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<blockquote data-quote="Tim Quinn" data-source="post: 219355"><p>One thing to check is the WEP key.</p><p></p><p>Some routers will give a "wireless connection" even if the WEP key is wrong, but the router will not supply a valid ip via DHCP which prevents basically any interation with the network.</p><p></p><p>First re-enter your wireless WEP key and see if that works.</p><p></p><p>If that doesnt work;</p><p>Open your command prompt (start menu, run, "cmd" )</p><p>Type "ipconfig /all"</p><p>Check the ip address reported, it should be a 192.168.x.x number (if your router auto assigns ip addresses.</p><p>If it comes up with no address, or if the address is a different number then type "ipconfig /release" then "ipconfig /renew"</p><p></p><p>Hopefully that helps. Wireless connections are uch a pain on Windows systems <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p><p></p><p>Tim</p><p></p><p>P.S. Oh might also wanna just try unplugging the power fromthe router for 10 seconds. Some older routers end up getting stuck ina loop or crashing their wireless control <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tim Quinn, post: 219355"] One thing to check is the WEP key. Some routers will give a "wireless connection" even if the WEP key is wrong, but the router will not supply a valid ip via DHCP which prevents basically any interation with the network. First re-enter your wireless WEP key and see if that works. If that doesnt work; Open your command prompt (start menu, run, "cmd" ) Type "ipconfig /all" Check the ip address reported, it should be a 192.168.x.x number (if your router auto assigns ip addresses. If it comes up with no address, or if the address is a different number then type "ipconfig /release" then "ipconfig /renew" Hopefully that helps. Wireless connections are uch a pain on Windows systems :P Tim P.S. Oh might also wanna just try unplugging the power fromthe router for 10 seconds. Some older routers end up getting stuck ina loop or crashing their wireless control :P [/QUOTE]
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