IP / DNS Addresses

Posted: 10-16-2003, 03:26 AM

John SS

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I started to have a problem getting on the web or even networking other home
computers with my Home XP computer. I finally went to the DOS prompt and
did an "ipconfig" the IP and DNS addresses were blank or zero. I manually
entered some variant IP address in the from one of my other computer in the
TCP/IP properties and can now get on the web and see the other computers on
my LAN. Shouldn't the "obtain addresses automatically" be checked and not
have manually inserting those addresses? If so, how can I make that happen?

Thanks,
John

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Darryl

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Re: IP / DNS Addresses

Posted: 10-16-2003, 05:01 AM

I'm running a 2-computer LAN off of a firewalled server (old P90
methinks). The server obtains IP automatically from Rogers and
internally is known as 139.139.139.1. The other two machines are
139.139.139.x (x = 1,2) with DNS and gateway set to 139.139.139.1.
Unless you have NAT(?) software that issues IPs to the LAN computers,
you would have to provide them manually.

Help?

On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 22:26:27 -0400, "John SS" <jss455@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>I started to have a problem getting on the web or even networking other home
>computers with my Home XP computer. I finally went to the DOS prompt and
>did an "ipconfig" the IP and DNS addresses were blank or zero. I manually
>entered some variant IP address in the from one of my other computer in the
>TCP/IP properties and can now get on the web and see the other computers on
>my LAN. Shouldn't the "obtain addresses automatically" be checked and not
>have manually inserting those addresses? If so, how can I make that happen?
>
>Thanks,
>John
>

John SS

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Re: IP / DNS Addresses

Posted: 10-16-2003, 10:12 PM

I've never had to manually insert the IP address before. The obtain IP
address automatically has always been set. I don't think I should be
setting the DNS/IP addresses.

Thanks.

"Darryl" <umpolung@REMOVEhotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I'm running a 2-computer LAN off of a firewalled server (old P90
> methinks). The server obtains IP automatically from Rogers and
> internally is known as 139.139.139.1. The other two machines are
> 139.139.139.x (x = 1,2) with DNS and gateway set to 139.139.139.1.
> Unless you have NAT(?) software that issues IPs to the LAN computers,
> you would have to provide them manually.
>
> Help?
>
> On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 22:26:27 -0400, "John SS" <jss455@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >I started to have a problem getting on the web or even networking other

home

> >computers with my Home XP computer. I finally went to the DOS prompt and
> >did an "ipconfig" the IP and DNS addresses were blank or zero. I

manually

> >entered some variant IP address in the from one of my other computer in

the

> >TCP/IP properties and can now get on the web and see the other computers

> >my LAN. Shouldn't the "obtain addresses automatically" be checked and

not

> >have manually inserting those addresses? If so, how can I make that

happen?

> >
> >Thanks,
> >John
> >
>

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