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Old 01-12-2003, 21:41   #20
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Re: Dead Connection with IP starting 169

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Originally Posted by homealone
good point!

- didn't think of that, it could be a factor, especially if the motherboard chipsets are different, iirc it can be fixed without re-installing the OS, but it is a right pain

Actually Did just that an XP took it all in its stride re-setting all the devices and drivers without a blip LOL

My bet is that the modem just hasn't tied itself to the new Mac address of the lan card and my suggestion above should sort that same time as fixing the 169 error.
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