It shows the available network and I typed in the encryption key. it says its 'connected' when i go into "view all available wireless networks" but it continues to say "Aquiring Network Address" and won't let me open up a webpage. I am on the same wireless network with this computer right now. The one Im trying to work on is a Compaq Presario 2200 Notebook. Any help is GREATLY APPRECIATED.
2007-01-31 08:41:12 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
I entered the Key right and it says that is connected (I can click "disconnect" to disconnect it). I also right clicked on the wireless connected and chose Repair. It seems to get stuck on the "Renewing IP Address" Part.
2007-01-31 08:56:56 · update #1
Im also at work. And I know there is not a problem with the gateway/ router cuz im on the network right now
2007-01-31 08:59:06 · update #2
K i got it changed over to WAP and i entered in the correct passkey and the only thing it get stuck on is "Renewing IP Address" It wont do it. I have all the settings to automatically detect IP addresss, etc.... GRRRR!
2007-01-31 09:26:31 · update #3
I dont know if we have a limited number of addresses or users but we shouldnt, because i disabled my laptop's wireless and tried to get the other one to go on again and it still didnt work. I dont have the laptop right NOW but i will try resetting the ip address and if that doesnt work Ill be back...lol...
PS: THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR TRYING TO HELP ME!!!
2007-02-01 05:21:59 · update #4
OKAY!
I tried doing ipconfig /release and it says "NO OPERATION CAN BE PREFORMED ON WIRELESS NETWORK WHILE IT HAS ITS MEDIA DISCONNECTED."
2007-02-01 06:50:00 · update #5
It's likely a couple of things:
1. You have the password (or encryption key) entered wrong. Make sure you have it exactly correct on your computer. If it is your own home network, make sure that you have distinguished between alpha-numeric and hex on your wireless router/AP if you are using WEP.
2. You are using the wrong encryption. Make sure that if your router is WEP, your computer is using WEP and not WPA, and vice-versa. If you are using WPA, make sure you have it set for PSK (pre-shared key) and not enterprise key.
3. If it is on your home network, your wireless device (i.e. the linksys router or Apple Airport) may have gotten "stuck." Unplug it and plug it back in.
Your wireless NIC still might connect to the wireless network at a physical level and show "connected" even if the encryption is not correct. If you are at work and you are still not getting an IP address, it could be an issue with too many people being on that particular access point, or with the DHCP server (the thing that gives out IP addresses), or with the wireless controller (the thing that controls all the access points). If you are at work, it's probably better for you to contact your IT group since they can evaluate the problem and know the setup better than anyone on Yahoo! answers will.
Also it makes sense that you would be able to get an IP address from the wired connection and not the wireless as typically companies put their wireless networks in different subnets than the wired ones.
2007-01-31 08:51:49 · answer #1 · answered by SwimsALot 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hopefully the ideas by the other people worked, if not you could try releasing and renewing your ip address. Here are the steps to doing this:
-Go to your start menu and choose "run"
-a black box will pop up, type "cmd" (no quotes) and press enter
-type "ipconfig" and press enter, this will display your current ip address
-next type "ipconfig /release" and press enter, this will release the ip address associated with your computer
-finally type "ipconfig /renew" and press enter, to obtain a new ip address
-then try connecting again, good luck!
Its odd that it would give you that message about the media being disconnected, that usually only comes up when you have a loose or bad wire. Try making sure all of the wires are properly connected to your laptop, router, modem, etc. Also are you using a wireless card or does your laptop come with wireless internet?
2007-01-31 09:55:50 · answer #2 · answered by b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm assuming you didn't reinstall the factory recover, rather a new copy of windows xp. You're probably missing the driver for the wireless card, so your computer cannot recognize it. You're gonna have to plug it in via an Ethernet cable to your router so you can connect to the internet (or just use a different computer) and find the wireless card driver online. You're gonna need to know what wireless card you have in order to find it online...you can go open the device manager in the control panel and look for its name (it'll be identifiable because the name will be include wireless and wifi). Once you find the correct driver, and install it on that computer, it should show up where it's supposed to be.
2016-05-23 23:41:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok the most likely thing is your computer isn't detecting proxy settings so just go to IE and then click on tools then Internet Options then connections then LAN Settings and then check off Automatically Detect Settings Hopefully this will fix your problem and make sure you entered the right WEP Key
2007-01-31 08:58:24 · answer #4 · answered by blazncaczn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is just a shot in the dark...
Do you have any/enough DHCP users specified?
I have 10 users (addresses) allowed on my Linksys.
2007-01-31 16:12:00 · answer #5 · answered by NickofTyme 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
click on repair.... sometimes, it gets stuck on requiring ip adress but other than that, that should work
2007-01-31 08:52:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋