><marsden_p***@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>>I have a wireless router and it is wired to my pc and another laptop
>> accesses it wirelessly. we now have another laptop which is wireless
>> compatible. When i search for available networks, our network appears
>> but when i attempt to connect to it, it just says acquiring network
>> address. It stays like this for some time. The laptop has successfully
>> connected to another network before, so i have no idea what the problem
>> is. Any ideas? Thanks
>>
>
>How many IP Adresses are you trying to use and how many does does Internet
>Service Provider allow you?
>
>Ak

"Steve Winograd [MVP]" <bcma***@mvps.org> wrote in message
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> In article <#n8xPcW1GHA.2***@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl>, "Alfred Kaufmann"
> <al_kaufm***@hotmail.com> wrote:
>><marsden_p***@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:1157915722.420644.23790@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
>>>I have a wireless router and it is wired to my pc and another laptop
>>> accesses it wirelessly. we now have another laptop which is wireless
>>> compatible. When i search for available networks, our network appears
>>> but when i attempt to connect to it, it just says acquiring network
>>> address. It stays like this for some time. The laptop has successfully
>>> connected to another network before, so i have no idea what the problem
>>> is. Any ideas? Thanks
>>>
>>
>>How many IP Adresses are you trying to use and how many does does Internet
>>Service Provider allow you?
>>
>>Ak
>
> I don't think there could be a problem with that, Ak.  Alfred is using
> a wireless router, so he only uses one IP address from his ISP.  The
> wireless router allocates private IP addresses to the computers.

>>"Steve Winograd [MVP]" <bcma***@mvps.org> wrote in message
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>> In article <#n8xPcW1GHA.2***@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl>, "Alfred Kaufmann"
>> <al_kaufm***@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>><marsden_p***@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>news:1157915722.420644.23790@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
>>>>I have a wireless router and it is wired to my pc and another laptop
>>>> accesses it wirelessly. we now have another laptop which is wireless
>>>> compatible. When i search for available networks, our network appears
>>>> but when i attempt to connect to it, it just says acquiring network
>>>> address. It stays like this for some time. The laptop has successfully
>>>> connected to another network before, so i have no idea what the problem
>>>> is. Any ideas? Thanks
>>>>
>>>
>>>How many IP Adresses are you trying to use and how many does does Internet
>>>Service Provider allow you?
>>>
>>>Ak
>>
>> I don't think there could be a problem with that, Ak.  Alfred is using
>> a wireless router, so he only uses one IP address from his ISP.  The
>> wireless router allocates private IP addresses to the computers.
>
>The router implements something like Internet connection sharing right?
>
>I just got a wireless router and I have the same problem.  I have a cable
>modem connected to the WAN port of the wireless router and two computers
>connected to the LAN ports.  The router gets its IP address from the ISP and
>the router assigns my computers 192.168.0.114 and 192.168.0.114.  Everything
>works fine with the Internet connection and file sharing for both computers.
>When a friend comes over with her laptop, the laptop finds the signal and
>after entering the password it tries to aquire a network address.  How long
>should one wait before clicking on cancel?
>
>The next time she is over I will connect it to a LAN port, I assume that
>will work but what does that tell me - that the wireless connection settings
>are not correct?  Ditto for what it means if it cannot connect.
>
>Ak