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February 2nd, 2006 01:00
5150 not getting a network address
I reinstalled windows a few weeks ago, as I kept getting a blue screen on startup. My computer now no longer connects to the wireless internet in my house. Well, it connects, but it isn't assigned a network address. The wireless connects, but I have a bogus ip and a limited or no connectivity warning.
I downloaded the chipset drivers, fiddled with every setting imaginable, ran the fix from sp2, and tried a static ip (which connected with the ip I gave it, but still could not access the internet.)
The internet works fine when I plug directly into the router.
I have a inspiron 5150, dell wirless internal 1350 mini pci wireless card, windows xp w/ sp2.
I downloaded the chipset drivers, fiddled with every setting imaginable, ran the fix from sp2, and tried a static ip (which connected with the ip I gave it, but still could not access the internet.)
The internet works fine when I plug directly into the router.
I have a inspiron 5150, dell wirless internal 1350 mini pci wireless card, windows xp w/ sp2.
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volcano11
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February 2nd, 2006 02:00
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February 2nd, 2006 22:00
bignothing
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February 2nd, 2006 22:00
Here's the output you asked for:
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
C:\Documents and Settings\Cole>ipconfig/all
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : COLE
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : cruzio.com
Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection 5:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Dell Wireless 1350 WLAN Mini-PCI Car
d
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-90-96-F8-64-54
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.71.31
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : cruzio.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Cont
roller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0F-1F-19-2D-74
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.104
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, February 02, 2006 4:09:58
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Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, February 09, 2006 4:09:58
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volcano11
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February 2nd, 2006 22:00
The SSID is not hidden if you can see it across the wireless network. If WEP is enabled and you have not entered the correct hex key, you will get the exact symptoms that are shown in your ipconfig output i.e. an autoconfiguration IP addresss of 169.254.xxx.xxx. You need to get out your router manual to determine how to see what the wep key is. Normally you can access the router's configuration utility by opening a web browser and typing the router's ip address into the address bar. In your case the router's ip address is 192.168.0.1. Alternatively you can reset the router to its default settings (no WEP or WPA encryption) by pressing and holding the reset button on the router.
Steve