DHCP (long hangs)

If you are running PPPoE software on Windows, and your computer seems to "hang" at startup and/or at times while you are accessing the Internet, the cause may be DHCP timeout. The fix is to set a private IP address (e.g., 192.168.0.1, with a Subnet Mask of 255.255.255.0) Under Windows 95/98/Me, go to Control Panel - Network - TCP/IP pointing to something other than Dial-Up Adapter -  Properties - IP Address.