Laptop connected to wireless network...

[spacejamz]

i searched DHCP and only found one relevant hit, but it didn't help...

guess I am a newbie at this networking thing (although I have 3 pc's (hardwired) and two laptops connected via wireless to my router and all are connected fine)...

I am 'cleaning up' a laptop for a friend of mine...after running adaware and MS spyware to remove all the garbage from her machine, I also removed Kazaa, audio galaxy, msn explorer and net zero...

whether I use an RJ45 cable to connect to the router or a wireless card, it doesn't get a DHCP assigned IP...it get the automatic private address 169.xxx IP...

i tried IPCONFIG /RENEW or /RELEASE and neither did the trick to fix this issue...the TCP/IP settings are all set to automatic.

did the netzero or msn explorer connections affect this? is there anything else I can try?

TIA for any help on this...

If I can't get it work, I will just reformat the drive and start from scratch (which is what I told her we should have done in the first place)...I am sure this will fix the problem...

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I can manually configure the IP and I can now ping other PC's on the network, but it doesn't connect the internet...not sure if that helps or not...

 

[killa62]

try reinstalling the tcp/ip stack in windows

artcle here http://www.petri.co.il/reinstall_tcp_ip_on_windows_xp.htm

 

[JRock]

Originally posted by: killa62
try reinstalling the tcp/ip stack in windows

artcle here http://www.petri.co.il/reinstall_tcp_ip_on_windows_xp.htm

Safe bet. Applications like spybot, adaware etc have been known to cause winsock coruption.

edit: even easier then manually reinstalling/repairing just download, unzip and run this.

 

[spacejamz]

Originally posted by: JRock

Originally posted by: killa62
try reinstalling the tcp/ip stack in windows

artcle here http://www.petri.co.il/reinstall_tcp_ip_on_windows_xp.htm

Safe bet. Applications like spybot, adaware etc have been known to cause winsock coruption.

edit: even easier then manually reinstalling/repairing just download, unzip and run this.

You guys seriously kick a$$...I downloaded the fix and it did the trick!!!

Thanks again!!!!

 

[JRock]

You guys seriously kick a$$...I downloaded the fix and it did the trick!!!

Thanks again!!!!

:beer: