help me on resolving this?
> > thank you
> >
> >
>
>

In article <#(E-Mail Removed)>, "lorne"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>hi
>i cannot get an ip address from my router. all i get is a 169 address. the
>router shows connection lites. i have tried other ports which have working
>computers on them and again all i get is the 169 address.
>can anyone help me on resolving this?
>thank you

Try setting the network card's speed and duplex mode to 100 Mb, full
duplex. Automatic sensing doesn't always work.

If that doesn't help, try un-installing the network card in Device
Manager, moving it to a different slot, and re-installing it.
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