How to Repair DHCP for Windows

By Jeff Mason, eHow Contributor

updated: August 21, 2009
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Fix DHCP

Some cases in computer networking find you in a situation where your computer's IP address is no
longer valid or is in conflict with the IP address of someone else on the network. In those cases, it is
necessary to perform the proper steps to repair your DHCP settings and to allocate a new IP
address to your computer.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions
XP DHCP Fix

1. 1

Control Panel

Click "Start," and then click "Control Panel." Double-click the "Network Connections"
icon.

2. 2
 Repair Option

Right-click on the "Local Area Connection" that shows a status of "Connected"' and
then left-click the "Repair" option.

3. 3

Click "Close" when Windows displays a message that it has "Finished Repairing the
network connection."

Vista DHCP Fix

4. 1

The NIC GUID

Click "Start," and then type "cmd" and the press "Enter." Type "net config rdr" and
the press "Enter" from the "Command Prompt" window. Note the last four characters
of active adapter's TCP/IP GUID.

5. 2

Click "Start," and then type "regedit" and then press "Enter."

6. 3
 Registry GUID

Locate the
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\I
nterfaces\{GUID} key in the left-hand pane of the registry editor and click on the
specific key whose last 4 GUID characters match the four-character TCP/IP GUID
that you noted in Step 1.

On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD (32-bit) Value.

In the New Value #1 box, type DhcpConnEnableBcastFlagToggle, and then press

ENTER.

Right-click DhcpConnEnableBcastFlagToggle, and then click Modify.

7. 4

New Key

Right-click the located registry entry, and then click "New," and then click "DWORD
(32-bit) Value."

8. 5
 Toggle Key

Type "DhcpConnEnableBcastFlagToggle" in the "New Value #1" box, and then

press "Enter."

9. 6

Toggle Value

Double-click the "DhcpConnEnableBcastFlagToggle" key, and then type "1" in the

"Value data" box, and then click "OK."

10. 7

Close the registry editor and then reboot your system.

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