Windows Service Pack 3 and Linksys router

gjam52

I lost my wireless connection and have spent hours trying to get it going again, then I phoned (on an 0800 number) Linksys technical support, The very helpful lady based in the Philipines, who is a fanatical boxing fan and wants everybody to watch Pacquiao knock out his opponent tomorrow(?), came to the conclusion that Win SP 3 has a 'black hole' and does not recognise Linksys routers. A search on the internet gives the following suggestion for this problem. It seems to work for me, after one go:


1. Rebuild the Winsock LSP chain. To do this, follow these steps: a. Log on
to the Microsoft Windows XP workstation as an administrator.
b. Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
c. At the command prompt, type the following, and then press ENTER:
netsh Winsock reset
When the program is finished, you will receive the following message:
Successfully reset the Winsock Catalog. You must restart the machine in
order to complete the reset.
If you receive this message, go to step 1d.

If you are not logged in as an administrator, you will receive the following
error message:

Unable to reset the Winsock Catalog. Access is denied.
If you receive this message, log off the computer, and then log back on by
using an account with Administrator access. Typically, the first user account
that was created has Administrator access. Then, repeat steps 1b and 1c.
d. Restart your computer.

2. Test each of your third-party programs that are known to use LSPs.
3.

Reinstall any malfunctioning third-party programs that are known to use LSPs

My wirelesss seems to have kicked in again, so thought I'd pass it on