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birchyboy · 06-07-2003, 15:40

The IP starts with 169. By way of an experiment, I tried to run the ntl installer for ethernet and it got nearly all the way, but then said it couldn't connect to the DHCP server.

My firewall (set to "allow all") showed four peaks on send and four on receive, but still couldn't make contact with the DHCP server, which is presumably why I'm not getting an IP address. I tried putting the existing DHCP server address into the Win98 Control Panel network settings. Still zilch.

As an irritating aside, Windows no longer shuts down properly.

It could be worse - the USB might have gone wobbly too ...

06-07-2003, 15:40	#5
birchyboy cf.member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: UK East Midlands Services: Virgin Media STB; telephone and 10Mb broadband Posts: 69	The IP starts with 169. By way of an experiment, I tried to run the ntl installer for ethernet and it got nearly all the way, but then said it couldn't connect to the DHCP server. My firewall (set to "allow all") showed four peaks on send and four on receive, but still couldn't make contact with the DHCP server, which is presumably why I'm not getting an IP address. I tried putting the existing DHCP server address into the Win98 Control Panel network settings. Still zilch. As an irritating aside, Windows no longer shuts down properly. It could be worse - the USB might have gone wobbly too ...