Help! Internet Connection unable to aquire IP address?

philng

Have had lots of problems in last week with my desktop connection. Lap tops are working wirelessly through same router. Have established problem with desktop is that it cant aquire the IP address. Wireless assistant shows as connected to my vodafone router BUT with 0.0.0.0 in IP address. I therefore cant connect.

Any ideas how to fix? as i am now in despair!

username9876

Is your desktop connected wireless to the router?

Browntoa

have you tried the obvious restart of the router by turning the power off for a minute or so ??

philng

yes have tried that but same problem-i have tried connecting via wireless and ethernet.

Browntoa

try letting windows manage the connection (you will need to enter the network key again)

http://www.inf.aber.ac.uk/advisory/faq/965/

Windows Vista

To start Wireless Zero Configuration in Windows Vista you need to log in as an Administrator.

• Click on Start and Control Panel
• Select Administrative Tools and then Services
• In the Services box scroll down the list of Services (Local) until you find the one labelled Wired AutoConfig and double click it.
• In the Wired AutoConfig Properties (Local Computer) box change the Startup type to Automatic
• Click on Start and once the service has started click on OK
• Now find the service labelled WLAN AutoConfig and double click it.
• In the WLAN AutoConfig Properties (Local Computer) box change the Startup type to Automatic
• Click on Start and once the service has started click on OK
• Go to File and Exit to close the Services window

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Windows XP

Windows XP users must have Service Pack 2 installed to activate the Wireless Zero Configuration. ( How do I check that? )

• Go to Start and Control Panel
• Click on Administrative Tools and Services
• In the Services box scroll down the list of Services (Local) until you find the one labelled Wireless Zero Configuration and double click it.
• In the Wireless Zero Configuration Properties (Local Computer) box change the Startup type to Automatic
• Click on Start and once the service has started click on OK
• Now find the service labelled WLAN AutoConfig and double click on it
• In the WLAN AutoConfig Properties (Local Computer) box change the Startup type to Automatic
• Click on Start and once the service has started click on OK
• Go to File and Exit to close the Services window

assume you are using the Wirless software for the adapter ??

Browntoa

also turn off any firewalls on the PC

philng

Thanks. Now got the link to the ip address but says internet explorer cannot display the page?

philng

also got msn connection but cant connect to any web page?

philng

Running network diagnostics it states windows cannot connect to the internet using http https or ftp. This is probably caused by firewall settings on this computer.

Check the firewall settings for the http port (80) https port (443) and ftp port (21).


still doesnt work with firewall swtched off.

philng

have managed to fix by following instructions from link to google.

FireFox

philng wrote: »

have managed to fix by following instructions from link to google.

Errr... what instructions? Which link to google?