Router or NIC Problem?

tsilenzio · 04-22-2008, 02:31 PM

The Story:

I just brought a Belkin Wireless N Router for my Dell (Its about 3 thru 5 years old). Well the first one I brought and hooked it up to the dell computer via stadard ethernet cable (I think its RJ45 or whatever) and it would try to assign a IP address and then within 10 seconds of trying say that the cable was unplugged. So I called support and we tried everything and they told me to return it to the store because its defective.

So yesterday I brought another and tested it out, now it gives me the IP address 169.x.y.z which has somthing to do with a Private IP or somthing, I forget its been ages since I learned about all this stuff. After hours of trouble shooting they told me its defective and to get another exchange from the store.

Instead I took it over to my friends and tried it on his Compaq Vista computer and I wasnt sure how to check for an IP but when I went to http://192.168.2.1 it worked immdetatly.

Now it dosnt do anything except for the 169.x.y.z thing, I tried to clear out my TCP / IP stack and that did nothing, :(

NOTE: I have tried diffrent cables, I am currently using the yellow cable it comes with which worked fine over my friends house.
I also do not have any wireless adaptors at the moment till my next pay check

Specs:

Me:
New Jersey, USA

Router:
Belkin Wireless N Router
Model #: F5D822-4v3
Ver.: 3000

Computer:
Dell Dimension DIM4600
Windows XP Home Edition
Version 2002
Servce Pack 2
P4 CPU 2.40GHz
256MB of Ram

If you have any question feel free to ask I will respond as quickly as possible!

**Cellus** · 04-22-2008, 03:44 PM

An IP address of 169.254.x.x is an APIPA address. In a nutshell this basically means your computer was unable to get a proper IP address from your router, so it gave itself one.

When you access your router's web configuration, make sure DHCP is enabled.

04-22-2008, 02:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
tsilenzio Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1 OS: Windows XP SP2	Router or NIC Problem? The Story: I just brought a Belkin Wireless N Router for my Dell (Its about 3 thru 5 years old). Well the first one I brought and hooked it up to the dell computer via stadard ethernet cable (I think its RJ45 or whatever) and it would try to assign a IP address and then within 10 seconds of trying say that the cable was unplugged. So I called support and we tried everything and they told me to return it to the store because its defective. So yesterday I brought another and tested it out, now it gives me the IP address 169.x.y.z which has somthing to do with a Private IP or somthing, I forget its been ages since I learned about all this stuff. After hours of trouble shooting they told me its defective and to get another exchange from the store. Instead I took it over to my friends and tried it on his Compaq Vista computer and I wasnt sure how to check for an IP but when I went to http://192.168.2.1 it worked immdetatly. Now it dosnt do anything except for the 169.x.y.z thing, I tried to clear out my TCP / IP stack and that did nothing, :( NOTE: I have tried diffrent cables, I am currently using the yellow cable it comes with which worked fine over my friends house. I also do not have any wireless adaptors at the moment till my next pay check Specs: Me: New Jersey, USA Router: Belkin Wireless N Router Model #: F5D822-4v3 Ver.: 3000 Computer: Dell Dimension DIM4600 Windows XP Home Edition Version 2002 Servce Pack 2 P4 CPU 2.40GHz 256MB of Ram If you have any question feel free to ask I will respond as quickly as possible!

04-22-2008, 03:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
Cellus Moderator Networking Team Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 2,526 OS: Windows Vista Business SP1, Windows XP Professional SP3 My System	Re: Router or NIC Problem? An IP address of 169.254.x.x is an APIPA address. In a nutshell this basically means your computer was unable to get a proper IP address from your router, so it gave itself one. When you access your router's web configuration, make sure DHCP is enabled. __________________ TSF Networking Team HijackThis 5 Step Process Donate!