>
>Howdy,
>
>I have a Dell Latitude D610 with an integrated NIC on the
>motherboard. The OS is XP Pro.
>
>I very frequently change network settings because I move the
>laptop from place to place. I typically use software
>(NetSwitcher) to make those changes. When in my office, I
>use a static IP address.
>
>For the last few weeks, I often have the following problem:
>
>When I run NetSwitcher, the NIC hangs with the message
>"Acquiring IP address." At that point, I had been able to
>resolve matters by clicking on "Repair" in the Net
>Properties.
>
>But now, even that technique often fails. "Repair" leaves
>things just as they were, with the status as "Acquiring IP
>address."
>
>If I run IP config I see that there is no IP address
>assigned. Then, if I attempt either a "release" or a "renew"
>I get a message telling me that the NIC is not in a state
>that will allow the command to take effect.
>
>I also get a System error telling me that there is a
>conflict on our Lan because two systems have the same IP
>address. I have checked very carefully, and there is, in
>fact, no such conflict.
>
>If I reboot, I can usually (but not always) assign the IP
>address, and with that, all is well. On occasion, I must
>reboot several times.
>
>So, with all that as background...
>
>The folks at Dell tell me that this situation is likely to
>indicate that the NIC is flaky, and, they say, the (out of
>warrantee) repair will require a new MOBO.
>
>With what I have described, could anything else be the
>cause? That is, might this be a software or driver problem?
>
>And if so, how might I diagnose and repair the difficulty?
>
>Many thanks for any help,

>On Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:25:54 -0500, Kenneth
><usenet@soleSPAMLESSassociates.com> wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 13 Jan 2009 02:25:38 -0700, Steve Winograd
>><bc0705***@comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>Have you un-installed and re-installed the NIC?
>>
>>Hi Steve,
>>
>>I have not...
>>
>>I take it that you would suggest I give that a try?
>>
>>Many thanks,
>
>Yes.
>
>You're welcome.  :-)
>
>Please let us know if it helps.

> On Tue, 13 Jan 2009 23:18:07 -0700, Steve Winograd
>
>
>
> <bc0705***@comcast.net> wrote:
> >On Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:25:54 -0500, Kenneth
> ><use...@soleSPAMLESSassociates.com> wrote:
>
> >>On Tue, 13 Jan 2009 02:25:38 -0700, Steve Winograd
> >><bc0705***@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> >>>Have you un-installed and re-installed the NIC?
>
> >>Hi Steve,
>
> >>I have not...
>
> >>I take it that you would suggest I give that a try?
>
> >>Many thanks,
>
> >Yes.
>
> >You're welcome.  :-)
>
> >Please let us know if it helps.
>
> Hi Steve,
>
> I un-installed and re-installed the NIC.
>
> The problem seems the same.
>
> I do see though that if it gets "stuck" acquiring the IP
> address, I can click Disable, then Enable, and all functions
> properly.
>
> That is certainly easier than doing a re-boot.
>
> If the status remains unchanged, I could certainly tolerate
> the situation, and that would be quite a bit less costly
> than replacing the mobo as suggested by my friends at Dell.
>
> I am, by the way, using the most recent driver for the NIC.
>
> Thanks for any further thoughts,
> --
> Kenneth
>
> If you email... Please remove the "SPAMLESS."