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Windows XP fails to renew my IP addressplugs into the WAN socket of my wireless router and one of the 4 open ports from the router connects to the Ethernet adapter endpoint on my desktop computer. With this setup I am able to access the Internet from my desktop computer. My laptop on the other hand isn't connecting properly to the router. It says its connected to my wireless network but when I try to repair the connection the "Renewing your IP address" activity either fails or goes on non-stop. Is there anything obvious I am missing? The funny thing is when I configured the router, even though I have a DSL connection at home I actually had to set the connection mode to Cable Modem under the router configuration to get the internet connection to work. Leaving it as DSL doesn't work! Doh!
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"Dilip" <rdil***@lycos.com> wrote in message How far is the laptop from the router? Every now and then, my laptop has news:1157499209.627110.266500@p79g2000cwp.googlegroups.com... > > I have a very simply plain-vanilla DSL set up at home. The DSL modem > plugs into the WAN socket of my wireless router and one of the 4 open > ports from the router connects to the Ethernet adapter endpoint on my > desktop computer. > > With this setup I am able to access the Internet from my desktop > computer. > > My laptop on the other hand isn't connecting properly to the router. > It says its connected to my wireless network but when I try to repair > the connection the "Renewing your IP address" activity either fails or > goes on non-stop. > > Is there anything obvious I am missing? > > The funny thing is when I configured the router, even though I have a > DSL connection at home I actually had to set the connection mode to > Cable Modem under the router configuration to get the internet > connection to work. Leaving it as DSL doesn't work! Doh! > trouble maintaining a connection even from 10 feet away. At other times, such as right now, the distance is quite a bit further than that. Why does your router care what kind of device is connected at the input connector? That is just another ethernet device. The DSL modem does however need to know what protocol to use on the DSL line. My router connects to the DSL modem quite well. My ISP specifies a PPOE signal which is also what the dialup connection specified. Jim Jim wrote:
Show quoteHide quote > "Dilip" <rdil***@lycos.com> wrote in message The laptop is less than a couple of feet away. Distance is not the> news:1157499209.627110.266500@p79g2000cwp.googlegroups.com... > > > > I have a very simply plain-vanilla DSL set up at home. The DSL modem > > plugs into the WAN socket of my wireless router and one of the 4 open > > ports from the router connects to the Ethernet adapter endpoint on my > > desktop computer. > > > > With this setup I am able to access the Internet from my desktop > > computer. > > > > My laptop on the other hand isn't connecting properly to the router. > > It says its connected to my wireless network but when I try to repair > > the connection the "Renewing your IP address" activity either fails or > > goes on non-stop. > > > > Is there anything obvious I am missing? > > > > The funny thing is when I configured the router, even though I have a > > DSL connection at home I actually had to set the connection mode to > > Cable Modem under the router configuration to get the internet > > connection to work. Leaving it as DSL doesn't work! Doh! > > > How far is the laptop from the router? Every now and then, my laptop has > trouble maintaining a connection even from 10 feet away. At other times, > such as right now, the distance is quite a bit further than that. problem here. > Why does your router care what kind of device is connected at the input This is the part I am not sure I understand correctly. When I tried to> connector? That is just another ethernet device. The DSL modem does > however need to know what protocol to use on the DSL line. configure my router for the first time I found the connection mode to be set as DSL Modem (PPPoE). This did *not* work! I mean, I could not access the internet this way. The moment I changed it to Cable Modem (even though I am actually using a DSL connection) everything started working just fine -- i.e insofar as accessing internet from my desktop computer is concerned. Don't ask me why -- I really don't know. > My router connects to the DSL modem quite well. My ISP specifies a PPOE See above.> signal which is also what the dialup connection specified. Basically my laptop is not detecting my wireless network. It simply is unable to complete the "Renewing your IP address" activity. Is there anything else I am missing? 
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