I GIVE UP!!! how to delete network and start a new one?

I have a home network consisting of a desktop connected to a linksys
wireless-G broadband router, the router is connected to my Westel DSL
modem both of these are operating fine in my Windows XP operating
system.

I'm trying to connect my dell notebook using windows xp pro operating
system and a linksys wireless-G notebook adapter WPC54G ver. 2

The network I'm trying to connect to is a wep 128 secure network that
I've connected to time and again I typed the key into notepad to
ensure it's correctness and save it, I know there is no problem there

However ever since I returned from vacation (using my notebook on
various wireless systems) I cannot connect to my home network again.

it still reads limited or no connectivity. When I try to repair it
says IT'S HAVING TROUBLE RENEWING IP ADDRESS.

I'd like to just delete or start over with a new network, how do I do
that?

thanks Tom

OK, before I completely gave up I read somewhere that I should release
and renew in ipconfig

release went fine

renew reported an error occurred while renewing interface wireless
network connection: unable to contact your DHCP server. Request has
timed out.

NOW WHAT????

OK, after doing some looking on google I found out about a windows
hotfix thats supose to adress dhcp loop back blah, blah, blah and it
did nothing.

On Mon, 09 Jan 2006 09:25:55 -0600, tom <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>
>OK, before I completely gave up I read somewhere that I should release
>and renew in ipconfig
>
>release went fine
>
>renew reported an error occurred while renewing interface wireless
>network connection: unable to contact your DHCP server. Request has
>timed out.
>
>NOW WHAT????

tom wrote:
> I have a home network consisting of a desktop connected to a linksys
> wireless-G broadband router, the router is connected to my Westel DSL
> modem both of these are operating fine in my Windows XP operating
> system.
>
> I'm trying to connect my dell notebook using windows xp pro operating
> system and a linksys wireless-G notebook adapter WPC54G ver. 2
>
> The network I'm trying to connect to is a wep 128 secure network that
> I've connected to time and again I typed the key into notepad to
> ensure it's correctness and save it, I know there is no problem there
>
> However ever since I returned from vacation (using my notebook on
> various wireless systems) I cannot connect to my home network again.
>
> it still reads limited or no connectivity. When I try to repair it
> says IT'S HAVING TROUBLE RENEWING IP ADDRESS.
>
> I'd like to just delete or start over with a new network, how do I do
> that?
>
> thanks Tom

If you just came back after vacation, you may want to do one thing.. Turn
EVERYTHING off... wait a few minutes, then turn your DSL modem on, wait a
few more miins and then turn the wap/router on.....

Used to happen to me all the time when I went off in the RV.. Came home and
couldn't connect.. then I found out about turning it off, and then back on
(in a specific order, giving time for new leases etc between turning on
different things)...

Try that FIRST.. It's a royal hassle to delete the network....

PS If you do get into deleting things, make absolutely sure you have the
disks to RE-INSTALL the stuff!!!! <---- unfortunately learned the hard
way....