desktop wireless problems

I am trying to add a USB wireless adapter to a new desktop running XP Pro
and have failed repeatedly. I returned a Belkin as support was unable to
assist. I now have Linksys RangPlus but have the same failure to connect to
Internet. Everything seems to be set up right as I have repeated the install
process many times. I can connect to other computers on the LAN but not
outside. It says I am connected and I can see others in the nearby area as
with laptop. This is a new System that has not been used yet so I am not
expecting a virus. I have never downloaded anything yet. I have not
installed any new applications other than AVG which I have removed. I turned
off firewall but have run out of things to try. I was hoping someone might
have ideas of what I might try.

Thanks.

Jake.

Can you ping a public IP address like 4.2.2.1? Or posting the result of
ipconfig /all may help.

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"Jake" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I am trying to add a USB wireless adapter to a new desktop running XP Pro
>and have failed repeatedly. I returned a Belkin as support was unable to
>assist. I now have Linksys RangPlus but have the same failure to connect to
>Internet. Everything seems to be set up right as I have repeated the
>install process many times. I can connect to other computers on the LAN but
>not outside. It says I am connected and I can see others in the nearby area
>as with laptop. This is a new System that has not been used yet so I am not
>expecting a virus. I have never downloaded anything yet. I have not
>installed any new applications other than AVG which I have removed. I
>turned off firewall but have run out of things to try. I was hoping someone
>might have ideas of what I might try.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Jake.
>
>
>

Robert L. (MS-MVP) wrote:
> Can you ping a public IP address like 4.2.2.1? Or posting the result
> of ipconfig /all may help.
>
I am unable to get any response from a ping of any location.

ipconfig reports:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix BELKIN
IP Address 192.168.2.7
Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway 192.168.2.1




>> I am trying to add a USB wireless adapter to a new desktop running
>> XP Pro and have failed repeatedly. I returned a Belkin as support
>> was unable to assist. I now have Linksys RangPlus but have the same
>> failure to connect to Internet. Everything seems to be set up right
>> as I have repeated the install process many times. I can connect to
>> other computers on the LAN but not outside. It says I am connected
>> and I can see others in the nearby area as with laptop. This is a
>> new System that has not been used yet so I am not expecting a virus.
>> I have never downloaded anything yet. I have not installed any new
>> applications other than AVG which I have removed. I turned off
>> firewall but have run out of things to try. I was hoping someone
>> might have ideas of what I might try. Thanks.
>>
>> Jake.

If starting the computer with clean boot, can you ping?
Windows general
How to run Windows OS with a clean boot · How to Run Windows Safe Mode
with Networking · How to setup DHCP for IP Phone How to sort programs in
Start ...
http://www.howtonetworking.com/Windo...owsgeneral.htm


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"Jake" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
>
> Robert L. (MS-MVP) wrote:
>> Can you ping a public IP address like 4.2.2.1? Or posting the result
>> of ipconfig /all may help.
>>
> I am unable to get any response from a ping of any location.
>
> ipconfig reports:
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix BELKIN
> IP Address 192.168.2.7
> Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0
> Default Gateway 192.168.2.1
>
>
>
>
>>> I am trying to add a USB wireless adapter to a new desktop running
>>> XP Pro and have failed repeatedly. I returned a Belkin as support
>>> was unable to assist. I now have Linksys RangPlus but have the same
>>> failure to connect to Internet. Everything seems to be set up right
>>> as I have repeated the install process many times. I can connect to
>>> other computers on the LAN but not outside. It says I am connected
>>> and I can see others in the nearby area as with laptop. This is a
>>> new System that has not been used yet so I am not expecting a virus.
>>> I have never downloaded anything yet. I have not installed any new
>>> applications other than AVG which I have removed. I turned off
>>> firewall but have run out of things to try. I was hoping someone
>>> might have ideas of what I might try. Thanks.
>>>
>>> Jake.
>
>

Robert L. (MS-MVP) wrote:
> If starting the computer with clean boot, can you ping?
> Windows general
> How to run Windows OS with a clean boot · How to Run Windows
> Safe Mode with Networking · How to setup DHCP for IP Phone How to
> sort programs in Start ...
> http://www.howtonetworking.com/Windo...owsgeneral.htm

Thanks for a very helpful link Robert. I ran msconfig exactly as suggested
and now I have the wireless connection. However I have no idea what has
changed. I simply restored it to Normal Startup and that did it.

>
>
>>
>>
>> Robert L. (MS-MVP) wrote:
>>> Can you ping a public IP address like 4.2.2.1? Or posting the result
>>> of ipconfig /all may help.
>>>
>> I am unable to get any response from a ping of any location.
>>
>> ipconfig reports:
>>
>> Connection-specific DNS Suffix BELKIN
>> IP Address 192.168.2.7
>> Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0
>> Default Gateway 192.168.2.1
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>> I am trying to add a USB wireless adapter to a new desktop running
>>>> XP Pro and have failed repeatedly. I returned a Belkin as support
>>>> was unable to assist. I now have Linksys RangPlus but have the same
>>>> failure to connect to Internet. Everything seems to be set up right
>>>> as I have repeated the install process many times. I can connect to
>>>> other computers on the LAN but not outside. It says I am connected
>>>> and I can see others in the nearby area as with laptop. This is a
>>>> new System that has not been used yet so I am not expecting a
>>>> virus. I have never downloaded anything yet. I have not installed
>>>> any new applications other than AVG which I have removed. I turned
>>>> off firewall but have run out of things to try. I was hoping
>>>> someone might have ideas of what I might try. Thanks.
>>>>
>>>> Jake.

Thank you for the feedback.

--
Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
http://www.HowToNetworking.com
"Jake" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>
> Robert L. (MS-MVP) wrote:
>> If starting the computer with clean boot, can you ping?
>> Windows general
>> How to run Windows OS with a clean boot · How to Run Windows
>> Safe Mode with Networking · How to setup DHCP for IP Phone How to
>> sort programs in Start ...
>> http://www.howtonetworking.com/Windo...owsgeneral.htm
>
> Thanks for a very helpful link Robert. I ran msconfig exactly as suggested
> and now I have the wireless connection. However I have no idea what has
> changed. I simply restored it to Normal Startup and that did it.
>
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Robert L. (MS-MVP) wrote:
>>>> Can you ping a public IP address like 4.2.2.1? Or posting the result
>>>> of ipconfig /all may help.
>>>>
>>> I am unable to get any response from a ping of any location.
>>>
>>> ipconfig reports:
>>>
>>> Connection-specific DNS Suffix BELKIN
>>> IP Address 192.168.2.7
>>> Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0
>>> Default Gateway 192.168.2.1
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>> I am trying to add a USB wireless adapter to a new desktop running
>>>>> XP Pro and have failed repeatedly. I returned a Belkin as support
>>>>> was unable to assist. I now have Linksys RangPlus but have the same
>>>>> failure to connect to Internet. Everything seems to be set up right
>>>>> as I have repeated the install process many times. I can connect to
>>>>> other computers on the LAN but not outside. It says I am connected
>>>>> and I can see others in the nearby area as with laptop. This is a
>>>>> new System that has not been used yet so I am not expecting a
>>>>> virus. I have never downloaded anything yet. I have not installed
>>>>> any new applications other than AVG which I have removed. I turned
>>>>> off firewall but have run out of things to try. I was hoping
>>>>> someone might have ideas of what I might try. Thanks.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jake.
>
>