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**Paul** · 19-02-2004, 11:33

Is your pc connected direct to the CM ? Do you have any software firewalls installed and running - or the built-in XP firewall running ? It sounds like something is blocking your dhcp requests and so the OS is giving you a default 169.254.x.x address instead.

19-02-2004, 11:33	#4
Paul Dr Pepper Addict Cable Forum Admin Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Nottingham Age: 63 Services: Zen & YouFibre FTTP, Sky Q TV, Sky Mobile, Flextel SIP Posts: 31,334	Re: New installatio woes - network adaptor error Is your pc connected direct to the CM ? Do you have any software firewalls installed and running - or the built-in XP firewall running ? It sounds like something is blocking your dhcp requests and so the OS is giving you a default 169.254.x.x address instead. __________________ Baby, I was born this way.