Lose network settings after reboot.

>-----Original Message-----
>Hi there,
>
>I was wondering if anyone has a fix for the following
>problem. I have two XP machines which are networked
>successully UNTIL the system is shut down. When it comes
>back up all the network settings are lost and the only

>to get it back is to run the netsetup again which as you
>can imagine is very annoying.
>
>I have manually set an IP address with subnet mask and
>default gateway, however after a reboot it returns to
>obtaining a new IP address, therefore no network!!!
>
>Has anyone seen this prob before and more importantly

>anyone have a fix.
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>B
>.
>