Windows 7 sees the NIC but won't pick up a DHCP address

I put Windows 7 (build 7000) onto a plain-vanilla Dell Dimension 4600. It seems to have found the NIC (evidently an Intel Pro/100 VE) just fine: http://pixelcity.com/7/0-device-mgr.png
... but I'm not picking up an address from my equally-vanilla Linksys router. With the cable unplugged the network window looks like this: http://pixelcity.com/7/1-unplugged.png
... and as soon as I plug in a cable it starts doing stuff: http://pixelcity.com/7/2-plugged-in.png
... further confirming my belief that the NIC is working and Windows 7 can see it just fine. But then it doesn't pick up an address. http://pixelcity.com/7/3-final.png

'ipconfig' in a CMD window confirms that it's using a self-assigned (169.x.y.z) address. This machine was online 2 hours ago with XP, so the NIC, cable, and router are all fine.

Any ideas?

Sorry, I meant to say build 7100--the Release Candidate Customer Preview.

hi, i am also experiencing the same issue wit my netgear fa311 adapter, tried many a times and many a steps, still getting 169.x.x.x

any solutions??

Just out of curiosity, can you post the results of your ipconfig /all command please?

'ipconfig' in a CMD window confirms that it's using a self-assigned (169.x.y.z) address

this is not your correct IP, it's local only. Have you tried unplugging the power to the router, then wait a few minutew and plug it back in?

As mike2k9 suggested, you should post the Ipconfig info.

Just include the information under the Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

can some one move this thread to Windows 7 Networking section?

Note: Solution that worked for me.
Solution - Netgear FA311 v1 + No Internet + RC Build 7100

Hey I have a very similar config. Have you tried rebooting the modem, router, and pc? The 169.254.x.x is a local not connected address. The only thing different from the box on xp to now is the driver. I know we all hate the update the driver help but you never know. Get the driver from someone other than DELL. I was having a monster video problem and dells driver was the problem. Got a driver from intel snd presto. Good luck Ken

Please disable symantec end point antivirus or any other antivirus software installed in your windows 7 machine and try ...this should fix your dhcp issue.

enjoy.....

Regards
Madhu...
Bangalore

I faced this problem. My laptop has Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit OS with Broadcom Netlink Gigabit Ethernet. My DHCP internet was working fine until sometime and it stopped working all of a sudden. I have an other laptop which has Windows XP in it. When I connected the internet cable to that laptop, it worked fine. So, I looked up on internet to resolve the issue on my Windows 7 laptop for 3 days so far. I tried everything from disabling windows firewall and uninstalling my antivirus software. I came across this - "How to reset Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" article on Microsoft Support website.

I applied the Microsoft Fix it 50199. In that article, though it is not mentioned that it can be applied for Windows 7, I gave it a try and it did magic after I applied the fix and restarted the laptop. Its getting connected to internet.

Srikanth
Hyderabad

The fix for me was disabling the auto-negotiation of the NIC link speed. I set the link speed to match the switch, which was 100mb full duplex in my case.