[WinPartners] Vista? Network Autoconfiguration

[Dave Woodruff]

Hi,

I have been trying to get my Vista test machine to obtain an IP
address automatically from our DHCP server, but have been unable to
because the machine is giving itself a network autoconfiguration IP
address, and I can't figure out how to stop it.

I have set "Obtain an IP address automatically" on the interface
properties.  When I do an 'ipconfig/all', I see that both 'DHCP
enabled' and 'Autoconfiguration enabled' are 'yes', and I find that
the machine has gotten an IP address of 169.254.218.47.

Microsoft TechNet shows how to use netsh commands, and recommends the
use of

    netsh lan> set autoconfig enabled={yes|no} interface="foo"

I have tried that, but it had no effect.

When I run 'ipconfig/renew' I get a time out and the error message
"...unable to contact your DHCP server..."

Does anyone have experience with this problem?

	    Regards,

			Dave

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David S. Woodruff
MIT Lab for Nuclear Science
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77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA, 02139
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