[Macpartners] MBP with DHCP problems

[Jonathan Reed]

Hi Miguel,

The reason you're experiencing this problem is almost certainly due to  
the hardware address (MAC address) of your ethernet adapter changing  
since the logic board was replaced.  Normally I would expect this to  
only affect your wired connection (since the AirPort card would not  
normally be replaced), but perhaps Apple replaced that as well.

Regardless, if you contact the Computing Helpdesk at x3-1101 or computing-help at mit.edu 
, we can help you update the registration in the DHCP database with  
the new hardware addresses for your wired and wireless adapters.   To  
expedite the process, please be sure to mention that this problem is a  
result of the logic board being replaced and that you need to update  
your MAC addresses in the DHCP database.  We can guide you through the  
process of obtaining the MAC addresses for your new hardware.

-Jon

On Feb 17, 2009, at 12:37 PM, Miguel A Amat wrote:

> Hi.  I just had the logic board of my MBP replaced due to a graphics
> problems.  Following this repair, I am not able to connect to the MIT
> network using DHCP.  This problem applies to both, wired and wireless
> connections.  I tried setting a static IP manually, and this allows me
> to connect.  Can anyone help with fixing the DHCP problem?
> Thanks,
> Miguel
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