DHCP warning 1003

Windows XP MCE, I see this DHCP warning message frequently in the event
viewer, but only after booting or rebooting the computer. When it happens
the wireless connection remains disconnected despite being set to
autoconnect. The wireless adapter connects normally maybe every other boot.

The contents of the message never vary:

"Your computer was not able to renew its address from the network (from the
DHCP Server) for the Network Card . . . ***The operation was canceled by the
user.***. Your computer will continue to try and obtain an address on its
own from the network address (DHCP) server."

Repairing the connection isn't required, I can always connect manually to
the router afterwards. Looking at the other event messages that were logged
during the boot sequence it appears that the wireless adapter does connect
to the router at some point during bootup but it is disconnected again
within a few seconds. That is followed by the DHCP event 1003 message. In
case it matters, the adapter is a D-Link DWL-G132 with WPA encryption
enabled.

The question is, what process is this mysterious "user'' that cancels the
network connection and how can I circumvent this happening?

I suspect it is a firewall issue and I've seen it happen with all of the
software firewalls I've tried except the Windows firewall. Just lately I
switched to Comodo firewall to see if that behaved any differently, but no
luck. MS KB suggests that the firewall could be blocking broadcasts, but I
don't know what process, ports, IPs or protocols to unblock.

RalfG

I'd look to the USB port and USB power management. Go into device
manager and turn off power management on the USB root hubs (don't let
the USB port turn off power). I'd also try a different USB port if you
have that option (with power management disable on it). If this does
not help, some info on the computer - brand - model, etc. night help.

On Mon, 12 Jun 2006 17:28:44 -0400, "RalfG" <> wrote:

>Windows XP MCE, I see this DHCP warning message frequently in the event
>viewer, but only after booting or rebooting the computer. When it happens
>the wireless connection remains disconnected despite being set to
>autoconnect. The wireless adapter connects normally maybe every other boot.
>
>The contents of the message never vary:
>
>"Your computer was not able to renew its address from the network (from the
>DHCP Server) for the Network Card . . . ***The operation was canceled by the
>user.***. Your computer will continue to try and obtain an address on its
>own from the network address (DHCP) server."
>
>Repairing the connection isn't required, I can always connect manually to
>the router afterwards. Looking at the other event messages that were logged
>during the boot sequence it appears that the wireless adapter does connect
>to the router at some point during bootup but it is disconnected again
>within a few seconds. That is followed by the DHCP event 1003 message. In
>case it matters, the adapter is a D-Link DWL-G132 with WPA encryption
>enabled.
>
>The question is, what process is this mysterious "user'' that cancels the
>network connection and how can I circumvent this happening?
>
>I suspect it is a firewall issue and I've seen it happen with all of the
>software firewalls I've tried except the Windows firewall. Just lately I
>switched to Comodo firewall to see if that behaved any differently, but no
>luck. MS KB suggests that the firewall could be blocking broadcasts, but I
>don't know what process, ports, IPs or protocols to unblock.
>
>
--

Barb Bowman
MS Windows-MVP
Expert Zone & Vista Community Columnist
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/

Thanks Barb. Power management was already disabled on all USB hubs but I did
switch the adapter over to a different port. I'll see how it goes after a
few boot cycles.

Meanwhile, the computer is an HP m1280n. USB is onboard, both 2.0 and 1.1
controllers, with 6 (combination) ports installed plus a 9in1 memory card
reader. Four USB ports are always in use but the USB wireless adapter is
usually the only USB 2 device connected. Hmmm, interestingly it isn't
reporting any power requirements.


"Barb Bowman" <> wrote in message
news:...
> I'd look to the USB port and USB power management. Go into device
> manager and turn off power management on the USB root hubs (don't let
> the USB port turn off power). I'd also try a different USB port if you
> have that option (with power management disable on it). If this does
> not help, some info on the computer - brand - model, etc. night help.
>
> On Mon, 12 Jun 2006 17:28:44 -0400, "RalfG" <> wrote:
>
>>Windows XP MCE, I see this DHCP warning message frequently in the event
>>viewer, but only after booting or rebooting the computer. When it happens
>>the wireless connection remains disconnected despite being set to
>>autoconnect. The wireless adapter connects normally maybe every other
>>boot.
>>
>>The contents of the message never vary:
>>
>>"Your computer was not able to renew its address from the network (from
>>the
>>DHCP Server) for the Network Card . . . ***The operation was canceled by
>>the
>>user.***. Your computer will continue to try and obtain an address on its
>>own from the network address (DHCP) server."
>>
>>Repairing the connection isn't required, I can always connect manually to
>>the router afterwards. Looking at the other event messages that were
>>logged
>>during the boot sequence it appears that the wireless adapter does connect
>>to the router at some point during bootup but it is disconnected again
>>within a few seconds. That is followed by the DHCP event 1003 message. In
>>case it matters, the adapter is a D-Link DWL-G132 with WPA encryption
>>enabled.
>>
>>The question is, what process is this mysterious "user'' that cancels the
>>network connection and how can I circumvent this happening?
>>
>>I suspect it is a firewall issue and I've seen it happen with all of the
>>software firewalls I've tried except the Windows firewall. Just lately I
>>switched to Comodo firewall to see if that behaved any differently, but no
>>luck. MS KB suggests that the firewall could be blocking broadcasts, but I
>>don't know what process, ports, IPs or protocols to unblock.
>>
>>
> --
>
> Barb Bowman
> MS Windows-MVP
> Expert Zone & Vista Community Columnist
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
> http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/

Made no difference.

"RalfG" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Thanks Barb. Power management was already disabled on all USB hubs but I
> did switch the adapter over to a different port. I'll see how it goes
> after a few boot cycles.
>
> Meanwhile, the computer is an HP m1280n. USB is onboard, both 2.0 and 1.1
> controllers, with 6 (combination) ports installed plus a 9in1 memory card
> reader. Four USB ports are always in use but the USB wireless adapter is
> usually the only USB 2 device connected. Hmmm, interestingly it isn't
> reporting any power requirements.
>
>
> "Barb Bowman" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> I'd look to the USB port and USB power management. Go into device
>> manager and turn off power management on the USB root hubs (don't let
>> the USB port turn off power). I'd also try a different USB port if you
>> have that option (with power management disable on it). If this does
>> not help, some info on the computer - brand - model, etc. night help.
>>
>> On Mon, 12 Jun 2006 17:28:44 -0400, "RalfG" <> wrote:
>>
>>>Windows XP MCE, I see this DHCP warning message frequently in the event
>>>viewer, but only after booting or rebooting the computer. When it happens
>>>the wireless connection remains disconnected despite being set to
>>>autoconnect. The wireless adapter connects normally maybe every other
>>>boot.
>>>
>>>The contents of the message never vary:
>>>
>>>"Your computer was not able to renew its address from the network (from
>>>the
>>>DHCP Server) for the Network Card . . . ***The operation was canceled by
>>>the
>>>user.***. Your computer will continue to try and obtain an address on its
>>>own from the network address (DHCP) server."
>>>
>>>Repairing the connection isn't required, I can always connect manually to
>>>the router afterwards. Looking at the other event messages that were
>>>logged
>>>during the boot sequence it appears that the wireless adapter does
>>>connect
>>>to the router at some point during bootup but it is disconnected again
>>>within a few seconds. That is followed by the DHCP event 1003 message.
>>>In
>>>case it matters, the adapter is a D-Link DWL-G132 with WPA encryption
>>>enabled.
>>>
>>>The question is, what process is this mysterious "user'' that cancels the
>>>network connection and how can I circumvent this happening?
>>>
>>>I suspect it is a firewall issue and I've seen it happen with all of the
>>>software firewalls I've tried except the Windows firewall. Just lately I
>>>switched to Comodo firewall to see if that behaved any differently, but
>>>no
>>>luck. MS KB suggests that the firewall could be blocking broadcasts, but
>>>I
>>>don't know what process, ports, IPs or protocols to unblock.
>>>
>>>
>> --
>>
>> Barb Bowman
>> MS Windows-MVP
>> Expert Zone & Vista Community Columnist
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
>> http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/
>
>