"peebs" <pe***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:831C3F90-9FBC-4AE6-B6DC-EC3AA14D7E8A@microsoft.com...
>I live in France and have my internet account with Orange(Wanadoo). I have
> just moved onto broadband at 1mb.
> I had a lot of problems trying to connect my desktop to the LiveBox modem
> but eventually managed it using ethernet conection. Desktop now works OK.
> My Acer portable is fitted with WiFi and initially it connected with the
> LiveBox OK. Yesterday I lost my incoming line for about an hour and when
> it
> came back the desktop came up OK but the portable would not connect. The
> WiFi
> icon in the tray is crossed and I get a message that the WiFi is not
> available. Going into the WiFi connection setup it says that the WiFi is
> not
> connected. The portable is awate of the LiveBox because it shows as a
> resource within range. I askes for a WEP key but when it gets the key it
> tries to connect but eventually say the WiFi not available.
> This happened quite suddenly and I suspect that the WiFi part of my
> portable
> has failed BUT, is there anything that I should be doing to turn the WiFi
> connection ON?
> I know very little about WiFi and my WinXP is in French so any help will
> be
> greatly appreciated.
> Many thanks
> --
> peebs

"Jack (MVP-Networking)." wrote:

> Hi
> May be this can Help.
> My New Wireless does not work - http://www.ezlan.net/wireless.html
> Wireless, Basic Configuration - http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Config.htm
> Wireless Security - http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Security.html
> Jack (MVP-Networking).
>
> "peebs" <pe***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:831C3F90-9FBC-4AE6-B6DC-EC3AA14D7E8A@microsoft.com...
> >I live in France and have my internet account with Orange(Wanadoo). I have
> > just moved onto broadband at 1mb.
> > I had a lot of problems trying to connect my desktop to the LiveBox modem
> > but eventually managed it using ethernet conection. Desktop now works OK.
> > My Acer portable is fitted with WiFi and initially it connected with the
> > LiveBox OK. Yesterday I lost my incoming line for about an hour and when
> > it
> > came back the desktop came up OK but the portable would not connect. The
> > WiFi
> > icon in the tray is crossed and I get a message that the WiFi is not
> > available. Going into the WiFi connection setup it says that the WiFi is
> > not
> > connected. The portable is awate of the LiveBox because it shows as a
> > resource within range. I askes for a WEP key but when it gets the key it
> > tries to connect but eventually say the WiFi not available.
> > This happened quite suddenly and I suspect that the WiFi part of my
> > portable
> > has failed BUT, is there anything that I should be doing to turn the WiFi
> > connection ON?
> > I know very little about WiFi and my WinXP is in French so any help will
> > be
> > greatly appreciated.
> > Many thanks
> > --
> > peebs
>
>
>