WiFi connestion

I live in France and have my internet account with Orange(Wanadoo). I have
just moved onto broadband at 1mb.
I had a lot of problems trying to connect my desktop to the LiveBox modem
but eventually managed it using ethernet conection. Desktop now works OK.
My Acer portable is fitted with WiFi and initially it connected with the
LiveBox OK. Yesterday I lost my incoming line for about an hour and when it
came back the desktop came up OK but the portable would not connect. The WiFi
icon in the tray is crossed and I get a message that the WiFi is not
available. Going into the WiFi connection setup it says that the WiFi is not
connected. The portable is awate of the LiveBox because it shows as a
resource within range. I askes for a WEP key but when it gets the key it
tries to connect but eventually say the WiFi not available.
This happened quite suddenly and I suspect that the WiFi part of my portable
has failed BUT, is there anything that I should be doing to turn the WiFi
connection ON?
I know very little about WiFi and my WinXP is in French so any help will be
greatly appreciated.
Many thanks
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peebs

Hi
May be this can Help.
My New Wireless does not work - http://www.ezlan.net/wireless.html
Wireless, Basic Configuration - http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Config.htm
Wireless Security - http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Security.html
Jack (MVP-Networking).

"peebs" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:831C3F90-9FBC-4AE6-B6DC-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I live in France and have my internet account with Orange(Wanadoo). I have
> just moved onto broadband at 1mb.
> I had a lot of problems trying to connect my desktop to the LiveBox modem
> but eventually managed it using ethernet conection. Desktop now works OK.
> My Acer portable is fitted with WiFi and initially it connected with the
> LiveBox OK. Yesterday I lost my incoming line for about an hour and when
> it
> came back the desktop came up OK but the portable would not connect. The
> WiFi
> icon in the tray is crossed and I get a message that the WiFi is not
> available. Going into the WiFi connection setup it says that the WiFi is
> not
> connected. The portable is awate of the LiveBox because it shows as a
> resource within range. I askes for a WEP key but when it gets the key it
> tries to connect but eventually say the WiFi not available.
> This happened quite suddenly and I suspect that the WiFi part of my
> portable
> has failed BUT, is there anything that I should be doing to turn the WiFi
> connection ON?
> I know very little about WiFi and my WinXP is in French so any help will
> be
> greatly appreciated.
> Many thanks
> --
> peebs

Thanks jack - most helpful site.
--
peebs


"Jack (MVP-Networking)." wrote:

> Hi
> May be this can Help.
> My New Wireless does not work - http://www.ezlan.net/wireless.html
> Wireless, Basic Configuration - http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Config.htm
> Wireless Security - http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Security.html
> Jack (MVP-Networking).
>
> "peebs" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:831C3F90-9FBC-4AE6-B6DC-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >I live in France and have my internet account with Orange(Wanadoo). I have
> > just moved onto broadband at 1mb.
> > I had a lot of problems trying to connect my desktop to the LiveBox modem
> > but eventually managed it using ethernet conection. Desktop now works OK.
> > My Acer portable is fitted with WiFi and initially it connected with the
> > LiveBox OK. Yesterday I lost my incoming line for about an hour and when
> > it
> > came back the desktop came up OK but the portable would not connect. The
> > WiFi
> > icon in the tray is crossed and I get a message that the WiFi is not
> > available. Going into the WiFi connection setup it says that the WiFi is
> > not
> > connected. The portable is awate of the LiveBox because it shows as a
> > resource within range. I askes for a WEP key but when it gets the key it
> > tries to connect but eventually say the WiFi not available.
> > This happened quite suddenly and I suspect that the WiFi part of my
> > portable
> > has failed BUT, is there anything that I should be doing to turn the WiFi
> > connection ON?
> > I know very little about WiFi and my WinXP is in French so any help will
> > be
> > greatly appreciated.
> > Many thanks
> > --
> > peebs
>
>
>