Laptop getting wrong IP address??? please help...

[hp7909]

Right, got this laptop with some files I want to backup onto my other machine on the network. Decided to hook it up to router through Ethernet port (wired). According to the Router, its assigned 192.168.0.126, but for some reason on the laptop under Local Area Connection Status its showing 172.22.3.198 Obviously nothing is working, i.e. File Sharing nor net. Tried cable on other machine & seems fine (otherwise you wouldn’t be getting this). Laptop's WiFi works fine & is getting the right address, 192.168.0.126, etc.

Could the Ethernet port be em, knackered? See it's hardly ever been used (e.port), but laptop is mostly out on the 'field'. Any advice will be appreciated

 

[michellez]

What happens if you do Start > Run > cmd > ipconfig /renew ?

Copy and paste it here..

 

[Mujja]

Check the TCP/IP settings and see if a static IP address has been assigned or is it set ti obtain an address from DHCP.

Does the router have MAC address filtering enabled? If it does add the MAC addr of the laptops NIC to the allow list.

 

[hp7909]

Tried /renew that brought up the first error. Then /all which gave the same info. Tried /release next but that gave the same error as /renew. Oh, & the *** is me

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

C:\Documents and Settings\user>ipconfig /renew

Windows IP Configuration

The operation failed as no adapter is in the state permissible for
this operation.

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

Windows IP Configuration

        Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : ******
        Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :
        Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
        IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
        WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

        Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Eth
ernet NIC
        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : *******
        Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
        IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 172.22.3.198
        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.248
        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 172.22.3.193
        DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 213.234.68.44
                                            213.234.68.170

C:\Documents and Settings\user>ipconfig /release

Windows IP Configuration

The operation failed as no adapter is in the state permissible for
this operation.

C:\Documents and Settings\user>

 

[hp7909]

Check the TCP/IP settings and see if a static IP address has been assigned or is it set ti obtain an address from DHCP.

Does the router have MAC address filtering enabled? If it does add the MAC addr of the laptops NIC to the allow list.

Guess what? TCP/IP Properties were set to 'Use the following IP address', someones been playing around with it

Working now... Cheers all

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