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May 31st, 2008 21:00

Wi-fi problem

I am having a problem connecting through wi-fi. I have an Inspiron 6000, a Netgear Router and a Westfall #6100 router. My system was working fine until yesterday and when I tried to connect I am told I have no connectivity. My status says authenticating. Status says acquiring IP address. I do not know what to do. Can someone help me?

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Posted June 1st, 2008 14:00
Why do you have two routers? Have you tried power cycling the router you are trying to connect to?

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Posted June 1st, 2008 15:00
I made a mistake, I have one router and one modem
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Posted June 1st, 2008 20:00
So, did you try power cycling the router (turn it off then turn it back on)? If so, what were the results?

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Posted June 1st, 2008 22:00
Yes and nothing changed. There is a triangle with an exclamation point in it saying limited or no connectivity.
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Posted June 1st, 2008 23:00
Windows XP
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Posted June 1st, 2008 23:00
As a troublshooting step, try connecting the problem computer directly to the router by ethernet. Do you get a connection that way? This will tell us if it just a wierless problem or a general Windows problem. Which version of Windows are you running?

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Posted June 1st, 2008 23:00
The only way I can get onto the internet is to connect directly to the modem.
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Posted June 2nd, 2008 00:00
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Posted June 2nd, 2008 00:00
I do have security but I do not know how to disable it. Everything was working just fine and then one afternoon I could not conect with wi-fi. I did nothing and did not change anything.
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Posted June 2nd, 2008 00:00
Do you have security enabled on the router? If so, try temporarily disabling the wireless security and see if you can connect.

Steve

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