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Microsoft DHCP bugs make Windows lose networking

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Posted 11 December 2008 - 09:46 PM

A very good article for anyone with inexplicable networking problems. Well worth the read.

By Scott Spanbauer

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Numerous perplexed Windows users have discovered that attempting to connect their PCs (especially Vista) to their existing networks or Wi-Fi hotspots results in flaky or nonexistent connections.

One reason: a change by Microsoft in Vista's Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP) is causing conflicts with some networking hardware, which can require a Registry edit to fix.

The many reports of Vista networking snafus range from the gravest of symptoms — no Internet connectivity at all — to occasional connection drops:


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