WINS Servers I"m setting up my new XP computer and it's asking me for my IP address etc. I've done the C:>ipconfig /all | more and gotten everything but the address for the WINS servers. Where do I get that info? Thanks.

Took another look by fixing word wrapping in notepad.

It's missing DNS Servers. Check your NIC settings and make sure you don't have a DNS server manually set to another IP. Plus, you might try resetting the router to default in case there is a DNS modification there.

I'm not sure if this is the cause, but I couldn't hurt. It's part of trouble shooting.

Good Luck!
JD

To release and renew IP address, go to Start > Run. Type in CMD and press Enter. At the prompt, type in ipconfig and press Enter. This will display the adapter information such as IP address, Subnet mask, and default gateway.

To view additional information such as Mac address, DNS servers, etc, type in ipconfig /all.

To release IP address, type ipconfig /release.

To renew IP address, type ipconfig /renew.

If you are not able to get an IP address try setting one statically:

Windows 2000

Step 1 Right-click on My Network Places and select Properties.

Step 2 Right-click on the Local Area Connection which represents your network card and select Properties.

Step 3 Highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties. Enter your IP information for your network.

If connecting to a router, make sure the default gateway and a DNS server is the IP address of the router (192.168.0.1).

Windows XP

Step 4 Click on Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet Connections > Network connections.

Step 5 See Step 2 for Windows 2000 and continue from there.

May be 192.168.0.1 is not the address to configure that router.



Start, Run, CMD to open a command prompt:

Type the following command:

IPCONFIG /ALL

Right click in the command window and choose Select All, then hit Enter.


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example results.

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Adamprince>ipconfig/all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Adamprinces
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VIA Rhine III Fast Ethernet Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0A-48-08-24-52
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.6
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 202.27.184.3
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, 24 August 2010 5:35:33 p.m.
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Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, 25 August 2010 5:35:33 p.m.

C:\Documents and Settings\Adamprince>

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The address to configure that router is 192.168.1.254

it seems to be just settings for the new device your lacking.

log on to the router as ADMINISTRATOR,

Windows 2000/XP -

To release and renew IP address, go to Start > Run. Type in CMD and press Enter. At the prompt, type in ipconfig and press Enter. This will display the adapter information such as IP address, Subnet mask, and default gateway.

To view additional information such as Mac address, DNS servers, etc, type in ipconfig /all.

To release IP address, type ipconfig /release.

To renew IP address, type ipconfig /renew.

If you are not able to get an IP address try setting one statically:

Windows 2000

Step 1 Right-click on My Network Places and select Properties.

Step 2 Right-click on the Local Area Connection which represents your network card and select Properties.

Step 3 Highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties. Enter your IP information for your network.

If connecting to a router, make sure the default gateway and a DNS server is the IP address of the router (e.g. 192.168.0.1 or 10.1.1.1).

Windows XP

Step 4 Click on Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet Connections > Network connections.

Step 5 See Step 2 for Windows 2000 and continue from there.

Hope this helps ,
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1. Please check your computer have a static IP address.

2. Please put your computer's IP address shout be automatic.

Hello,
Press Start->Connect To -->Show all connections.
If the Local Area Connection icon is crossed with a red X, right click it and choose (Enable, or Repair).
If there is no Local Area Connection icon, you must create a connection.
In the left panel in Network Connection window click create new connection.
1.The wizard pops up
2.Click Next.
3.Put a (dot)mark in Connect to the Internet .
4.Click Next
5.Choose Set up my connection manually
6.Click Next Choose the type of connection you have with you ISPN (dial up, etc.)
7. Click Next , and follow the instruction from here.

Hope it helps you find your way to a solution

Don't send it away.
To automatically get an IP addressed assign you must have the network adapter set to "Obtain an IP address automatically"
Check it from a command prompt
click on start | run| type in cmd to open a command window
type ipconfig /all in the command window and see if Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes is in the list of information, if not follow the guide below to change it.

DNS service and DHCP service are not normally run on a person's computer, these are services that run on remote internet servers, local network servers or router/wireless access points, to name a few examples.
You need to verify that your network adapter's TCP/IP settings are set to automatically obtain an IP address.
Go to network connections and open the window.
Find your network adapter and right click once on it and select "PROPERTIES" at the bottom of the context menu list that appears.
Usually this will be labeled something like Local Area Connection.
Right click on it and select properties.
In the window that open you'll see several items with checkboxes, find the one labeled
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), click once on it to select it and then click on the button "PROPERTIES"
Look and see if the bullet choice "obtain an IP address automatically is bulleted, if not click in the circle to enable the bullet.
While in that properties sheet, make sure that the item Obtain DNS server address automatically is also bulleted (selected)
Click OK, OK
click on START | RUN and type in the box cmd to open a command window
in the black command window type the command
ipconfig /all
you should see an IP address, subnet mask and default gateway along with lots of other IP info
see if you've got an IP address in the list. If not type the following in the command window

ipconfig /release
this will force the IP to release any address it is holding
then type
ipconfig /renew

this will force a renew of the address

C:\Documents and Settings\tolm4454>ipconfig /all
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : NAME OF COMPUTER
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . :


Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit Cont
roller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-19-B9-43-65-C3
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.53.0.148
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.53.0.254
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.53.100.252
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.53.100.195
10.53.100.136
10.23.100.22
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 10.53.100.253
Secondary WINS Server . . . . . . : 10.53.100.252
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, March 16, 2009 12:22:20 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, March 19, 2009 12:22:20 PM

update the drivers and run the wizard again to set up fresh settings
are you networking this unit or direct of the modem

Hi Matt,

When you try to connect wirelessly to your network did get any pop up message like asking you for a network key WPA/WEP? if your wireless network is security enabled then you need to enter the security settings again on the computer since you re-installed XP the security settings that was saved previously was also wiped out.
May I know the exact model number of wireless router/access point that your trying to connect your laptop so that I can provide you with instructions on how to retrieve the security key.

It seems that you said your computer gets the ip address from your router,, which means thru DHCP of the router but if you look at the DHCP settings of your wireless card inside your computer ---the DHCP is OFF -- check your ipconfig/all command as shown in your problem too,,, your wless card does not accept the new IP which comes from your router --as DHCP is OFF on your wless card and sticks with the old ip address whereas the router maintains a new ip for your computer in its table and a mismatch occurs and you loose the internet connection ,,,,thats why repair works and then again the IP changes in the router for your computer and your computer's wless card lags behind and use the old ip adress ..... DHCP--- IS DYNAMIC , WHICH MEANS IT RENEWS THE IP address after some time and you computer gets stuck to the old one ,,, hence mismatch. "you make the DHCP -ON on your wless card too. it will be fine."