DHCP issue

[creaters10]

Hello,

I'm running Windows Vista on an ACER Aspire M1610 with a connectivity issue.

I was running a static IP address before the connectivity issues. I tried overriding this issue by manually inputting an IP address.

I found the IP address the router uses since I currently have multiple computers connected to the same router. However only one computer only have the connectivity issues.

The cmd prompt reveals in ipconfig that my IP address as 169.254.14.118

started having problems when a hardware froze my PC and had to reboot it. i uninstalled it, resetted my router and modem, and still have connectivity issues.

How do I regain connectivity?

 

[Emerald]

IPs starting with 169. are used to look for DHCP devices

you IP needs to start with either 10., 172., or 192.

 

[creaters10]

how do i go about doing so?

I tried manually inputting in the IPv/4 with an IP address starting with "192." I know it's the appropriate IP address for the router line since I have multiple computers connected to the router. however the computer is still only connected locally. The others can connect to the web with no problem.

How do I fix this issue?