Q:After using Stealth Ports Wizard i lost my network connection, how is that possible ?
CIS also detected a new private network in the range 169.254.x.yA:Most common cause is that you blocked DHCP traffic from functioning.
DHCP is a mechanism that allows Routers to provide PC's with an IP Address and other details on how to connect to the network.
More information about DHCP can be found
hereHow to fix this ?
1)Determine if your configuration is using DHCP.
Open a command-box (Start, Run, cmd) and type
ipconfig /allOutput should look like this:
C:\>ipconfig /all
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : <YOUR COMPUTER NAME>
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : <your domainname>
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : <your domainname>
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : AA-BB-CC-XX-YY-ZZ
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : a.b.c.d
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : a.b.c.e
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : a.b.c.d
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : a.b.c.d
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . :
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, June 01, 2009 0:00:00 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Friday, July 02, 2009 0:00:00 PM
Check to see if
DHCP Enabled = YES then your using DHCP to get an IP Address.
2)Check the Firewall logging to see if the traffic was blocked.
Go to Firewall, View Firewall Events, and check if there is traffic blocked:
Action:
BlockedProtocol:
UDPSource Port:
67Destination:
255.255.255.255Destination Port:
683)Create a global rule to fix the problem.
Go to Firewall, Advanced, Network Security Policy, Global Rules and click on
[Add..]Action:
AllowProtocol:
UDPDirection:
InDescription:
<leave empty>Source Address:
AnyDestination Address:
255.255.255.255Source Port:
A Single Port 67Destination Port:
A Single Port 68Then press
[Apply] and
[Move Up] to set this as the first rule, press
[OK] and go back to the command-box, now type
ipconfig /renew, and DHCP should be fully functioning again.
Screen shots attached