I have a Inspiron 1501 that came with a Dell installed 1390 WLAN mini-card. I have recently re-installed XP Home (SP2) but cannot get the computer to connect to any wireless network. When this is attempted I first get the message "obtaining IP address" (for 2 or 3 minutes) and then get the message "limited or no connectivity.

 

The computer connects to the internet fine when using a USB cable to the modem.

 

The wireless card is set to obtain an IP address automatically. I have tried most solutions such as running Winsockfix, setting manual IP addresses (then connects to the modem but cannot access the internet) and have even tried an external wireless adapter to test if the internal card is faulty (even though the Dell utility tests it ok). I have tried releasing and renewing IP addresses - again, no joy!

 

When running ipconfig /all the display is:

 Windows IP Configuration        

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : ginny       

Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :       

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

P Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No       

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

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:        

Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :       

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : ADI USB Remote NDIS Network Device #2       

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-19-4B-10-48-73       

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

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes       

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.2       

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

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1       

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1       

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1       

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 04 May 2008 13:24:32       

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 11 May 2008 13:24:32 

 

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 3:        

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

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller       

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-19-B9-54-CA-93 

 

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:        

Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :       

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Dell Wireless 1390 WLAN Mini-Card       

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-19-7D-6F-FE-3B       

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

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes       

Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.100.94       

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0

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

 

I am pulling my hair out     ! Anyone know a solution?