Trouble Acquiring Network Address

solzerid · 04-16-2007, 05:26 AM

My brother decided to be a jerk and install Zango on my computer the other day. I removed it promptly, but when I restarted my computer it hung at the part of start-up where it initializes my network connections before the start menu or desktop are visible until I ended the explorer process and manually started it again. Once everything started coming up as normal, every application that uses a network connection gave me a socket error and my network connections wouldn't acquire network addresses. I downloaded and ran a winsock fix utility which eliminated the socket errors, but my wired and wireless connections both still hang at acquiring network address. If I go into command prompt to refresh my IP addresses it gives me the error that the RCP server could not be found. I've tried reinstalling my NIC drivers, but it didn't help. Anyone have any ideas? Also nothing has changed with my router and all of the other computers on the network are connecting fine.

tomsts · 04-16-2007, 11:11 AM

Try this, go to Administrative Tools, Services, and scroll down and look for two things First, the Remote Procedure Call (rpc)Locator
and Second, Remote Procedure Call (rpc)
Now make sure they are both started and on Automatic.
see if that helps

tomsts · 04-16-2007, 12:00 PM

Also, I they are already started on Automatic, and it still dont work. Bring up the "Run" window and type in "netsh int ip reset resetlog.txt" (without the Quotes) then restart your pc and try again, should work ok. But if not go back to "Run" window and type in "netsh int ip reset c:\resetlog.txt" and restart you pc.

solzerid · 04-17-2007, 05:22 AM

So far no change. I did however notice that my entire taskbar including the start menu don't respond for about 2 minutes after startup when the workstation service is starting up. I tinkered around with msconfig and there isn't any hangtime if I disable workstation. If I go in to start the service manually it takes a heck of a long time to start. The dependant services start up just fine manually once that workstation finally gets running. One of the dependant services is the RPC locater. Maybe there is a problem with the workstation service causing all the trouble but I don't know how to go about finding out for sure or what to do to fix it if there is a problem there.

tomsts · 04-17-2007, 07:58 AM

Try Run window again and this time type in

nesh int ip reset []

click on OK, and Restart pc

solzerid · 04-20-2007, 06:05 AM

Still no change.

~~Girderman~~ · 04-20-2007, 06:38 AM

Reinstall your NIC software if you are not using WZC. Verify WZC is Auto and Started in Admin Tools>Services.

04-16-2007, 05:26 AM	#1 (permalink)
solzerid Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 3 OS: Win XP SP2	Trouble Acquiring Network Address My brother decided to be a jerk and install Zango on my computer the other day. I removed it promptly, but when I restarted my computer it hung at the part of start-up where it initializes my network connections before the start menu or desktop are visible until I ended the explorer process and manually started it again. Once everything started coming up as normal, every application that uses a network connection gave me a socket error and my network connections wouldn't acquire network addresses. I downloaded and ran a winsock fix utility which eliminated the socket errors, but my wired and wireless connections both still hang at acquiring network address. If I go into command prompt to refresh my IP addresses it gives me the error that the RCP server could not be found. I've tried reinstalling my NIC drivers, but it didn't help. Anyone have any ideas? Also nothing has changed with my router and all of the other computers on the network are connecting fine.

04-16-2007, 11:11 AM	#2 (permalink)
tomsts Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 8 OS: xp	Re: Trouble Acquiring Network Address Try this, go to Administrative Tools, Services, and scroll down and look for two things First, the Remote Procedure Call (rpc)Locator and Second, Remote Procedure Call (rpc) Now make sure they are both started and on Automatic. see if that helps

04-16-2007, 12:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
tomsts Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 8 OS: xp	Re: Trouble Acquiring Network Address Also, I they are already started on Automatic, and it still dont work. Bring up the "Run" window and type in "netsh int ip reset resetlog.txt" (without the Quotes) then restart your pc and try again, should work ok. But if not go back to "Run" window and type in "netsh int ip reset c:\resetlog.txt" and restart you pc.

04-17-2007, 05:22 AM	#4 (permalink)
solzerid Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 3 OS: Win XP SP2	Re: Trouble Acquiring Network Address So far no change. I did however notice that my entire taskbar including the start menu don't respond for about 2 minutes after startup when the workstation service is starting up. I tinkered around with msconfig and there isn't any hangtime if I disable workstation. If I go in to start the service manually it takes a heck of a long time to start. The dependant services start up just fine manually once that workstation finally gets running. One of the dependant services is the RPC locater. Maybe there is a problem with the workstation service causing all the trouble but I don't know how to go about finding out for sure or what to do to fix it if there is a problem there. Last edited by solzerid; 04-17-2007 at 05:25 AM.

04-17-2007, 07:58 AM	#5 (permalink)
tomsts Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 8 OS: xp	Re: Trouble Acquiring Network Address Try Run window again and this time type in nesh int ip reset [] click on OK, and Restart pc

04-20-2007, 06:05 AM	#6 (permalink)
solzerid Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 3 OS: Win XP SP2	Re: Trouble Acquiring Network Address Still no change.

04-20-2007, 06:38 AM	#7 (permalink)
~~Girderman~~ Troubled Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,088 OS: XP Pro	Re: Trouble Acquiring Network Address Reinstall your NIC software if you are not using WZC. Verify WZC is Auto and Started in Admin Tools>Services. Last edited by Girderman; 04-20-2007 at 06:39 AM.