wireless network issue - please help!

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Since I got XP I have not been able to use my home wireless
network to access the Internet. I used the same set up with
win2000 and worked and my husband is currently using it. My
wireless card works, my wireless home portal works, my
cable internet works but I do not have access to Internet.
I am getting an IP that is not that of my portal although
my computer/wireless card sees my home network that is set
up in the Preferred and gives status "Excellen connection".
I have entered the correct encryption key for the card and
portal to talk and do not use authentication or firewall.
Somehow another wireless network in our building (there are
a few) overrides my preferred (seen by checking my IP address)
I have all the latest drivers and everything is compatible
with XP. All component swere tested and work.
Thanks for any help
 
"lili" said:
Since I got XP I have not been able to use my home wireless
network to access the Internet. I used the same set up with
win2000 and worked and my husband is currently using it. My
wireless card works, my wireless home portal works, my
cable internet works but I do not have access to Internet.
I am getting an IP that is not that of my portal although
my computer/wireless card sees my home network that is set
up in the Preferred and gives status "Excellen connection".
I have entered the correct encryption key for the card and
portal to talk and do not use authentication or firewall.
Somehow another wireless network in our building (there are
a few) overrides my preferred (seen by checking my IP address)
I have all the latest drivers and everything is compatible
with XP. All component swere tested and work.
Thanks for any help
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Have you removed all but your network from the list of preferred
networks and un-checked "Automatically connect to non-preferred
networks"?

If your wireless network uses MAC address filtering, make sure that
your wireless card's MAC address is in the allowed list.
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