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**Paul** · 30-01-2006, 23:31

A 169 address is what you get when you computers DHCP request is not answered by the modem. Are you plugged directly into the modem, do you have any firewall software running ? If you reboot the modem or the pc during the day, do you then get connected ?

30-01-2006, 23:31	#2
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: 31,292	Re: NTL Broadband Problem and IP Addresses A 169 address is what you get when you computers DHCP request is not answered by the modem. Are you plugged directly into the modem, do you have any firewall software running ? If you reboot the modem or the pc during the day, do you then get connected ? __________________ Baby, I was born this way.