i sitill get the APIPA MYM

You could try tweaking your Broadcast flag, I have attached the steps found in a related KB article. Make sure you backup your registry keys before making these changes. To resolve this issue yourself, disable the DHCP BROADCAST flag in Windows Vista. To do this, follow these steps: Click Start , type regedit in the Start Search box, and then click regedit in the Programs list. If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type your password, or click Continue.Locate and then click the following registry subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Interfaces\{GUID} In this registry path, click the (GUID) subkey that corresponds to the network adapter that is connected to the network.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.In the Value data box, type 1, and then click OK.Close Registry Editor. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928233

i have configured static ip address on win7 and windows vista but still it searches for DHCP. there is no problem with any other operating systam. there no dhcp server running on my network. so eventually the win 7 and vista gets APIPA and end up in no communication. i am using cisco cisco small business switches sg 300-52 and layer 3 cisco catalyst 3560 switch for intervlan routing. thanksMYM

Can you post a screenshot of both the IPv4 configuration in the gui and paste the output of the ipconfig /all command?

Hello Jaap, here are the screenshots here is the text from ipconfig /all command Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : it- Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : comapny.local Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : company.local Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/1000 MT Network Connection Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0C-29-BD-34-80 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::cdf9:7364:7bef:7788%11(Preferred) Autoconfiguration IPv4 Address. . : 169.254.222.191(Duplicate) Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0 IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.56.30(Duplicate) Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.192 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.56.1 DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 234884137 DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-16-7F-DF-15-00-0C-29-BD-34-80 DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.56.12 192.168.56.14 NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled Tunnel adapter isatap.{CE490526-0137-48A8-8FA9-D39834789B40}: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes When i disable the ipv 6 and then i disable and enable the network card it gives me "windows has detected an ip address conflict" when i check the ip its the same as the above screenshot. Thanks

Let us take this one step at a time, can you confirm that you have setup your IP settings the following way: On the general tab of TCP/IPv4 properties make sure you have configured the Static IP for both the IP and the DNS servers. On the Alternate Configuration tab make sure the 'Automatic private IP address' radio button is selected. Can you also post the screenshots of the configuration as you set it up as such:

Here are the screenshots please note that when i try to ping it gives the following error Pinging 192.168.56.1 with 32 bytes of data: PING: transmit failed. General failure. thanks MYM

I tried the procedure given above but still the problem is same. i still get an 169.254 ip address thanksMYM

Hi, Try this: 1. Click Start, type in cmd and right-click it, select run as administrator. 2. type the command below netsh winsock reset catalog netsh ini ip reset 3. Reboot the system. Best Regards, Kim ZhouPlease remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

Hi, Try this: 1. Click Start, type in cmd and right-click it, select run as administrator. 2. type the command below netsh winsock reset catalog netsh ini ip reset 3. Reboot the system. Best Regards, Kim ZhouPlease remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.