cannot connect wirelessly

I have a linksys wireless router. I have a laptop and a desktop. The
desktop is hardwired tot he router and works fine. The laptop was connected
wirelessly for a few months and was working fine until yesterday whe all of a
sudden I could not connect to the router. I've tried connecting using the
built in card, a plug in card and I've tried connecting wirelessly to both my
modem and router and I cannot do any of the above anymore. What gives?

I also tried to connect my laptop directly to the modem and router with an
ehternet cable. Cannot get the internet that way either now.

I ran a dianostics test and it said there was a problem with the winsock
provider catalogue. I reset it to default but still cannot connect to the
net.

"Chris Bondy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I ran a dianostics test and it said there was a problem with the winsock
> provider catalogue. I reset it to default but still cannot connect to the
> net.

Did it mention anything about a "Layered Service Provider" [LSP] with
respect to Winsock?

If it did, there was a tool called "LSPfix" that may still be out on the Net
somewhere that could straighten that out.

LSP-Fix - a free program to repair damaged Winsock 2 stacks
lspfix.txt. New in this version:. LSP chains entirely verified on program
start, and status (errors / no errors) now displayed on the program main
window. ...
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LSPFix - Free software downloads and reviews - CNET Download.com
Come to CNET Download.com for free and safe LSPFix downloads. Repair Winsock
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Hi
If the LSP-Fix but itself did not work try this process.
http://www.ezlan.net/clean.html#refreshnet
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking),

"Chris Bondy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I have a linksys wireless router. I have a laptop and a desktop. The
> desktop is hardwired tot he router and works fine. The laptop was
> connected
> wirelessly for a few months and was working fine until yesterday whe all
> of a
> sudden I could not connect to the router. I've tried connecting using the
> built in card, a plug in card and I've tried connecting wirelessly to both
> my
> modem and router and I cannot do any of the above anymore. What gives?