aadhu Posted September 27, 2003 Share Posted September 27, 2003 i got five computers on a network.. one as the server which is online through an ISDN connection and the others connected to it via a hub.. i'm havin difficulty connecting one pc to the network.. it keeps on saying invalid ip.. in the network status. although the IP is set to obtain IP auto matically.. does anyone know a solution.. all the pc's are runnin winXP thanx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMeK Veteran Posted September 27, 2003 Veteran Share Posted September 27, 2003 you have it set to get the ip from DHCP server or how ever its spelt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aadhu Posted September 27, 2003 Author Share Posted September 27, 2003 (edited) yeah.. it is set to get DHCP settings from the server pc but it still doesn't work.. i still get invalid IP this system was used as the server before.. cud this have something to do with it.? Edited September 27, 2003 by aadhu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMeK Veteran Posted September 27, 2003 Veteran Share Posted September 27, 2003 maybe its still set up as one, have you checked the gateway settings and everything? it could be trying to get an ip from itself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aadhu Posted September 27, 2003 Author Share Posted September 27, 2003 o.. yeah maybe.. but all the gateway settings are on auto detect.. dns i have given.. umm nothing else.. is there some way to turn off that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aadhu Posted September 27, 2003 Author Share Posted September 27, 2003 anybody??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElGato Posted September 27, 2003 Share Posted September 27, 2003 You tried removing and uninstalling the NIC, and having it redetected? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rezza Veteran Posted September 27, 2003 Veteran Share Posted September 27, 2003 instead of having it automatically get an IP, just give it one manually. make sure its in the same range as the other computers on the network (IE if the others are 192.168.0.2 and 192.168.0.3 etc make sure you have this one as 192.168.0.x) and in the TCP/IP settings, just point it at your server's IP for DNS and gateway stuff. that should do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aadhu Posted September 27, 2003 Author Share Posted September 27, 2003 dun that.. didn't work... :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyD Posted September 27, 2003 Share Posted September 27, 2003 Did you exclude the server's IP from the DHCP range? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aadhu Posted September 27, 2003 Author Share Posted September 27, 2003 Yup.. did that tooo.. i have been into networking for quite sometime now.. i mean not a n00b.. but i for the life of me cannot figure out why it's givin me that problem.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aadhu Posted September 27, 2003 Author Share Posted September 27, 2003 instead of having it automatically get an IP, just give it one manually. make sure its in the same range as the other computers on the network (IE if the others are 192.168.0.2 and 192.168.0.3 etc make sure you have this one as 192.168.0.x) and in the TCP/IP settings, just point it at your server's IP for DNS and gateway stuff. that should do it. oki.. am gonna try that.. thanx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aadhu Posted September 28, 2003 Author Share Posted September 28, 2003 thanx.. rezza... that did the trick :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted September 28, 2003 Share Posted September 28, 2003 Why don't you just clear the DHCP Routing Table. :D Then restart Each machine. That way the DHCP can reassign all computers a new IP. (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyD Posted September 29, 2003 Share Posted September 29, 2003 thanx.. rezza... that did the trick :) Not really the best way to do it though. Give xStainDx's solution a try. Not really a good idea to set a static ip in the same range as your dhcp ips, especially if you add/remove pcs all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rezza Veteran Posted September 29, 2003 Veteran Share Posted September 29, 2003 Not really the best way to do it though. Give xStainDx's solution a try. Not really a good idea to set a static ip in the same range as your dhcp ips, especially if you add/remove pcs all the time. bah. as long as you remember what IPs your computers are using, there'll be no problems whatsoever. Personally I always configure my network like this, manually setting each machine's IP address, and disabling DHCP altogether. Using DHCP can increase boot times as boxen wait to get assigned their IP from the server... but if they already know their own IP, there's no waiting! (BTW my way only works for small networks... if you run an office or something then DHCP is really the best way to do it... individual manual IPs will become a nightmare quickly with more than just a handful of machines) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trance Posted September 29, 2003 Share Posted September 29, 2003 With 5 PC's, just give them all static IP's. Makes life a hella lot easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
configure Veteran Posted September 29, 2003 Veteran Share Posted September 29, 2003 Why don't you just clear the DHCP Routing Table How? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyD Posted September 29, 2003 Share Posted September 29, 2003 bah. as long as you remember what IPs your computers are using, there'll be no problems whatsoever. Personally I always configure my network like this, manually setting each machine's IP address,? and disabling DHCP altogether. Using DHCP can increase boot times as boxen wait to get assigned their IP from the server... but if they already know their own IP, there's no waiting!(BTW my way only works for small networks... if you run an office or something then DHCP is really the best way to do it... individual manual IPs will become a nightmare quickly with more than just a handful of machines) What he is suggesting is to give a static ip to a pc while still having DHCP enabled for the rest. I have nothing against static ips if you have a small network. You shouldn't mix the two in the same address pool though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JodyWatts Posted September 29, 2003 Share Posted September 29, 2003 What he is suggesting is to give a static ip to a pc while still having DHCP enabled for the rest. I have nothing against static ips if you have a small network. You shouldn't mix the two in the same address pool though. Well, the way I setup networks with DHCP is to include a range (# in the range depends on the total # of computers) of IP address that are in the same subnet but EXCLUDED from the DHCP range. This way, you have static IPs to work with and you won't have to worry about DHCP passing out one of your "static" addresses. For exapmle: DHCP range: 192.168.100.25 - 192.168.100.254. *Notice the first 24 addresses are not available for DHCP to hand out. This allows me to use them for static purposes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyD Posted September 29, 2003 Share Posted September 29, 2003 (edited) Well, the way I setup networks with DHCP is to include a range (# in the range depends on the total # of computers) of IP address that are in the same subnet but EXCLUDED from the DHCP range. This way, you have static IPs to work with and you won't have to worry about DHCP passing out one of your "static" addresses.For exapmle: DHCP range: 192.168.100.25 - 192.168.100.254.? *Notice the first 24 addresses are not available for DHCP to hand out. This allows me to use them for static purposes. That's what I'm suggesting to do:)) aadhu said he tried it out and didn't work for him...not sure why it wouldn't. aadhu, I know you said you have enough experience in networking but are you sure you you were using a valid/unused IP?? I've made that mistake a few times:)) Edited September 29, 2003 by AndyD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rezza Veteran Posted September 29, 2003 Veteran Share Posted September 29, 2003 rezza said he tried it out and didn't work for him...not sure why it wouldn't. Rezza, I know you said you have enough experience in networking but are you sure you you were using a valid/unused IP?? I've made that mistake a few times :) Umm... what? I never said that anything didn't work :blink: using static IPs has never failed me yet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyD Posted September 29, 2003 Share Posted September 29, 2003 Yup.. did that tooo.. i have been into networking for quite sometime now.. i mean not a n00b.. but i for the life of me cannot figure out why it's givin me that problem.... ^^^^^ :p :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rezza Veteran Posted September 29, 2003 Veteran Share Posted September 29, 2003 Yup.. did that tooo.. i have been into networking for quite sometime now.. i mean not a n00b.. but i for the life of me cannot figure out why it's givin me that problem.... ^^^^^ :p :) umm... that's not me, dude... :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyD Posted September 29, 2003 Share Posted September 29, 2003 hahahh sorry rezza. I meant to say aadhu. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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