Question:
I been in the throes of trying to get my DSL going. During my call I
mentioned that since I install the modem and configured with (assign
IP automatically, no wins server) I started getting "no DHCP server
available: renewing adaptor" but even more annoying was that my dialup
service kept getting reset (no route) every 10 minutes of
so......apparently windows 98 assumes you need DHCP when you have
assign IP automatically set for a NIC card and renews the tcpip for
the card....this in turn blows out the tcp/ip info for your dial in
and/or DSL connection....
anybody have an idea for a solution I was thinking of assigning the
ip address to the one windows eventually gives out along with the same
mask
Answer:
-I've been having problems with my DSL connection as well (it's PPPoE). ICQ
will disconnect and try to reconnect when sitting idle alot. It never
happened this much with my 56k modem. When connected to ftp sites I need
to reconnet to the site if I let it sit for a minute or two. Some
transfers get cut off and are unable to resume (even though the server
supprts resume). I wonder if it has something to do with windows renewing
the tcp/ip that you say it does.
-Assuming you're using some flavor of Windows, (I'm on Win98, so Win95
and WinNT might vary slightly) locate your network properties dialog.
Find the TCP/IP protocol entry that is bound to the network adaptor
you are using for DSL connectivity. Select it and click on
properties. Click on IP address.
On the IP address tab, you have two choices that look something like:
"Obtain an IP address automatically" or "Specify an IP address". Odds
are that you are configured to obtain an IP address automatically.
You don't want that. You want to specify an IP address.
To specify an IP address you will need to supply an IP address and
Subnet mask. This can be tricky, but it can also be very simple. Try
using 192.168.10.n where 'n' is a value between 9 and 1. Start with
9. For a subnet mask, try 255.255.255.0.
Now, switch over to the WINS configuration tab. You probably have it
set up to use DHCP for WINS resolution. You want to disable WINS
resolution altogether. Under Win9x, it actually says "Disable WINS
resolution".
Now click OK all the way back out of the network properties. You'll
probably be asked to reboot your PC which you must do to cause the
change to take effect. That's it. Hope it helps. At worst, it
should have no effect at all, but be sure to see the Warning and
General Disclaimer at the bottom of this post.
