laptop can't connect to any networks

[hiro438]

hi, i noticed today that when i turned my computer on it wouldn't connect to my to the internet through wireless, it was constantly "acquiring network address",so i tried plugging it into my router and it still won't connect.  have no idea how to fix, so can you please help? not sure what information i need to provide so i just put in the basics, but please ask for any that will help solve my problem.

I am running windows xp pro sp2, i don't get any error message, i have a  Compaq Presario V6126TU Notebook PC with 504mb of RAM and an Intel Celeron CPU @ 1.60GHz. my network adapters are a Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN and a Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connection. I tried re-installing drivers for both but it did nothing. Before today everything worked perfectly. I haven't recently changed anything on my computer.

Please help me, i will be very grateful!

[Geek-9pm]

Do you think the Laptop has a virus? If not, here is what I would do:
Remove or disable the wireless device.
Make sure the Ethernet connection is good.
Run the Network Wizard again.  Reboot.
Look in Network Places to see if you can find your work group.
Try to plug and unplug the cable. Sometimes that helps.
Repair the connection. (That is an option when you right clickj on the connection in Network Connections.)

If all else finals, Install Network Magic. There is a free trail from Crisco. If that does not work. you may have real hardware p[problems.
http://www.purenetworks.com/download/

[hiro438]

i will try a virus scan, i feel stupid that i didnt think to do that...

[hiro438]

i did a virus scan with avg and avast and i didnt find anything. and when i try to repair the connection it gets up to changing my ip then it stays on that forever

[Geek-9pm]

Maybe it is broken.
But kyou could try run cmd.
At DOS prompt do:
ipconfig
and see what you get
 and try
ipconfig /renew
Here is what you might expect to see:

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Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
C:\Documents and Settings\Owner>ipconfig /renew
Windows IP Configuration
Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
        Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : gateway.2wire.net
        IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.75
        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
C:\Documents and Settings\Owner>
Mine is wireless, so there is not much to see. But notice the UP address.
Expect something like 192.168.X.XX more or less, depending the router.

[hiro438]

with ipconfig i get

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
C:\Documents and Settings\Owner>ipconfig
Windows IP Configuration
Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
        Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
        IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

with ipconfig /renew i get

C:\Documents and Settings\Owner>ipconfig /renew
Windows IP Configuration
An error occurred while renewing interface Wireless Network Connction : The RPC
server is unavailable

[dr_iton]

I think that you are going to find a solution only if you know the IP address that your ISP provided to you.
So the information needed here are :
IP address
subnet mask
default gateway.
You can get those detail from your ISP. Contact them.
After you get the detail go to My network Places icon on the desktop and click on View network connections, on the local area connection right click and chose properties, double click on Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and here you mast give IP addresses.
Cheers.

[hiro438]

that worked for my local area connection, i am on the internet with the computer now. but my wireless still wont connect and i still can't connect to another computer.
 

[Geek-9pm]

What other computer?
What kind of router?

[Reno]

hi, i noticed today that when i turned my computer on it wouldn't connect to my to the internet through wireless, it was constantly "acquiring network address",so i tried plugging it into my router and it still won't connect. 

as for wireless connection, this usually happen when password is changed on the router, or network authentication (WPA, WPA/PSK,etc) changed. try re-setting the wireless connection.

and if you plug a network cable directly into the router, everything works ok right?

[hiro438]

yes it works fine. i think the reset button is broken on my router, so i will try to change the wpa key

[hiro438]

i dont know how to change the wpa key on my router, it is a thomson TG585v7. i think my main problem is that i cant renew my ip:

C:\Documents and Settings\XP User>ipconfig /renew

Windows IP Configuration

An error occurred while renewing interface Wireless Network Connection 2 : unabl
e to contact your DHCP server. Request has timed out.


my ip at the moment is 0.0.0.0
the subnet mask is also 0.0.0.0

[hiro438]

if i try to connect to the network by setting the ip, subnet mask, and default gateway to the same as the local area connection, my computer says it is connected but i still can not use the internet

[hiro438]

i just looked at ipconfig /all and it showed an node type as unknown, so i googled that which led me to http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310570 and i found that the registry key EnableProxy is missing. can somebody help me fix this problem?

[ashes3]

ugh help!!!!!

I did all of the steps it said here and my network is connected but I still can't go online and I don't know what to do next

[pratermomma]

I am having the same problem except i have a desk top. PLEASE HELP

[apple266]

possibly your router isn't assigning a dhcp address to your wireless device