Hi Roger, Try this: On the win98 machine use winipcfg Click start then run type winipcfg Click the release button and then the renew button after it completes the release task. More information here, and a better more thorough explanation.
t0m Roger Carnell wrote: >Hello all, > >My question concerns a problem I've run into a couple of times. When I >rebuild, fix, etc. a PC for someone, I like to hook it up to my internet >connection for updates and such as well as checking operation of the >ethernet card. I have a home network behind a router which is hooked to a >cable modem. That part works fine.When I take the PC to the customers house, >it won't connect to the internet. The 2 times this happened, the PC's were >Win98SE and both houses had cable modems. I'm figuring that my IP address >information is logged into those PCs and blocking connection with their >modems. I haven't been able to figure out how to get it out of there, or >reset it. Well, that's not entirely true. The first PC, I just wiped it and >started over. I took it straight to their house and hooked it up and it >worked fine. Now, I've done another one (my brothers) and it has happened >again. It won't connect at his house. I brought it home again and hooked it >up to my network, it hooks right up. When I was at his house, I unplugged >his modem, let it power down to reset (20 min) and hooked it back up. No go. >Also while at his house, I brought up a command prompt, put in "ipconfig" >and it showed IP addressess from my network. Is there a way to "reset" those >IP numbers so it might hook to his modem? Everything I can access as far as >settings are set to "DHCP". I imagine there's an easy way to do this, just a >matter of knowing how. I've done quite a few PCs, just don't do them very >often. My network experience is a bit limited and I'm not used to using the >"commands" to get things done. > >Thanks for the help, > >Roger C. ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
