Two utilities I use on a lot of client machines where the network connection gets hosed: Winsock XP fix (fixes 90% of issues): http://www.snapfiles.com/get/winsockxpfix.html Dial-a-Fix (fixes more obscure issues, go into tools and reset network): http://wiki.djlizard.net/Dial-a-fix#Mirrors.2Fdownload_locations.2C_and_articles Wouldn't hurt to run a check for viruses either. I've seen a number of poorly written Windows worms nuke a connection. AVG Free is generally solid (and free!): http://free.grisoft.com On 8/6/06, Eugene Samuel <esamuel at mn.rr.com> wrote: > Greetings all, > Please do not flame me for asking a windows question. > Problem: I reinstalled Windows XP on my daughters computer and I am > unable to acquire an IP address from D-Link router. However, when I boot > up with Knoppix live cd there is no problem establishing a network > connection. > Any thoughts? > Eugene > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > -- Donovan Niesen