Wireless Connection problem

[Barb and Ray]

Working on a Dell 4600, XP Sp2 . . . we are unable to get online with the
Linksys WSB54G. ver. 2 network adapter . . . connection has been working
well until recently. Now it will only go online if we hardwire it. The
network adapter works on other computers. We have talked with the ISP
provider, Linksys and AOL (which is the Broadband part), and they have
shuffled us from one to the other, each saying it's the other's problem.

We have reformatted the drive, and reinstalled the XP Sp2, and are still
having the same problem.
Any help would be much appreciated. If you need more information, please let
us know and we will try to oblige.

Two frustrated 75-year-old's.

 

[Barb Bowman]

what router are you connecting to? have you tried resetting it? what
have you tried so far?

Working on a Dell 4600, XP Sp2 . . . we are unable to get online with the
Linksys WSB54G. ver. 2 network adapter . . . connection has been working
well until recently. Now it will only go online if we hardwire it. The
network adapter works on other computers. We have talked with the ISP
provider, Linksys and AOL (which is the Broadband part), and they have
shuffled us from one to the other, each saying it's the other's problem.

We have reformatted the drive, and reinstalled the XP Sp2, and are still
having the same problem.
Any help would be much appreciated. If you need more information, please let
us know and we will try to oblige.

Two frustrated 75-year-old's.

--

Barb Bowman
MS-MVP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/meetexperts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/

 

[Barb and Ray]

what router are you connecting to? have you tried resetting it? what
have you tried so far?

Router/modem is an AT&T Home Portal, have run the Network Setup Wizard . . .
IP address comes up as 169.254 . . . , we have been told it should be
192.168 . . .

Have done an ipconfig /release . . . and . . . renew; gets as far as
Acquiring IP Address then hangs . . .

We have this computer at our house where we have three XP comps successfully
networked. The owners' have same type of network at their home, same thing
happens there.

 

[Barb Bowman]

is the adapter a WUSB54G ( as opposed to a WSB54G as you posted
which is an signal booster)? have you tried a different USB port on
that machine?

did the ISP have you try setting a static on the computer in the
proper 192.168.x.x range?

Router/modem is an AT&T Home Portal, have run the Network Setup Wizard . . .
IP address comes up as 169.254 . . . , we have been told it should be
192.168 . . .

Have done an ipconfig /release . . . and . . . renew; gets as far as
Acquiring IP Address then hangs . . .

We have this computer at our house where we have three XP comps successfully
networked. The owners' have same type of network at their home, same thing
happens there.

--

Barb Bowman
MS-MVP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/meetexperts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/