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    can't obtain an IP Address.

    So I am switching a client from dsl to cable and we are switching to dhcp IP's from a linsys besfr41 Cable/Dsl Router switch. I can obtain an IP from the router for the laptop but not on the desktop unit. When I run ipconfig /release it says its already done and when I run ipconfig /renew it errors out and says it can perform the task. I tried to rebuild the tcp/ip stack but I cant remove it in network neighborhood. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

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    Uninstall the NIC in safemode, reboot without the NIC, shut down and re-install the card.
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    Try ipconfig /all and see if there is anything set static or what it has the nic set up as.

    If anything is static - remove the static addresses that may be pointing it towards the wrong location to get an IP from.

    Then when it's not that do what doc said to do.

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    Thanks Doc worked like a charm. I figured that somehow the tcp/ip stack was corrupted just not sure how to resolve the issue when it wouldn't let me uninstall it. Catch you latter.

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