GA-7VM400M rev 2, no DHCP for onboard NIC

For some strange reason DHCP doesn't work with the onboard LAN,
however assigning a static IP works fine. Latest bios already
intalled (FD) latest VIA 4-in-1's installed, latest NIC drivers
installed too. The onboard NIC is sharing an IRQ with the video card,
and despite changing options in the bios there's no way to change that
(both the video card and NIC take IRQ 11). I know the onboard nic
isn't defective, because it works fine once assigned a static IP. If
anyone has any ideas, please let me know. Thanks.

-GV

GlassVial wrote:
For some strange reason DHCP doesn't work with the onboard LAN,

What are you using for a DHCP server?

For some strange reason DHCP doesn't work with the onboard LAN,

What are you using for a DHCP server?

A linksys router. Any other machine on the network that needs an IP
gets it just fine from it.

-GV

GlassVial wrote:
For some strange reason DHCP doesn't work with the onboard LAN,

Got any software firewall filters installed? Perhaps the server isn't
receiving the DHCP REQUEST packet or the client isn't getting the OFFER
packet.

Got any software firewall filters installed?

Nope just stock XP SP2, and I tried turning its own firewall off.

-GV

Got any software firewall filters installed?

Oh and this problem was also happening with Windows 98SE, no software
firewall of any kind.

-GV

GlassVial wrote:
Oh and this problem was also happening with Windows 98SE, no software
firewall of any kind.

What is the default speed of the card, is it set to auto-negotiate? Try
setting it to 10mb/s and see if that changes anything.

You have sufficient IP addresses available in the DHCP server scope,
right?

When you boot your system with DHCP enabled does XP assign a APIPA
address (i.e. 169.254.x.x.) when it can't get a response from the DHCP
server?

Finally, try uninstalling and reinstalling the TCP protocol. Make SURE
you have an operable driver (not necessarily the lastest one...) for
that VIA network interface chip. Are you using this one?

http://www.giga-byte.com/Download/Do...a_6103_win2003

What is the default speed of the card, is it set to auto-negotiate? Try
setting it to 10mb/s and see if that changes anything.

I believe it's set to auto with the viaset utility for the onboard
nic, I'm not sure offhand.

You have sufficient IP addresses available in the DHCP server scope,
right?

I have it set for giving out 5 IP's, all machines/devices on my
network are static IP's, the only reason for having those 5 is for
customers machines (like the one with this GB board)

When you boot your system with DHCP enabled does XP assign a APIPA
address (i.e. 169.254.x.x.) when it can't get a response from the DHCP
server?

No it just keeps trying to get an IP address, the taskbar icon keeps
searching for one, and ipconfig /release just says it's already
released, and ipconfig /renew says access denied (and yes this account
is logged in with admin rights).

Finally, try uninstalling and reinstalling the TCP protocol. Make SURE
you have an operable driver (not necessarily the lastest one...) for
that VIA network interface chip. Are you using this one?

http://www.giga-byte.com/Download/Do...a_6103_win2003

No I'm using the latest one from viaarena.com, and also this is a
fresh load of XP. I figured 98 wasn't working because it was a pretty
old load and had some problems, but I thought XP would pick it up,
especially on a fresh reload.

-GV

GlassVial wrote:
When you boot your system with DHCP enabled does XP assign a APIPA
address (i.e. 169.254.x.x.) when it can't get a response from the
DHCP server?

No it just keeps trying to get an IP address, the taskbar icon keeps
searching for one, and ipconfig /release just says it's already
released, and ipconfig /renew says access denied (and yes this account
is logged in with admin rights).

Are you sure there is ONLY ONE DHCP server on the network?

GlassVial wrote:
When you boot your system with DHCP enabled does XP assign a APIPA
address (i.e. 169.254.x.x.) when it can't get a response from the
DHCP server?

No it just keeps trying to get an IP address, the taskbar icon keeps
searching for one, and ipconfig /release just says it's already
released, and ipconfig /renew says access denied (and yes this account
is logged in with admin rights).

Is there anything useful in the XP Event Log?