I have a Toshiba Satellite running Windows XP and using the built-in wireless card to establish connection.
I have access to a Linksys wireless router. Whenever I attempt to connect to it it it freezes at "Waiting for network" and eventually the operation times out. While it is waiting for network, I can sometimes get access to the internet through the wireless connection despite it not being connected.
After the time out it returns to the "NOT CONNECTED" state, but if I double-click it asks me if I really want to disconnect. During this time I can also, sometimes get internet connectivity.
Regardless, the connectivity is intermittent and cuts out often. Heavy-handed use of ipconfig /renew keeps it going a little longer, but it eventually collapses altogether.
I have tested the router with other laptops and they connect without trouble, and my own computer has this same issue when connecting to other wireless networksas well.
The last thing I changed on my system was installing AVG intivirus, and CCleaner, both of which have otherwise resulted in my computer running faster.
Thanks in advance if anyone has any advice. I'm hoping to avoid a complete reinstall of Windows, especially since I have to cope with using a restore partition instead of a fresh install from a disk.
Additional information listed below:
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
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C:\Documents and Settings\Styx>ipconfig /all
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Guillotine
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connecti
on
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0E-7B-03-4F-9D
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.3
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, September 09, 2008 6:37:33
PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Friday, September 12, 2008 6:37:33 P
M
Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Atheros AR5005G Wireless Network Ada
pter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-F5-8A-35-38
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.140.60
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
