Not able to obtain IP.

Greetings guys, thanks for any help you can give me. Mind you this is my first post, so let me know if you need anything. First I have a simple network in my house, the cable comes into cable modem then to linksys router. The router then has 3 computers connected to it via ethernet. I just built a new PC and want to remove 1 of those 3 and put the new unit in it's place. When I connect everything it boots up(Win 7/i7 870/4gb) and it tries to establish connection, eventually it fails the Windows Troubleshooter says its unable to obtain IP address. I goto CMD and try to release and it says "An error occurred while releasing interface Loopback Pseudo-Interface. System cannot find the specified file ". Then I unplug new-PC and use old PC and all works fine.
So Quick Recap of Fixes I have tried
1. Uninstall NIC card(which is on MOBO) then reinstalled - FAIL
2. Unplug router & cable modem - FAIL
3. Go into router control and RELEASE & RENEW DHCP

The OS is brand spanking new, so I know it is not a 3rd party software issue since there is no software. I also assume the DHCP services would be turned on, however I will be checking this when I get home.

Any ideas would be GREAT
Chris

 

Arie, thanks for the quick reply. I am currently at work and will run that as soon as I get home and post it. As far as the information about the driver, yeah all drivers are good. Expect a post in here with 5 hrs
Chris

 

Update 4:34PM

Configuration for interface "Local Area Connection "
DHCP enabled: Yes
IP Address: 169.254.28.65
Subnet Prefix: 169.254.0.0/16 (mask 255.255.0.0)
InterfaceMetric: 30
DNS servers configured through DHCP: None
Register with which suffix: Primary only
WINS servers configured through DHCP: None

Configuration for interface "Loopback Pseudo-Interface 1 "
DHCP enabled: No
IP Address: 127.0.0.1
Subnet Prefix: 127.0.0.0/8 (mask 255.0.0.0)
InterfaceMetric: 50
Statically Configured DNS Servers: None
Register with which suffix: Primary only
Statically Configured WINS Servers: None

 

When you get an IP address in the range 169.x.x.x that means you get an IP address from an Windows service, NOT from a DHCP server. This is called "APIPA (Automatic Private IP-addressing) ".
This means your PC does not see an DHCP server (Why I don't know).
I suggest that you configure your PC with a manually installed IP address, IP Mask, IP Gateway and DNS Servers (you can see the IP range from the other PCs in your network)
If that works then you are sure that your PC = OK.
Have you cheched that te service "DHCP Client" is running on your PC?

 

Arie, I am able to ping using that.. It goes four times and says all is good. For your next troubleshooting step, you say "Local Area Connection ", am I supposed to put "Local Area connection" or a name of the router?

 

After entering that in CMD prompt(with Run as Admin) it says DHCP is already running.. next idea?

 

Is DHCP turned on in your router ? What is the current config of your existing computers ? Are they using DHCP or static [manual] IP ?

 

The router is DHCP enabled, all other computers connect dynamically(not static)..I have never once had to enter IP address. the same cable connects to the PC I am typing from as we speak so the cable is good, the NIC is good, I am at a lose

 

I doubt it is hardware issue(unless router or cable modem problem) cause I can physically bring the PC upstairs and connect it and it works fine.. but I know the cable is ok cause it works on my current PC

 

Will be switching out router today and will let you know, thanks for your help

 

New router worked, I am able to connect to internet with this computer. Only one problem, the amber light is on which means its moving at base 10 not base 100.. I go into the LAN adapter and it says auto..ideas on how to correct?

 

Change LAN adapter setting from "Auto" to 100 Mbps Duplex.