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Hi
Having problems with my wireless connection and any info would be grateful.
Have had Orange wifi working perfectly since July & all of a sudden it has started playing up.
Sometimes it works then fails, I have uninstalled & re-installed but to no avail, now i can't get on at all. I am having to use a wired connection at the moment.
I have tried the Windows xp diagnostic check and when i click repair, i get a message saying it cannot renew my IP address.
Any ideas
Thanks
Having problems with my wireless connection and any info would be grateful.
Have had Orange wifi working perfectly since July & all of a sudden it has started playing up.
Sometimes it works then fails, I have uninstalled & re-installed but to no avail, now i can't get on at all. I am having to use a wired connection at the moment.
I have tried the Windows xp diagnostic check and when i click repair, i get a message saying it cannot renew my IP address.
Any ideas
Thanks
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From: Witnesham, Suffolk
Can you give us more information - for example:
What WiFi connection are you using - built-in, dongle, or PCMCIA etc?
Have you checked in Control Panel - System - Hardware - Device Manager to see if the WiFi device is present, has drivers loaded and is working?
Can you click Start - Connect To - Wireless Network Connections, and does "View Wireless Networks" bring up anything? If so, what?
What happens if you try to establish a DHCP address that way?
Alternatively, do you have a software firewall installed? Might that have updated and glitched?
That might tell us whether the problem is in the computer or the Wireless Access point.
What WiFi connection are you using - built-in, dongle, or PCMCIA etc?
Have you checked in Control Panel - System - Hardware - Device Manager to see if the WiFi device is present, has drivers loaded and is working?
Can you click Start - Connect To - Wireless Network Connections, and does "View Wireless Networks" bring up anything? If so, what?
What happens if you try to establish a DHCP address that way?
Alternatively, do you have a software firewall installed? Might that have updated and glitched?
That might tell us whether the problem is in the computer or the Wireless Access point.
