Err Msg: The DHCP Client Was Unable to Obtain an IP Network... (157139)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2
This article was previously published under Q157139 SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to pass IP broadcasts, such as DHCP, over a Token Ring
transparent bridge, you may receive the following error message:
The DHCP client was unable to obtain an IP network address from a
DHCP server.
Or, you may be unable to resolve names of computers on the other side of
the bridge.
CAUSE
Windows 95-based computers set the Source Routing (SR) bit in all IP
broadcast traffic by default. Transparent bridges may discard frames with
Source Routing information when passing them to different media types
(such as Ethernet).
RESOLUTIONSTATUS
This problem no longer occurs in Windows 98. To resolve this problem, install the current version of Windows. For information about the current version of Windows, visit http://www.microsoft.com/windows.
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| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 3/25/2002 |
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| Keywords: | kbnetwork kbpolicy kbprb KB157139 |
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