Cannot Connet to Internet

[bolumenb]

My laptop cannot connect to the internet wireless as it cannot get an IP address. It sees my wireless connection but it still shows an IP address of 0.0.0.0 and subnet mask of the same 0's.  My desktop computer is Vista 64 bit but the problem laptop is an IBM T42 runinning Windows XP. Any one has any ideas that I can try to get an IP address and be able to run the laptop wireless?

[Allan]

Was it ever able to connect? Can it connect if you plug it into the modem directly?

[bolumenb]

It works if I use Ethernet but it will not work wireless.
It used to work months ago but I had not used it for quite a while wirelessly and needed it now and had to hook it up to the wire from the desktop computer to make it see the Internet.
Again, I see the signal at home but it cannot find the address and times out.
I am using an old laptop which hooks up wirelessly fine but it is extremely slow with the Internet and I was trying to get this newer one to work.

[midsail]

U might have the wireless turn off on the laptop. Go to manufacture website follow direction on turning on the wireless antenna. 

[bolumenb]

When I get to the "Wireless LAN" screen I see 100% signal strength / excellent signal quality and the radio is powered on (it has a button that toggles between Power On wireless radio and Power OFF wireless radio).

[bolumenb]

I run cmd and IPCONFIG/all and it gives me that "an internal error occurred: a device attached to the system is not functioning"
What does that mean?

[bolumenb]

I ran a Network DIagnostics from Internet Explorer and it states that:

Windows is not currently managing the wireless network

Winsock diagnostics states that connectivity is valid for all winsock service providers

Networker connection status: Media disconnected

HTTP, HTTPS,FTP Diagnositc: I get Error 1207 on all (HTTP, FTP, HTTPS

[midsail]

All that means is that u r not connecting to the internet (wireless network). U will have to check your all setting SSID, Password and channel for the wireless device u r trying to connect. By the post and results it seems the wireless network is working. The problems lays in making a connect to the wireless network.

[bolumenb]

By getting a file to repair winsock and deleting some file (I forget the name) that appear not to do anything finally got it to work.
Thanks for the help.

[ebaggerly]

By getting a file to repair winsock and deleting some file (I forget the name) that appear not to do anything finally got it to work.
Thanks for the help.

Try uninstalling the net work card and then restart your Pc and plug and play it for reinstall the network card.

[Allan]

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