Renewing IP Address - BigBlueBall

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November 26, 2004 at 6:12 pm #14987

Chanelloth
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I’m trying to reinstall my Modem. Everything goes great until it says “Renewing IP Address” It trys to renew for about 3 mins and then it says “Make sure all the cords are plugged in” And they are. So now im stuck. I have no clue why it cant renew. Help? I’m running Windows XP Home.

November 27, 2004 at 1:53 pm #106030

neo_ny_23
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Check your connection settings. If there isnt any problem in connection settings, there might be something wrong either in your modem or with the modem drivers.

November 27, 2004 at 10:37 pm #106028

David
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Cable/DSL modem or 56K modem? If it’s DSL/Cable you usually need to register it with your ISP, to gain access.

November 28, 2004 at 6:24 am #106026

DJHyperbyte
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quote:Originally posted by David

If it’s DSL/Cable you usually need to register it with your ISP, to gain access.

If that is the case then it would give you IP information back, else you can’t reach their registration server.

What type of modem do you actually have and what type of internet connection?

November 28, 2004 at 4:04 pm #106029

David
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quote:Originally posted by DJHyperbyte

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quote:Originally posted by David

If it’s DSL/Cable you usually need to register it with your ISP, to gain access.

If that is the case then it would give you IP information back, else you can’t reach their registration server.

What type of modem do you actually have and what type of internet connection?

Not with my ISP, you need to actually call them and give them your modem serial and Mac Address before you can connect to the DHCP server… or the network in general. (I’m not all that sure, I haven’t had a new modem in ~8months)

November 28, 2004 at 9:56 pm #106027

DJHyperbyte
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quote:Originally posted by David

Not with my ISP, you need to actually call them and give them your modem serial and Mac Address before you can connect to the DHCP server… or the network in general. (I’m not all that sure, I haven’t had a new modem in ~8months)

Geee, is your country still living in the 19th century? 😛

With xDSL connections over here, if your MAC address is not in the ISP’s database, they give you an IP in a local range, from which you can reach an ‘activation’ server via your webbrowser. Takes a few clicks and you’re done. 🙂
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