Fix for Vista does not keep its DHCP IP address if a DHCP server is not available
If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to Windows Reference RSS feed Thanks for visiting!
The computer loses the IP address that was assigned to it by the DHCP server even though the default gateway is available. Instead, an Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) address, such as 172.16.0.0, is assigned to the client computer. Or, if the adapter was assigned an IP address by using the Alternative Configuration tab for the adapter, the adapter will use this address.
Solution
Click Start, type regedit in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER
Locate and then right-click the following registry subkey
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Interfaces\<Adapter>
Right-click DontPingGateway, and then click Modify.
In the Value Data box, type 1, and then click OK.
This procedure forces the client to keep its DHCP IP address, even if a DHCP server is not available. If you use the Alternate Configuration tab to modify the IP address for an adapter, this IP address is assigned to the adapter.
Random Posts
Did you enjoy this post? Why not leave a comment below and continue the conversation, or subscribe to my feed and get articles like this delivered automatically each day to your feed reader.






No comments yet.
Leave a comment
Line and paragraph breaks automatic, e-mail address never displayed, HTML allowed:
<a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong>