Fix Invalid DHCP IP

• 1). Click on the "Start" icon and select "Run."
  
  
• 2). Type in "winipcfg" without quotes and hit "Enter" to launch the utility.
  
  
• 3). Click on the "PPP Adapter" listing, located in the list of available adapters.
  
  
• 4). Verify that the Windows assigned IP is "169.254.x.x." This is a default Windows IP created automatically for all local connections. "x.x." values are different, while the first two values are always the same. If the IP does not match, you will need to release and renew in order for DHCP to pick up the Windows IP.
  
  
• 5). Click on the "Release" button, located below the IP listing.
  
  
• 6). Click on the "Renew" button, located next to the release button.
  
  
• 7). Click on the network adapter you are using, located in the list of available adapters. It should be labeled as "Network Adapter" in the adapter type.
  
  
• 8). Verify that the network adapter IP address matches "169.254.x.x." The last two "x.x" values should match your PPP Adapter. If it does not, you will need to release and renew the IP.
  
  
• 9). Click on the "Release" button. The value for network adapter will now change to 0.0.0.0.
  
  
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  Click on the "Renew" button. The IP will now be "169.254.x.x."
  
  

Disable Automatic Private IP Addressing in Windows 98

• 1). Click on the "Start" icon and then "Run."
  
  
• 2). Type in "regedit" without quotes. Hit "Enter" to launch the Registry Editor.
  
  
• 3). Open up the "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE," "System," "CurrentControlSet," "Services, "VxD," "DHCP" registry folder.
  
  
• 4). Right-click anywhere in the empty white space of the DHCP folder screen and click on "New." Select "DWORD."
  
  
• 5). Type in "IPAutoconfigurationEnabled" as the entry name. Type in "0x0" in the "Value data" field. Click on "OK" to confirm your changes.