It's a linksys wired/wireless router with a generic wireless ethernet card
attempting to connect to a cable connection 20 feet away through one wall.
Should I try and set everything up with the laptop (running xp pro sp2)
wired and then set up the wireless?
"Jack" wrote:
> Hi
> You need to describe the nature of your Internet connection and the hardware
> used, otherwise it is not cleared how your system should be configured. I.e.
> The Laptop is suppose to connect to what in order to obtain Internet
> connection?
> What can be Wireless Cable/DSL Router. Access Point. Wireless Modem/Router
> combo.
> You might need to configure the devices via wire before you can use the
> Wireless.
> In general: Wireless - Basic Configuration:
> http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Config.html
> Wireless - Basic Security: http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Security.html
> Jack (MVP-Networking).
>
> "C.J." <C.J.@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:231777FF-8139-4F82-90BB-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Wireless networking card on a laptop says that there is strong signal, but
> > does not connect to internet. Tried to release and renew the ip address
> > using ip config, but new ip address cannot be obtained. Manually entered
> in
> > ip address, default gateway, and several dns addresses and worked for
> about 2
> > days. When it stopped working, it would not respond to the manual
> > configuration. Laptop has a wireless ethernet card, whose connection is
> on a
> > (windows supplied) network bridge with the hard line connection. Any
> > suggestions as to what to do?
>
>
>
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