can't release ip

JaY

"David" wrote:

> JaY wrote:
> > i cant connect to the internet my ip is 169.254.X.X. which is a default ip
> > and when i try ipconfig/release the messege comes up " the requested
> > operation requires elevation what can i do to fix this and get on-line?
> >
> >
> run a cmd prompt as administrator? right click on "cmd.exe", choose
> "run as admin.". then try your ipconfig/release command again
>
when i do this it say's " an error occurred while releasing Interface
loopback Pseudo-interface 1 - the system cant find the file specified" and
under that it show the ip with the 169.254.XX.X just like it would if i put
in ip config

Barb Bowman

can you post the complete TEXT output of

ipconfig /all from an elevated cmd prompt and tell us what you are
connecting to? router? broadband modem directly?

On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:46:02 -0700, JaY
<> wrote:

>
>
>"David" wrote:
>
>> JaY wrote:
>> > i cant connect to the internet my ip is 169.254.X.X. which is a default ip
>> > and when i try ipconfig/release the messege comes up " the requested
>> > operation requires elevation what can i do to fix this and get on-line?
>> >
>> >
>> run a cmd prompt as administrator? right click on "cmd.exe", choose
>> "run as admin.". then try your ipconfig/release command again
>>
>when i do this it say's " an error occurred while releasing Interface
>loopback Pseudo-interface 1 - the system cant find the file specified" and
>under that it show the ip with the 169.254.XX.X just like it would if i put
>in ip config
--

Barb Bowman
MS Windows-MVP

JaY

im connecting to a cable modem and this is the outcome of ipconfig/all

C:\Windows\system32>ipconfig/all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Ultimate
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 04-4B-80-80-80-04
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 04-4B-80-80-80-03
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::402c:8b2d:43a4:50c%8(Preferred)
Autoconfiguration IPv4 Address. . : 169.254.5.12(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 201608064
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . :
isatap.{ECE0D666-A726-482F-9C42-77B6B9657
B1B}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::5efe:169.254.5.12%10(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . :
isatap.{63D573CF-05CC-4AD5-8D1A-42E37AE7B
AD2}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

C:\Windows\system32>

"Barb Bowman" wrote:

> can you post the complete TEXT output of
>
> ipconfig /all from an elevated cmd prompt and tell us what you are
> connecting to? router? broadband modem directly?
>
> On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:46:02 -0700, JaY
> <> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >"David" wrote:
> >
> >> JaY wrote:
> >> > i cant connect to the internet my ip is 169.254.X.X. which is a default ip
> >> > and when i try ipconfig/release the messege comes up " the requested
> >> > operation requires elevation what can i do to fix this and get on-line?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> run a cmd prompt as administrator? right click on "cmd.exe", choose
> >> "run as admin.". then try your ipconfig/release command again
> >>
> >when i do this it say's " an error occurred while releasing Interface
> >loopback Pseudo-interface 1 - the system cant find the file specified" and
> >under that it show the ip with the 169.254.XX.X just like it would if i put
> >in ip config
> --
>
> Barb Bowman
> MS Windows-MVP
>
>
>

JaY

"David" wrote:

> JaY wrote:
> > i cant connect to the internet my ip is 169.254.X.X. which is a default ip
> > and when i try ipconfig/release the messege comes up " the requested
> > operation requires elevation what can i do to fix this and get on-line?
> >
> >
> run a cmd prompt as administrator? right click on "cmd.exe", choose
> "run as admin.". then try your ipconfig/release command again
>
when i do this it say's " an error occurred while releasing Interface
loopback Pseudo-interface 1 - the system cant find the file specified" and
under that it show the ip with the 169.254.XX.X just like it would if i put
in ip config

Barb Bowman

can you post the complete TEXT output of

ipconfig /all from an elevated cmd prompt and tell us what you are
connecting to? router? broadband modem directly?

On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:46:02 -0700, JaY
<> wrote:

>
>
>"David" wrote:
>
>> JaY wrote:
>> > i cant connect to the internet my ip is 169.254.X.X. which is a default ip
>> > and when i try ipconfig/release the messege comes up " the requested
>> > operation requires elevation what can i do to fix this and get on-line?
>> >
>> >
>> run a cmd prompt as administrator? right click on "cmd.exe", choose
>> "run as admin.". then try your ipconfig/release command again
>>
>when i do this it say's " an error occurred while releasing Interface
>loopback Pseudo-interface 1 - the system cant find the file specified" and
>under that it show the ip with the 169.254.XX.X just like it would if i put
>in ip config
--

Barb Bowman
MS Windows-MVP

JaY

im connecting to a cable modem and this is the outcome of ipconfig/all

C:\Windows\system32>ipconfig/all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Ultimate
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 04-4B-80-80-80-04
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 04-4B-80-80-80-03
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::402c:8b2d:43a4:50c%8(Preferred)
Autoconfiguration IPv4 Address. . : 169.254.5.12(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 201608064
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . :
isatap.{ECE0D666-A726-482F-9C42-77B6B9657
B1B}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::5efe:169.254.5.12%10(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . :
isatap.{63D573CF-05CC-4AD5-8D1A-42E37AE7B
AD2}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

C:\Windows\system32>

"Barb Bowman" wrote:

> can you post the complete TEXT output of
>
> ipconfig /all from an elevated cmd prompt and tell us what you are
> connecting to? router? broadband modem directly?
>
> On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:46:02 -0700, JaY
> <> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >"David" wrote:
> >
> >> JaY wrote:
> >> > i cant connect to the internet my ip is 169.254.X.X. which is a default ip
> >> > and when i try ipconfig/release the messege comes up " the requested
> >> > operation requires elevation what can i do to fix this and get on-line?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> run a cmd prompt as administrator? right click on "cmd.exe", choose
> >> "run as admin.". then try your ipconfig/release command again
> >>
> >when i do this it say's " an error occurred while releasing Interface
> >loopback Pseudo-interface 1 - the system cant find the file specified" and
> >under that it show the ip with the 169.254.XX.X just like it would if i put
> >in ip config
> --
>
> Barb Bowman
> MS Windows-MVP
>
>
>

JaY

im connecting to a cable modem and this is the outcome of ipconfig/all

C:\Windows\system32>ipconfig/all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Ultimate
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 04-4B-80-80-80-04
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 04-4B-80-80-80-03
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::402c:8b2d:43a4:50c%8(Preferred)
Autoconfiguration IPv4 Address. . : 169.254.5.12(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 201608064
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . :
isatap.{ECE0D666-A726-482F-9C42-77B6B9657
B1B}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::5efe:169.254.5.12%10(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . :
isatap.{63D573CF-05CC-4AD5-8D1A-42E37AE7B
AD2}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

C:\Windows\system32>

"Barb Bowman" wrote:

> can you post the complete TEXT output of
>
> ipconfig /all from an elevated cmd prompt and tell us what you are
> connecting to? router? broadband modem directly?
>
> On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:46:02 -0700, JaY
> <> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >"David" wrote:
> >
> >> JaY wrote:
> >> > i cant connect to the internet my ip is 169.254.X.X. which is a default ip
> >> > and when i try ipconfig/release the messege comes up " the requested
> >> > operation requires elevation what can i do to fix this and get on-line?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> run a cmd prompt as administrator? right click on "cmd.exe", choose
> >> "run as admin.". then try your ipconfig/release command again
> >>
> >when i do this it say's " an error occurred while releasing Interface
> >loopback Pseudo-interface 1 - the system cant find the file specified" and
> >under that it show the ip with the 169.254.XX.X just like it would if i put
> >in ip config
> --
>
> Barb Bowman
> MS Windows-MVP
>
>
>

Barb Bowman

Looks like you have two Ethernet adapters. Have you tried removing
the cable from where it is and plugging it into the other LAN port
and power cycling the broadband modem? (Or have you tried power
cycling the modem at all? try that first).

Does your user account have admin privileges?

On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 18:44:04 -0700, JaY
<> wrote:

>im connecting to a cable modem and this is the outcome of ipconfig/all
>
>C:\Windows\system32>ipconfig/all
>
>Windows IP Configuration
>
> Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Ultimate
> Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
> Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>
>Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:
>
> Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller #2
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 04-4B-80-80-80-04
> DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
> Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>
>Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 04-4B-80-80-80-03
> DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
> Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::402c:8b2d:43a4:50c%8(Preferred)
> Autoconfiguration IPv4 Address. . : 169.254.5.12(Preferred)
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
> DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 201608064
> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
> fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
> fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
> NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
>
>Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . :
>isatap.{ECE0D666-A726-482F-9C42-77B6B9657
>B1B}
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
> DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
> Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::5efe:169.254.5.12%10(Preferred)
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
> fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
> fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
> NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
>
>Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . :
>isatap.{63D573CF-05CC-4AD5-8D1A-42E37AE7B
>AD2}
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
> DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
> Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
> NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
>
>C:\Windows\system32>
>
>"Barb Bowman" wrote:
>
>> can you post the complete TEXT output of
>>
>> ipconfig /all from an elevated cmd prompt and tell us what you are
>> connecting to? router? broadband modem directly?
>>
>> On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:46:02 -0700, JaY
>> <> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >
>> >"David" wrote:
>> >
>> >> JaY wrote:
>> >> > i cant connect to the internet my ip is 169.254.X.X. which is a default ip
>> >> > and when i try ipconfig/release the messege comes up " the requested
>> >> > operation requires elevation what can i do to fix this and get on-line?
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> run a cmd prompt as administrator? right click on "cmd.exe", choose
>> >> "run as admin.". then try your ipconfig/release command again
>> >>
>> >when i do this it say's " an error occurred while releasing Interface
>> >loopback Pseudo-interface 1 - the system cant find the file specified" and
>> >under that it show the ip with the 169.254.XX.X just like it would if i put
>> >in ip config
>> --
>>
>> Barb Bowman
>> MS Windows-MVP
>>
>>
>>
--

Barb Bowman
MS Windows-MVP

JaY

yes i have tried the other port same outcome i spent 2 hours on the phone
with comcast tring to figure this out they reset my modem from there and i
have many times and i have admin im the only user

"Barb Bowman" wrote:

> Looks like you have two Ethernet adapters. Have you tried removing
> the cable from where it is and plugging it into the other LAN port
> and power cycling the broadband modem? (Or have you tried power
> cycling the modem at all? try that first).
>
> Does your user account have admin privileges?
>
> On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 18:44:04 -0700, JaY
> <> wrote:
>
> >im connecting to a cable modem and this is the outcome of ipconfig/all
> >
> >C:\Windows\system32>ipconfig/all
> >
> >Windows IP Configuration
> >
> > Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Ultimate
> > Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
> > Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
> > IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> > WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> >
> >Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:
> >
> > Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
> > Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> > Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller #2
> > Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 04-4B-80-80-80-04
> > DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
> > Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> >
> >Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
> >
> > Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> > Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller
> > Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 04-4B-80-80-80-03
> > DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
> > Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> > Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::402c:8b2d:43a4:50c%8(Preferred)
> > Autoconfiguration IPv4 Address. . : 169.254.5.12(Preferred)
> > Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
> > Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
> > DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 201608064
> > DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
> > fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
> > fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
> > NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
> >
> >Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:
> >
> > Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> > Description . . . . . . . . . . . :
> >isatap.{ECE0D666-A726-482F-9C42-77B6B9657
> >B1B}
> > Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
> > DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
> > Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> > Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::5efe:169.254.5.12%10(Preferred)
> > Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
> > DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
> > fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
> > fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
> > NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
> >
> >Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:
> >
> > Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> > Description . . . . . . . . . . . :
> >isatap.{63D573CF-05CC-4AD5-8D1A-42E37AE7B
> >AD2}
> > Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
> > DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
> > Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> > Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
> > NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
> >
> >C:\Windows\system32>
> >
> >"Barb Bowman" wrote:
> >
> >> can you post the complete TEXT output of
> >>
> >> ipconfig /all from an elevated cmd prompt and tell us what you are
> >> connecting to? router? broadband modem directly?
> >>
> >> On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:46:02 -0700, JaY
> >> <> wrote:
> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >"David" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> JaY wrote:
> >> >> > i cant connect to the internet my ip is 169.254.X.X. which is a default ip
> >> >> > and when i try ipconfig/release the messege comes up " the requested
> >> >> > operation requires elevation what can i do to fix this and get on-line?
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> run a cmd prompt as administrator? right click on "cmd.exe", choose
> >> >> "run as admin.". then try your ipconfig/release command again
> >> >>
> >> >when i do this it say's " an error occurred while releasing Interface
> >> >loopback Pseudo-interface 1 - the system cant find the file specified" and
> >> >under that it show the ip with the 169.254.XX.X just like it would if i put
> >> >in ip config
> >> --
> >>
> >> Barb Bowman
> >> MS Windows-MVP
> >>
> >>
> >>
> --
>
> Barb Bowman
> MS Windows-MVP
>
>
>

Barb Bowman

so you have unplugged the modem and plugged it back in yourself in
addition to the remote reset?

assuming you were able to connect last week, can you do a system
restore to a day last week before this issue started?

have you installed any updates? new programs?

On Wed, 26 Sep 2007 06:18:04 -0700, JaY
<> wrote:

>yes i have tried the other port same outcome i spent 2 hours on the phone
>with comcast tring to figure this out they reset my modem from there and i
>have many times and i have admin im the only user
>
>"Barb Bowman" wrote:
>
>> Looks like you have two Ethernet adapters. Have you tried removing
>> the cable from where it is and plugging it into the other LAN port
>> and power cycling the broadband modem? (Or have you tried power
>> cycling the modem at all? try that first).
>>
>> Does your user account have admin privileges?
>>
>> On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 18:44:04 -0700, JaY
>> <> wrote:
>>
>> >im connecting to a cable modem and this is the outcome of ipconfig/all
>> >
>> >C:\Windows\system32>ipconfig/all
>> >
>> >Windows IP Configuration
>> >
>> > Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Ultimate
>> > Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
>> > Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
>> > IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>> > WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>> >
>> >Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:
>> >
>> > Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
>> > Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
>> > Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller #2
>> > Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 04-4B-80-80-80-04
>> > DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
>> > Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>> >
>> >Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
>> >
>> > Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
>> > Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller
>> > Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 04-4B-80-80-80-03
>> > DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
>> > Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>> > Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::402c:8b2d:43a4:50c%8(Preferred)
>> > Autoconfiguration IPv4 Address. . : 169.254.5.12(Preferred)
>> > Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
>> > Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
>> > DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 201608064
>> > DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
>> > fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
>> > fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
>> > NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
>> >
>> >Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:
>> >
>> > Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
>> > Description . . . . . . . . . . . :
>> >isatap.{ECE0D666-A726-482F-9C42-77B6B9657
>> >B1B}
>> > Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
>> > DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
>> > Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>> > Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::5efe:169.254.5.12%10(Preferred)
>> > Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
>> > DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
>> > fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
>> > fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
>> > NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
>> >
>> >Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:
>> >
>> > Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
>> > Description . . . . . . . . . . . :
>> >isatap.{63D573CF-05CC-4AD5-8D1A-42E37AE7B
>> >AD2}
>> > Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
>> > DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
>> > Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>> > Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
>> > NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
>> >
>> >C:\Windows\system32>
>> >
>> >"Barb Bowman" wrote:
>> >
>> >> can you post the complete TEXT output of
>> >>
>> >> ipconfig /all from an elevated cmd prompt and tell us what you are
>> >> connecting to? router? broadband modem directly?
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:46:02 -0700, JaY
>> >> <> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >"David" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> JaY wrote:
>> >> >> > i cant connect to the internet my ip is 169.254.X.X. which is a default ip
>> >> >> > and when i try ipconfig/release the messege comes up " the requested
>> >> >> > operation requires elevation what can i do to fix this and get on-line?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> run a cmd prompt as administrator? right click on "cmd.exe", choose
>> >> >> "run as admin.". then try your ipconfig/release command again
>> >> >>
>> >> >when i do this it say's " an error occurred while releasing Interface
>> >> >loopback Pseudo-interface 1 - the system cant find the file specified" and
>> >> >under that it show the ip with the 169.254.XX.X just like it would if i put
>> >> >in ip config
>> >> --
>> >>
>> >> Barb Bowman
>> >> MS Windows-MVP
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> --
>>
>> Barb Bowman
>> MS Windows-MVP
>>
>>
>>
--

Barb Bowman
MS Windows-MVP