Client not getting default gate way?

Answer

ok that ip is a ip the computer/device gives itself that means you are not connected to a dhcp server which manages ip's in other words your gateway. you might be connected to it but im sure you cant use internet and your gateway is not giving you a ip.

This address results from a built in feature of windows called automatic private IP address(APIPA). When your computer is unable to find a DHCP server the APIPA service will assign itself a 169.x.x.x IP address. According to Microsoft, the APIPA service checks for a DHCP server every five minutes.

To resolve this issue and get you connected, do any or all of the following steps:

Releasing the IP address

Click on Start and click Run
Inside Run, type ipconfig /release to release the IP address
Then after the IP address is released, type ipconfig /renew

Disabling the Ethernet Adapter

Click on Start and right click on My Computer. Then click on Manage.
Click on Device Manager and then Network Adapters
Under Network Adapters, right click on your Ethernet adapter and select Disable.
Wait approximately 5 seconds and right click on it and click Re-enable.
This restarts the DHCP client and tries to obtain an IP address from the Network.
Check the Ethernet cable

Sometimes a bad Ethernet cable can cause your system to receive a 169 IP address, try changing out the cable for a new one.
Disable antivirus and firewall applications

Disable/uninstall any external firewall, antivirus, or spyware programs (eg. Norton Internet Security, McAfee Security Center, Trend Micro 2007, Webroot).
Note: If you do this, please refer to [KB002454] Installing McAfee Anti-Virus Home Edition to protect your computer.

Restarting the QoS packet scheduler Protocol

Click on Start and click Control Panel.
In Control Panel, double click on Network Connections and then Local Area Connection.
Click on Properties and uncheck QoS Packet Scheduler.
Click Ok and repeat the process.

Restarting the DHCP service

Click Start and select Run.
Type services.msc in Run and click Ok.
Find DHCP service and right click on it. Click on Stop.
Reboot the computer.
When the computer boots up, click Start and select Run
Inside Run, type the following: netsh int ip reset log.txt
Click Ok.

System Restore

Open Start and click on Programs and then Accessories.
Then click on System Tools.
Click on System Restore and select a restore point when you were not experiencing this problem.
Restore your system.

Winsock
Winsock Fix will reset all the settings back to their default state.
To download Winsock fix follow this link http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html
Install winsock fix on your machine and reboot your computer.

First answer by Sk8er 4 life ez. Last edit by ArnWulF. Contributor trust: 6 [recommend contributor]. Question popularity: 13 [recommend question]