"Acquiring Network Address" - I can't get past this message

I have a desktop and a laptop connected to a linksys modem and a linksys
wireless-g broadband router.
My desktop works fine and my laptop works fine if I have it connected to the
router via an ethernet cable.
If I disconnect the cable and just trying connecting using wireless, I get
the "acquiring network address" message.
If I click on "repair", I get the same thing. My signal strength is high
and the laptop actually connects wirelessly, but I just cannot get a valid
IP Address.

I did some research on google and tried the following suggestions:
-run the "network setup wizard"
-run the program "WinSock XP Fix"
-manually assign the ip address and other settings instead of letting it
happen automatically
-reset settings using the following commands:
-- netsh winsock reset catalog
-- netsh int ip reset reset.log

I found the following post from someone that claims this worked, but I am
not sure how he did what he said he did:
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1. I accessed my wireless router via my router's software, deleted my
wireless network and created a new one.
2. My laptop was able to connect to it, and life was back to normal."
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Does anyone have any ideas on how to get past this problem?

Thanks,

J

On Sun, 6 May 2007 13:09:23 -0400, "raoh" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I have a desktop and a laptop connected to a linksys modem and a linksys
>wireless-g broadband router.
>My desktop works fine and my laptop works fine if I have it connected to the
>router via an ethernet cable.
>If I disconnect the cable and just trying connecting using wireless, I get
>the "acquiring network address" message.
>If I click on "repair", I get the same thing. My signal strength is high
>and the laptop actually connects wirelessly, but I just cannot get a valid
>IP Address.
>
>I did some research on google and tried the following suggestions:
>-run the "network setup wizard"
>-run the program "WinSock XP Fix"
>-manually assign the ip address and other settings instead of letting it
>happen automatically
>-reset settings using the following commands:
>-- netsh winsock reset catalog
>-- netsh int ip reset reset.log
>
>I found the following post from someone that claims this worked, but I am
>not sure how he did what he said he did:
>------------------
>1. I accessed my wireless router via my router's software, deleted my
>wireless network and created a new one.
>2. My laptop was able to connect to it, and life was back to normal."
>------------------
>
>Does anyone have any ideas on how to get past this problem?
>
>Thanks,
>
>J
>
Did you turn on MAC filtering or WEP security?

"f/fgeorge" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Did you turn on MAC filtering or WEP security?

Ok, I got it working.

I disabled the encryption, reconnected to the wireless router and it worked.
I then enabled encryption and then reconnected and it still works.

Not sure why this fixed it.

On Sun, 6 May 2007 17:25:10 -0400, "J" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>"f/fgeorge" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed).. .
>>>
>> Did you turn on MAC filtering or WEP security?
>
>Ok, I got it working.
>
>I disabled the encryption, reconnected to the wireless router and it worked.
>I then enabled encryption and then reconnected and it still works.
>
>Not sure why this fixed it.
>
Sometimes the order of things is very important.