search for available network gives error message

Question

I have an Inspiron E1405 and when I try to connect to wireless, I get an error message. I am able to enable the radio, but when it tries to search for an available network, it says 'Internal configuration is inconsistent. Please restart the machine to resolve the problem.' When I restart the computer, I get the same error message over and over. Can someone please help! Thanks!

volcano11 · Answer

Which wireless network adapter do you have?  Which version of Windows are you running?  Is the wireless card's utility controlling the wireless connections or is Windows controlling the wireless connection?   Steve

gallowas · Answer

Dell Wireless 1390 WLAN Mini-Card Windows XP Windows is controlling the wireless connection

volcano11 · Answer

Try downloading and running winsockfix for Windows XP from the Here and if that doesn't solve the problem, to further troubleshoot this problem, go to Start > Run and type cmd then click OK. In the command prompt window that opens, type ipconfig /all then hit the enter key. Write down the output from this command or select it and save it to a txt file, then copy this output into a reply to this message.   Steve

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