Troubleshooting Windows 95 Tcp/Ip Problems - Novell NETWARE 6-DOCUMENTATION Manual

Troubleshooting Windows 95 TCP/IP Problems

Using WINIPCFG
128 Novell DNS/DHCP Management Utility Administration Guide
Cause 1: The Zone SOA serial number is not automatically updated after
the modification is made.
Solution 1: After you modify the Resource Record, change the Zone SOA
serial number manually.
Cause 2: The server cache is not atomically refreshed after modifications
are made.
Solution 2: Unload the NAMED.NLM module and reload it to refresh the
DNS server settings.
Problem: The client is not assigned an IP address.
Cause: The DHCP Server object is not properly configured.
Solution: Make sure you have created the DHCP Server object, at least
one Subnet object, and one Subnet Address Range object. Verify that
when you load the DHCP Server module, DHCPSRVR.NLM, a message
from the Netware system console indicates that the IP database is loaded.
This section provides assistance for those troubleshooting TCP/IP problems
on Windows 95* clients. You should have a basic understanding of TCP/IP
and how it is configured for Windows 95.
The WINIPCFG utility displays a client's current TCP/IP configuration. To
execute this utility, click Start > Run, enter winipcfg , and click Enter.
If the client's IP address was statically assigned and configured, the
information that was entered under TCP/IP Protocols in the control panel's
Network settings is displayed.
If the client was configured to obtain an address using DHCP, the information
displayed was received from the DHCP server that assigned the IP address.
WINIPCFG provides the following information about the client:
Network adapter address
Assigned IP address
Subnet mask
Default gateway (default router)