I accidentally changed my IP address, and now it won't get the address automatically i don't know what to do!

Question

i know how to make it get an address automatically, but when i do my wifi goes to limited or no conectivity, and for the guy who told me about the cmd prompt, it gives me the message: the operation failed as no adaptor is in the state permissible for this operation

Answer 1

In XP click on Start>Connect To>click on "Show all Connections"
Right click on the Local Area Connection icon and choose Properties - a Local Area Connection Properties box should open. Double click on Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and put a dot in obtain an IP address automatically, ALSO put a dot in Obtain DNS server address automatically (UNLESS your ISP has told you to use a specific DNS server address.
Then click the Ok's until you get back to the desktop

Answer 2

give this a go...

go to the start menu, select run... and type in cmd and press return. (on Vista, search for the command prompt shortcut on your start menu)

you should get a black box on your screen with a prompt similar to this >_

type in at this prompt (without quotes) "ipconfig /release" and press return

then type in "ipconfig /renew all" and press return

give that a go, hope that sorts it for you.

Answer 3

I'd suggest going into Start > Network Connections > and then right clicking on your connection and choosing "Renew."

Answer 4

click start
>control panel
>network connections
>properties
>click on internet protocol (TCP/IP)
>click on properties
>click on obtain ip automatically

click apply/ok