question re: network timeout

[richk 0]

I am trying to help a friend fix a "slow boot" problem in XP Home. She has a DSL modem connected to a network adapter. She has a dynamic IP address, where the modem acts as a DHCP server. She needs to run some sort of program to start her internet session. Whenever she boots the machine, there is an endless wait before XP finishes starting. Another piece of information is that if she unplugs her network connector, the machine boots quickly. I believe that at boot time the network driver senses that the network is "up" and tries to get an IP address from the DHCP server and the modem doesn't respond and waits to time out. Is there any way to change the timeout value or something equivalent? I found ways to do this under NT4, but not under XP. I thought about trying to start the network driver as part of some sort of script that also starts the internet connection, but I think that would only delay the startup problem until she tried to establish the internet connection. The DHCP service is not available until after the network needs to be running.

 

Thank you

[Tomay 0]

My friend has the same problem with his dsl modem and windows xp. He uses a "workaround". He unplugs the cable and boots into xp's than plugs the cable back in. I know this is no real solution. What happens if you enter a static ip?

[richk 0]

thanks for the reply. I have not tried the static IP address yet. I was hoping to find some sort of timeout value in the registry. I assume you are talking about an "alternate configuration". I had told her that I could try that the next time I was at her machine. I assumed that I would also need to do something to refresh the IP address from the DHCP server when she connecting, such as a script.

[duhmez 0]

try setting a static IP within the range of the router, like 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.1.1

Make sure it matches the routers subnet mask too. then in the dns box enter the routers internal IP adress and the smae ip in the gateway box. this should work fine.

 

i dunno why it is doing what it's doing, but it will be fine.

 

if the router's ip adress for some reason won't work as a dns server, then enter your isp's dns servers.