"Natasha" <Nata***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Please someone help me!! I have a wireless network problem.  I have 2
> laptops,  one laptop is running Windows XP and the other laptop is running
> Windows Vista, connected to a Linksys wireless router.  I also have a
> desktop
> pc that was connected to the wireless network through the router, but this
> pc
> won't connect anymore.  The desktop is running Windows XP professional
> service pack 2 and is using a linksys wireless network card.  The desktop
> pc
> detects the wireless network and shows the SSID, but when it tries to
> connect
> it stays in "Acquiring IP Address" for a couple of minutes and then goes
> to
> "Limited or No Connectivity" to the network.  The wireless router is using
> WPA shared key security and mac filtering.  I have verified that the
> desktop
> PC network card mac address is in the router permitted mac list.  I have
> verifed and reentered the wpa key numerous times and have had no success
> connecting to the router from the desktop. The WPA key is good as it is
> working on the 2 laptops and they are on the network.  The router is set
> to
> assign 10 dhcp addresses and the only two dhcp addresses assigned in the
> router dhcp list are the two laptops.  The desktop pc is set to receive an
> IP
> address through dhcp. Ipconfig shows that the desktop has no IP address.
> I
> have uninstalled and reinstalled the network card with no success. I
> brought
> the wireless network card to a friends house and put it in her pc and it
> connected to her wireless router and we could surf the web, so I don't
> think
> the wireless network card is bad.  My desktop pc is using Windows to
> access
> the wireless network and not the Linksys software.  My wireless router is
> the
> Linksys WRT54G and my Linksys wireless network card is the the WMP54G.  I
> have deleted and rebuilt the wireless network on the desktop pc, disabled
> and
> reenabled the wireless network card and have had no luck.  If anyone has
> any
> suggestions on how to get this pc to connect to the wireless network I
> would
> be super happy to hear them.
>
> Thanks!!
> Natasha

"Natasha" <Nata***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:BE408220-E11B-46B0-BECF-3D0776BE7F0E@microsoft.com...
> Please someone help me!! I have a wireless network problem.  I have 2
> laptops,  one laptop is running Windows XP and the other laptop is running
> Windows Vista, connected to a Linksys wireless router.  I also have a
> desktop
> pc that was connected to the wireless network through the router, but this
> pc
> won't connect anymore.  The desktop is running Windows XP professional
> service pack 2 and is using a linksys wireless network card.  The desktop
> pc
> detects the wireless network and shows the SSID, but when it tries to
> connect
> it stays in "Acquiring IP Address" for a couple of minutes and then goes
> to
> "Limited or No Connectivity" to the network.  The wireless router is using
> WPA shared key security and mac filtering.  I have verified that the
> desktop
> PC network card mac address is in the router permitted mac list.  I have
> verifed and reentered the wpa key numerous times and have had no success
> connecting to the router from the desktop. The WPA key is good as it is
> working on the 2 laptops and they are on the network.  The router is set
> to
> assign 10 dhcp addresses and the only two dhcp addresses assigned in the
> router dhcp list are the two laptops.  The desktop pc is set to receive an
> IP
> address through dhcp. Ipconfig shows that the desktop has no IP address.
> I
> have uninstalled and reinstalled the network card with no success. I
> brought
> the wireless network card to a friends house and put it in her pc and it
> connected to her wireless router and we could surf the web, so I don't
> think
> the wireless network card is bad.  My desktop pc is using Windows to
> access
> the wireless network and not the Linksys software.  My wireless router is
> the
> Linksys WRT54G and my Linksys wireless network card is the the WMP54G.  I
> have deleted and rebuilt the wireless network on the desktop pc, disabled
> and
> reenabled the wireless network card and have had no luck.  If anyone has
> any
> suggestions on how to get this pc to connect to the wireless network I
> would
> be super happy to hear them.
>
> Thanks!!
> Natasha

"Jack (MVP-Networking)." wrote:

> Hi
> This page would guide you toward assessing the Health of the Network setting
> on a troubled computer.
> My Wireless does not work - http://www.ezlan.net/wireless.html
> The fact that some computers are working well with the Router's WPA does not
> mean the the WPA and MAC is set OK for the other computers.
> I would try first to disable the MAC and Encryption security in the Router
> and all computers, and make sure that all computers are working correctly
> with the Wireless and obtaining IP.  When all are working well reinstate the
> security measures.
> Wireless Basic Configuration - http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Config.html
> Wireless Security -  http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Security.html
> Jack (MVP-Networking).
> ..
> "Natasha" <Nata***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:BE408220-E11B-46B0-BECF-3D0776BE7F0E@microsoft.com...
> > Please someone help me!! I have a wireless network problem.  I have 2
> > laptops,  one laptop is running Windows XP and the other laptop is running
> > Windows Vista, connected to a Linksys wireless router.  I also have a
> > desktop
> > pc that was connected to the wireless network through the router, but this
> > pc
> > won't connect anymore.  The desktop is running Windows XP professional
> > service pack 2 and is using a linksys wireless network card.  The desktop
> > pc
> > detects the wireless network and shows the SSID, but when it tries to
> > connect
> > it stays in "Acquiring IP Address" for a couple of minutes and then goes
> > to
> > "Limited or No Connectivity" to the network.  The wireless router is using
> > WPA shared key security and mac filtering.  I have verified that the
> > desktop
> > PC network card mac address is in the router permitted mac list.  I have
> > verifed and reentered the wpa key numerous times and have had no success
> > connecting to the router from the desktop. The WPA key is good as it is
> > working on the 2 laptops and they are on the network.  The router is set
> > to
> > assign 10 dhcp addresses and the only two dhcp addresses assigned in the
> > router dhcp list are the two laptops.  The desktop pc is set to receive an
> > IP
> > address through dhcp. Ipconfig shows that the desktop has no IP address.
> > I
> > have uninstalled and reinstalled the network card with no success. I
> > brought
> > the wireless network card to a friends house and put it in her pc and it
> > connected to her wireless router and we could surf the web, so I don't
> > think
> > the wireless network card is bad.  My desktop pc is using Windows to
> > access
> > the wireless network and not the Linksys software.  My wireless router is
> > the
> > Linksys WRT54G and my Linksys wireless network card is the the WMP54G.  I
> > have deleted and rebuilt the wireless network on the desktop pc, disabled
> > and
> > reenabled the wireless network card and have had no luck.  If anyone has
> > any
> > suggestions on how to get this pc to connect to the wireless network I
> > would
> > be super happy to hear them.
> >
> > Thanks!!
> > Natasha
>
>

"Natasha" <Nata***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9A4F4D43-3E9E-4431-ABD5-7E58E0C09FD3@microsoft.com...
> Thank you guys for responding :)
>
> Let me give you an update.  I am still having problems connecting my
> windows
> xp professional service pack 2 desktop pc to the linksys wireless router.
> I
> wasn't able to connect to the router when I gave the desktop pc a static
> ip
> address and wpa security and mac filtering were enabled. Windows showed
> that
> I was connected to the wireless network, but I couldn't ping the router,
> get
> online or see any other computers on the network.  I then followed the
> steps
> for rebuilding the wireless network.  I want to use Windows XP to control
> my
> wireless connection on the linksys wireless adapter and I also want to use
> WPA shared key security.  Well, check this out.  I am unable to connect to
> the wireless router even when there is no mac filtering or security when I
> use windows to control the wireless connection. I get a message saying
> "acquiring a network addresss" for a few minutes and then it says limited
> or
> no connectivity.  If I use the linksys software I can connect to the
> wireless
> router using no security, or with using mac filtering and WEP security.
> However I can't seem to use the linksys software to connect to the
> wireless
> router using WPA shared key security. That is why I would like to use
> windows
> to control the wireless connection.  So, I have one Vista laptop and one
> windows XP media center laptop connecting to the wireless router that has
> WPA
> shared key security and mac filtering enabled, but I still can't connect
> the
> desktop PC running windows XP service pack 2 to the router using windows
> to
> control the wireless connection.  If anyone has any ideas about what might
> be
> causing this I would be super happy to hear them :)
>
> Thanks again
> Natasha
>
> "Jack (MVP-Networking)." wrote:
>
>> Hi
>> This page would guide you toward assessing the Health of the Network
>> setting
>> on a troubled computer.
>> My Wireless does not work - http://www.ezlan.net/wireless.html
>> The fact that some computers are working well with the Router's WPA does
>> not
>> mean the the WPA and MAC is set OK for the other computers.
>> I would try first to disable the MAC and Encryption security in the
>> Router
>> and all computers, and make sure that all computers are working correctly
>> with the Wireless and obtaining IP.  When all are working well reinstate
>> the
>> security measures.
>> Wireless Basic Configuration - http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Config.html
>> Wireless Security -  http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Security.html
>> Jack (MVP-Networking).
>> ..
>> "Natasha" <Nata***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:BE408220-E11B-46B0-BECF-3D0776BE7F0E@microsoft.com...
>> > Please someone help me!! I have a wireless network problem.  I have 2
>> > laptops,  one laptop is running Windows XP and the other laptop is
>> > running
>> > Windows Vista, connected to a Linksys wireless router.  I also have a
>> > desktop
>> > pc that was connected to the wireless network through the router, but
>> > this
>> > pc
>> > won't connect anymore.  The desktop is running Windows XP professional
>> > service pack 2 and is using a linksys wireless network card.  The
>> > desktop
>> > pc
>> > detects the wireless network and shows the SSID, but when it tries to
>> > connect
>> > it stays in "Acquiring IP Address" for a couple of minutes and then
>> > goes
>> > to
>> > "Limited or No Connectivity" to the network.  The wireless router is
>> > using
>> > WPA shared key security and mac filtering.  I have verified that the
>> > desktop
>> > PC network card mac address is in the router permitted mac list.  I
>> > have
>> > verifed and reentered the wpa key numerous times and have had no
>> > success
>> > connecting to the router from the desktop. The WPA key is good as it is
>> > working on the 2 laptops and they are on the network.  The router is
>> > set
>> > to
>> > assign 10 dhcp addresses and the only two dhcp addresses assigned in
>> > the
>> > router dhcp list are the two laptops.  The desktop pc is set to receive
>> > an
>> > IP
>> > address through dhcp. Ipconfig shows that the desktop has no IP
>> > address.
>> > I
>> > have uninstalled and reinstalled the network card with no success. I
>> > brought
>> > the wireless network card to a friends house and put it in her pc and
>> > it
>> > connected to her wireless router and we could surf the web, so I don't
>> > think
>> > the wireless network card is bad.  My desktop pc is using Windows to
>> > access
>> > the wireless network and not the Linksys software.  My wireless router
>> > is
>> > the
>> > Linksys WRT54G and my Linksys wireless network card is the the WMP54G.
>> > I
>> > have deleted and rebuilt the wireless network on the desktop pc,
>> > disabled
>> > and
>> > reenabled the wireless network card and have had no luck.  If anyone
>> > has
>> > any
>> > suggestions on how to get this pc to connect to the wireless network I
>> > would
>> > be super happy to hear them.
>> >
>> > Thanks!!
>> > Natasha
>>
>>