My wife's laptop recently stopped connecting to the internet. She is set up wirelessly through a linksys router. My computer obviously has no issues, but her laptop won't connect. I went back and made sure all WEP settings etc were correct. I tried ipconfig renew and release, and it comes up with "unable to contact your DHCP server.

Guest: Windows XP Network setting: Host only It's like that randomly when the VM is started it might get an ip address or not,when the latter hapens if I type 'ipconfig renew' from inside the VM I get 'unable to contact your DHCP server. Request has timed out'. While making an attempt to renew the IP handle, in case you obtain Unable to contact your DHCP Server error message on your Windows pc, then this submit might My thinkpad T43 (running on XP/SP2) has lost its connectivity to my router (Netgear WGR614) after being connected without an issue for several months. Both wireless and ethernet adapters are unable to reconnect. I also have a T60 and a HP desktop that are connected to the same router, via wireless and ethernet cable respectively. Oct 15, 2011 · Unable To Contact DHCP Server / Request Timed Out Oct 15, 2011. I have reinstalled windows 7 on my Toshiba laptop, I have my wireless set to automatically connect, I have excellent signal strength and have another pc connected to wireless router, but my laptop does not capture IP addresses. Windows Xp Cannot Renew Ip Address Unable To Contact Dhcp Server stuff, but I'm on the net now thanks again. This is I hope Let's see if the issue pulling out my hair. Unable To Contact Your Dhcp Server Request Timed Out. Exploder says: 6 years ago when i tried ipconfig/renew a message said: an to the router as when connecting to the modem? Apr 21, 2006 · Please be aware that Windows XP Professional is not intended to be a product for server use. Accordingly, server software, like DHCP, is not included in the package. You may be able to find from a 3rd party DHCP or other server-type software that runs on XP Professional.

Make sure your DHCP Client service is running Startup the Services window (Start -> Run -> "services.msc"), then look for a line labeled "DHCP Client". Make sure that the Status column shows "Started" and the Startup Type column is "Automatic". If not, double-click on that line and make it that way. HTH, JW

Instead, it continues to forward the DHCP request packet with the giaddr field populated with 0.0.0.0 as it originated from the client and that is forwarded to the DHCP server. If the giaddr field is set to 0.0.0.0, the DHCP server does not assign an IP address to its client.

My thinkpad T43 (running on XP/SP2) has lost its connectivity to my router (Netgear WGR614) after being connected without an issue for several months. Both wireless and ethernet adapters are unable to reconnect. I also have a T60 and a HP desktop that are connected to the same router, via wireless and ethernet cable respectively.

Instead, it continues to forward the DHCP request packet with the giaddr field populated with 0.0.0.0 as it originated from the client and that is forwarded to the DHCP server. If the giaddr field is set to 0.0.0.0, the DHCP server does not assign an IP address to its client.