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<P><FONT size=2>Hi All,<BR> I have run across a little problem that
I thought I'd run past you all (it maybe something that others will see or maybe
not).</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2> A little background is necessary.</FONT></P><FONT size=2>
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<LI>We have a 5 subnet network</LI>
<LI>The branches all use static IP address (no problems here)</LI>
<LI>The main gets the IP addresses from a DHCP server (ad domain server)</LI>
<LI>Network is a mix of NT4, W2k, & XP Pro (a few Linux test boxes tossed
in as well but they are not affected)</LI></UL>
<DIV>Over the last week I have had people come to me to say that a specific pc
does not have internet access.</DIV>
<DIV>When I run ipconfig/all on the specific pc, the gateway is incorrect.
Running ipconfig/flushdns, then ipconfig/renew</DIV>
<DIV>cures the problem. The DHCP server has the correct information listed in
both server and scope properties (running ipconfig/renew</DIV>
<DIV>wouldn't fix the problem if dhcp was incorrect anyway). Now for the
kicker.... ONLY the XP boxes are doing it (and not all of them).</DIV>
<DIV>I have a mix of IE 6 & 7 on the pcs so that "shouldn't" be a cause
(haven't installed IE7 in the lab yet as I have some W2k boxes in there,</DIV>
<DIV> and I'm trying to keep them all "looking" the same).</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Has anyone run into or heard of this before? </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Quite interesting isn't it? Nothing
like a good enigma to exercise the grey matter!
:o)</FONT><BR><BR><BR>Dan Will<BR>Technology Supervisor<BR>Meigs County District
Public Library<BR>willda@oplin.org<BR>740.992.5813<BR>740.992.6140
(fax)<BR><BR>The difference between fiction and reality?<BR>Fiction has to make
sense.<BR>Tom Clancy</FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML>