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Question about self generated IP address - 169.254.56.156
Even though I am returning the XPS 400, I am still curious about one of the problems I had.
I was unable to connect to the internet. The best way I can explain it is that the computer kept generating its own IP address of 169.254.56.156 which made it impossible to connect to the internet.
The only way Dell support could help me was to reinstall the OS of Windows XP Media Center Edition.
I would like to know why this happened and could it have been resolved differently.
I have a DSL connection with a 6+ year old Alcatel 1000 ADSL modem.
zbestwun2001
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Posted February 15th, 2006 21:00
That ip is a Safe ip. That is a normal entry you will see in firewall logs.
What happens when you open up your browser?
SteveSteve,
It said: "Error 691 Access was denied because the username and/or password invalid on the domain."
At first I called ISP, they checked everything and said to call Dell. Dell and I ended up reinstalling the OS.
I don't understand what may have caused this happened. There were two other times, before this happened, that I had trouble connecting to the internet, which got resolved somehow with the help of Dell or SBC
Thank you.
VCraig
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Posted February 15th, 2006 21:00