2 things are happening
1) your computer cannot find a DHCP server, and thus is using
self-addressing.
2) your computer is having trouble getting the NIC configured properly, thus
you are getting a flase MAC address.
"Kelvin Beaton" <kelvin at mccsa dot com> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> When I run ipconfig /all I get the following information.
>
> Does this line look correct? Physical Address. . . . . . :
> FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF
> Where is it getting this IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 169.254.27.165
> This is not the address of my DHCP Server . . . . . . . . :
255.255.255.255
>
> Where in the world is this system getting all this info from?
> The network I'm trying to run this computer on is 192.168.0
>
> Any help would be appreciated
>
> Kelvin
>
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> Windows 98 IP Configuration
>
> Host Name . . . . . . . . . : MCCSAWIN98SE2
> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . :
> Node Type . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
> NetBIOS Scope ID. . . . . . :
> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . : No
> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . : No
> NetBIOS Resolution Uses DNS : No
>
> 0 Ethernet adapter :
> Description . . . . . . . . : D-Link DFE-530TX PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
> Physical Address. . . . . . : FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF
> DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 169.254.27.165
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
> Default Gateway . . . . . . :
> DHCP Server . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
> Primary WINS Server . . . . :
> Secondary WINS Server . . . :
> Lease Obtained. . . . . . . : 03 04 04 12:11:48 PM
> Lease Expires . . . . . . . :
>
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