XP wireless network does not autoconnect at startup

I posted this message several days ago in the XP General forum & have had no
reply so I am posting here & hope for some helpful replies:

Hi
I have just added an Advent computer running Xp to my Home computer wireless
network but it will not autoconnect to internet when I start up the XP
computer.

My wireless router is Belkin & needs the WEP security code. I had to
reformat this XP computer & after doing this & setting up XP on it and
connecting it to my Vista home network it will not autoconnect at startup. At
start up IE browser says 'cannot connect to the internet- you appear to be
connected to the internet but may have to reconnect'!

I have used the setup wizard and checked the box on wireless properties to
allow Windows to control the wireless network (so disabling Belkin control)
and on the Belkin software to allow Windows control.
This XP machine was my main computer 2 years ago until it crashed and I
bought a new Acer computer running Vista Home Premium. Now I have 'revived'
my old Advent computer by reformatting & adding it to my Vista network but I
am frustrated that when I turn on the Advent XP machine I have to manually
connect to the wireless internet!

I have followed all sorts of guides on the internet & remember that 2 years
ago when I had the wireless network on thevAdvent XP computer before it
crashed I had this same issue & I fixed it with some advice from an internet
guide which I no longer have.
None of the advice I have followed has worked and I do not understand why
this is not working correctly! This small problem is quite frustrating &
annoying.

Can someone please patiently help & guide me to get this wireless network
correctly
set up?

I am most grateful for helpful advice, and look forward to replies, many
thanks

--
RPD

--
RPD

Hi
When using Broadband Internet and a Router you are first connection to your
own Network.
If the Network connections do not work then there is No connection to the
Internet either.
Looking at your post let me to believe that your Network is in trouble.
This might help you to figure out whether your Network is configured
correctly.
Wire connection, http://www.ezlan.net/debug.html
Wireless, http://www.ezlan.net/wireless.html
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking).


"RPD" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:3F2A3273-B14D-40BA-A665-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I posted this message several days ago in the XP General forum & have had
>no
> reply so I am posting here & hope for some helpful replies:
>
> Hi
> I have just added an Advent computer running Xp to my Home computer
> wireless
> network but it will not autoconnect to internet when I start up the XP
> computer.
>
> My wireless router is Belkin & needs the WEP security code. I had to
> reformat this XP computer & after doing this & setting up XP on it and
> connecting it to my Vista home network it will not autoconnect at startup.
> At
> start up IE browser says 'cannot connect to the internet- you appear to be
> connected to the internet but may have to reconnect'!
>
> I have used the setup wizard and checked the box on wireless properties to
> allow Windows to control the wireless network (so disabling Belkin
> control)
> and on the Belkin software to allow Windows control.
> This XP machine was my main computer 2 years ago until it crashed and I
> bought a new Acer computer running Vista Home Premium. Now I have
> 'revived'
> my old Advent computer by reformatting & adding it to my Vista network but
> I
> am frustrated that when I turn on the Advent XP machine I have to manually
> connect to the wireless internet!
>
> I have followed all sorts of guides on the internet & remember that 2
> years
> ago when I had the wireless network on thevAdvent XP computer before it
> crashed I had this same issue & I fixed it with some advice from an
> internet
> guide which I no longer have.
> None of the advice I have followed has worked and I do not understand why
> this is not working correctly! This small problem is quite frustrating &
> annoying.
>
> Can someone please patiently help & guide me to get this wireless network
> correctly
> set up?
>
> I am most grateful for helpful advice, and look forward to replies, many
> thanks
>
> --
> RPD
>
> --
> RPD

RPD wrote:
> I posted this message several days ago in the XP General forum & have had no
> reply so I am posting here & hope for some helpful replies:
>
> Hi
> I have just added an Advent computer running Xp to my Home computer wireless
> network but it will not autoconnect to internet when I start up the XP
> computer.
>
> My wireless router is Belkin & needs the WEP security code. I had to
> reformat this XP computer & after doing this & setting up XP on it and
> connecting it to my Vista home network it will not autoconnect at startup. At
> start up IE browser says 'cannot connect to the internet- you appear to be
> connected to the internet but may have to reconnect'!
>
> I have used the setup wizard and checked the box on wireless properties to
> allow Windows to control the wireless network (so disabling Belkin control)
> and on the Belkin software to allow Windows control.
> This XP machine was my main computer 2 years ago until it crashed and I
> bought a new Acer computer running Vista Home Premium. Now I have 'revived'
> my old Advent computer by reformatting & adding it to my Vista network but I
> am frustrated that when I turn on the Advent XP machine I have to manually
> connect to the wireless internet!
>
> I have followed all sorts of guides on the internet & remember that 2 years
> ago when I had the wireless network on thevAdvent XP computer before it
> crashed I had this same issue & I fixed it with some advice from an internet
> guide which I no longer have.
> None of the advice I have followed has worked and I do not understand why
> this is not working correctly! This small problem is quite frustrating &
> annoying.
>
> Can someone please patiently help & guide me to get this wireless network
> correctly
> set up?
>
> I am most grateful for helpful advice, and look forward to replies, many
> thanks
>

I'm not sure what you mean by "my Vista home network." The operating
systems used on the other computers connected to your network is not
relevant.

What have you tried? Please be as specific and detailed as possible.

You really should not be using WEP for your wireless network. It is
easily defeated using tools readily available on the Internet. In
addition, getting the WEP key wrong is a common occurrence.

How do you manually connect (so that things work)?

On the problem computer:

1. Reboot your computer and confirm that it's in the "not connected" state
2. Click Start > Run
3. Type the three letters cmd
4. Click OK
5. Type the following commands exactly as is and press the Enter key
after each of them:

set comp > c:\test.txt
ipconfig /all >> c:\test.txt
[Do not close the command prompt window]

6. Do what you do to "manually connect" and confirm that you really can
access the Internet.
7. Go back to the command prompt window and type the following commands
and press the Enter key after each of them:

echo **********connected now********** >> c:\test.txt
ipconfig /all >> c:\test.txt
notepad c:\test.txt

8. Paste the contents of the result into your reply.

--
Lem

Apollo 11 - 40 years ago:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/ap...0th/index.html

Hi Lem
Thanks for your reply.
Here is test.txt output:


COMPUTERNAME=ADVENT80GBHD


Windows IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : advent80gbhd

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : Belkin



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:



Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast
Ethernet NIC

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-10-DC-66-D2-B4



Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Belkin

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Belkin Wireless G USB Network
Adapter

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1C-DF-48-2D-46

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.5

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 14 February 2010 09:40:04

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 19 January 2038 03:14:07

**********connected now**********


Windows IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : advent80gbhd

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : Belkin



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:



Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast
Ethernet NIC

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-10-DC-66-D2-B4



Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Belkin

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Belkin Wireless G USB Network
Adapter

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1C-DF-48-2D-46

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.5

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 14 February 2010 09:46:33

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 19 January 2038 03:14:07


Now what?


--
RPD


"Lem" wrote:

> RPD wrote:
> > I posted this message several days ago in the XP General forum & have had no
> > reply so I am posting here & hope for some helpful replies:
> >
> > Hi
> > I have just added an Advent computer running Xp to my Home computer wireless
> > network but it will not autoconnect to internet when I start up the XP
> > computer.
> >
> > My wireless router is Belkin & needs the WEP security code. I had to
> > reformat this XP computer & after doing this & setting up XP on it and
> > connecting it to my Vista home network it will not autoconnect at startup. At
> > start up IE browser says 'cannot connect to the internet- you appear to be
> > connected to the internet but may have to reconnect'!
> >
> > I have used the setup wizard and checked the box on wireless properties to
> > allow Windows to control the wireless network (so disabling Belkin control)
> > and on the Belkin software to allow Windows control.
> > This XP machine was my main computer 2 years ago until it crashed and I
> > bought a new Acer computer running Vista Home Premium. Now I have 'revived'
> > my old Advent computer by reformatting & adding it to my Vista network but I
> > am frustrated that when I turn on the Advent XP machine I have to manually
> > connect to the wireless internet!
> >
> > I have followed all sorts of guides on the internet & remember that 2 years
> > ago when I had the wireless network on thevAdvent XP computer before it
> > crashed I had this same issue & I fixed it with some advice from an internet
> > guide which I no longer have.
> > None of the advice I have followed has worked and I do not understand why
> > this is not working correctly! This small problem is quite frustrating &
> > annoying.
> >
> > Can someone please patiently help & guide me to get this wireless network
> > correctly
> > set up?
> >
> > I am most grateful for helpful advice, and look forward to replies, many
> > thanks
> >
>
> I'm not sure what you mean by "my Vista home network." The operating
> systems used on the other computers connected to your network is not
> relevant.
>
> What have you tried? Please be as specific and detailed as possible.
>
> You really should not be using WEP for your wireless network. It is
> easily defeated using tools readily available on the Internet. In
> addition, getting the WEP key wrong is a common occurrence.
>
> How do you manually connect (so that things work)?
>
> On the problem computer:
>
> 1. Reboot your computer and confirm that it's in the "not connected" state
> 2. Click Start > Run
> 3. Type the three letters cmd
> 4. Click OK
> 5. Type the following commands exactly as is and press the Enter key
> after each of them:
>
> set comp > c:\test.txt
> ipconfig /all >> c:\test.txt
> [Do not close the command prompt window]
>
> 6. Do what you do to "manually connect" and confirm that you really can
> access the Internet.
> 7. Go back to the command prompt window and type the following commands
> and press the Enter key after each of them:
>
> echo **********connected now********** >> c:\test.txt
> ipconfig /all >> c:\test.txt
> notepad c:\test.txt
>
> 8. Paste the contents of the result into your reply.
>
> --
> Lem
>
> Apollo 11 - 40 years ago:
> http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/ap...0th/index.html
> .
>

Hi
As a first step disable the Wireless security in the Router (enable it only
after every thing works OK without security).
Check the Windows XP installation and make sure that it is running XP SP2
(or XP SP3).
Make sure that the Router's DHCP range can provide few IPs.
Clean the Wireless preferred list, make sure that it checked to connected
automatically, and that your Wireless is on top of the preferred.
http://www.ezlan.net/wireless/wzc3.jpg
If it still does not work get rid of the Belkin Utility (leave only the
drivers installed)
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking).


"RPD" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:7C6D6592-8090-4CAA-B4B2-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi Lem
> Thanks for your reply.
> Here is test.txt output:
>
>
> COMPUTERNAME=ADVENT80GBHD
>
>
> Windows IP Configuration
>
>
>
> Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : advent80gbhd
>
> Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
>
> Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
>
> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
>
> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>
> DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : Belkin
>
>
>
> Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
>
>
>
> Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
>
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast
> Ethernet NIC
>
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-10-DC-66-D2-B4
>
>
>
> Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
>
>
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Belkin
>
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Belkin Wireless G USB Network
> Adapter
>
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1C-DF-48-2D-46
>
> Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
>
> Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.5
>
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
>
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
>
> DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
>
> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
>
> Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 14 February 2010 09:40:04
>
> Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 19 January 2038 03:14:07
>
> **********connected now**********
>
>
> Windows IP Configuration
>
>
>
> Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : advent80gbhd
>
> Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
>
> Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
>
> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
>
> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>
> DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : Belkin
>
>
>
> Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
>
>
>
> Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
>
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast
> Ethernet NIC
>
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-10-DC-66-D2-B4
>
>
>
> Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
>
>
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Belkin
>
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Belkin Wireless G USB Network
> Adapter
>
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1C-DF-48-2D-46
>
> Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
>
> Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.5
>
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
>
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
>
> DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
>
> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
>
> Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 14 February 2010 09:46:33
>
> Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 19 January 2038 03:14:07
>
>
> Now what?
>
>
> --
> RPD
>
>
> "Lem" wrote:
>
>> RPD wrote:
>> > I posted this message several days ago in the XP General forum & have
>> > had no
>> > reply so I am posting here & hope for some helpful replies:
>> >
>> > Hi
>> > I have just added an Advent computer running Xp to my Home computer
>> > wireless
>> > network but it will not autoconnect to internet when I start up the XP
>> > computer.
>> >
>> > My wireless router is Belkin & needs the WEP security code. I had to
>> > reformat this XP computer & after doing this & setting up XP on it and
>> > connecting it to my Vista home network it will not autoconnect at
>> > startup. At
>> > start up IE browser says 'cannot connect to the internet- you appear to
>> > be
>> > connected to the internet but may have to reconnect'!
>> >
>> > I have used the setup wizard and checked the box on wireless properties
>> > to
>> > allow Windows to control the wireless network (so disabling Belkin
>> > control)
>> > and on the Belkin software to allow Windows control.
>> > This XP machine was my main computer 2 years ago until it crashed and I
>> > bought a new Acer computer running Vista Home Premium. Now I have
>> > 'revived'
>> > my old Advent computer by reformatting & adding it to my Vista network
>> > but I
>> > am frustrated that when I turn on the Advent XP machine I have to
>> > manually
>> > connect to the wireless internet!
>> >
>> > I have followed all sorts of guides on the internet & remember that 2
>> > years
>> > ago when I had the wireless network on thevAdvent XP computer before it
>> > crashed I had this same issue & I fixed it with some advice from an
>> > internet
>> > guide which I no longer have.
>> > None of the advice I have followed has worked and I do not understand
>> > why
>> > this is not working correctly! This small problem is quite frustrating
>> > &
>> > annoying.
>> >
>> > Can someone please patiently help & guide me to get this wireless
>> > network
>> > correctly
>> > set up?
>> >
>> > I am most grateful for helpful advice, and look forward to replies,
>> > many
>> > thanks
>> >
>>
>> I'm not sure what you mean by "my Vista home network." The operating
>> systems used on the other computers connected to your network is not
>> relevant.
>>
>> What have you tried? Please be as specific and detailed as possible.
>>
>> You really should not be using WEP for your wireless network. It is
>> easily defeated using tools readily available on the Internet. In
>> addition, getting the WEP key wrong is a common occurrence.
>>
>> How do you manually connect (so that things work)?
>>
>> On the problem computer:
>>
>> 1. Reboot your computer and confirm that it's in the "not connected"
>> state
>> 2. Click Start > Run
>> 3. Type the three letters cmd
>> 4. Click OK
>> 5. Type the following commands exactly as is and press the Enter key
>> after each of them:
>>
>> set comp > c:\test.txt
>> ipconfig /all >> c:\test.txt
>> [Do not close the command prompt window]
>>
>> 6. Do what you do to "manually connect" and confirm that you really can
>> access the Internet.
>> 7. Go back to the command prompt window and type the following commands
>> and press the Enter key after each of them:
>>
>> echo **********connected now********** >> c:\test.txt
>> ipconfig /all >> c:\test.txt
>> notepad c:\test.txt
>>
>> 8. Paste the contents of the result into your reply.
>>
>> --
>> Lem
>>
>> Apollo 11 - 40 years ago:
>> http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/ap...0th/index.html
>> .
>>