Failure to renew IP address

Using a laptop running XP Home with a Netgear MA251 adaptor, and a
D-Link DI614+. Using the Netgear wireless utility and Windows
wireless management disabled.

For some reason, my Internet connection drops and repair fails because
my IP address cannot be renewed.

On startup, I have to wait until the Netgear management utility is
running, and sometimes it doesn't start at all. Without it running,
there's no network.

Restarting the computer restores the connection -- for a time. Then,
with no warning, the connection is dropped again and I must restart.

Any ideas?

Unplug your cable/dsl modem and your router. Remove the notebook card
from the laptop. After about 30 seconds, reinsert the notebook card,
then plug in your cable/dsl modem and then your router. Surf the
internet.


On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 19:23:23 -0600, Zippy the Pinhead
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Using a laptop running XP Home with a Netgear MA251 adaptor, and a
>D-Link DI614+. Using the Netgear wireless utility and Windows
>wireless management disabled.
>
>For some reason, my Internet connection drops and repair fails because
>my IP address cannot be renewed.
>
>On startup, I have to wait until the Netgear management utility is
>running, and sometimes it doesn't start at all. Without it running,
>there's no network.
>
>Restarting the computer restores the connection -- for a time. Then,
>with no warning, the connection is dropped again and I must restart.
>
>Any ideas?

Doug Jamal wrote:
> Unplug your cable/dsl modem and your router. Remove the notebook card
> from the laptop. After about 30 seconds, reinsert the notebook card,
> then plug in your cable/dsl modem and then your router. Surf the
> internet.
>
>
> On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 19:23:23 -0600, Zippy the Pinhead
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>
>>Using a laptop running XP Home with a Netgear MA251 adaptor, and a
>>D-Link DI614+. Using the Netgear wireless utility and Windows
>>wireless management disabled.
>>
>>For some reason, my Internet connection drops and repair fails because
>>my IP address cannot be renewed.
>>
>>On startup, I have to wait until the Netgear management utility is
>>running, and sometimes it doesn't start at all. Without it running,
>>there's no network.
>>
>>Restarting the computer restores the connection -- for a time. Then,
>>with no warning, the connection is dropped again and I must restart.
>>
>>Any ideas?
>
>

I'm having a similar problem.
Win XP, Netgear 614v2, firmware v2.16, Netgear 511 adapter.

I can communicate with the router, hard/soft reset, powered on/off router and
cable modem. When I try to use utility to renew IP, it fails.

Any suggestions???

Same results when I hardwire laptop/desktop to router.

Direct connect to cable modem works fine....

Taking a moment's reflection, Zippy the Pinhead mused:
|
| Using a laptop running XP Home with a Netgear MA251 adaptor, and a
| D-Link DI614+. Using the Netgear wireless utility and Windows
| wireless management disabled.

How about with the Netgear utility disabled and Windows wireless
enabled?