ipconfig

I used to be able to use ipconfig /release then /renew but it doesn't work like it used to or I'm missing something. I went on a trip this weekend and the hotel had Wifi so I logged on no problem the first time I just had to open IE and accept the terms that worked but then I went out for a while and the laptop went into hibernation and when I tried to use the internet it said that my IP address was interfering with someone else's so I tried several things even used help to reset the IP address and could never connect again?
How do you release the IP address so you can get a new one from the Wifi provider in Vista?
Then when I got home I had to enter the WEP numbers again even though I had saved it and checked all the boxes to retain the settings even if I'm not on this connection.
Thanks for any help, Rich

Hello,
In order to use administrative commands such as ipconfig you have to open an administrator command prompt. To do that:
- Click start - Type: cmd - When cmd appears under Programs, right-click it and click Run as Administrator
Also, right-clicking on the network icon down by the system tray and clicking Diagnose should do pretty much the same thing.
- JB

"Jimmy Brush" wrote in message

Hello,
In order to use administrative commands such as ipconfig you have to open an administrator command prompt. To do that:
- Click start - Type: cmd - When cmd appears under Programs, right-click it and click Run as Administrator
Also, right-clicking on the network icon down by the system tray and clicking Diagnose should do pretty much the same thing.
- JB

I turned the UAC <sp> off so I was running as admin that wasn't the problem. The screen after doing ipconfig /release looks nothing like it did in XP or 2000 for that matter. It has new things that I'm not aware of, instead of just seeing the IP address there are different connections and one of them that worked or says it was, was local but I couldn't get to the internet at the hotel even though it said signal strength was excellent but with limited connectivity what ever that means.
Rich