"shehaal" <sheh***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:82C8C48B-F0AA-4D51-A4B7-F67DCEC74DD9@microsoft.com...
> Hi there,
>
> I am trying to connect a work laptop to my home network. I have a Vista
> SP1
> laptop for personal use that can connect to this home network both wired
> and
> wirelessly without any troubles. However, the work laptop (XP SP2) can
> only
> connect wired. For some reason, it cannot obtain an IP address from the
> router when the Zero Configuration Wizard tries to establish a connection.
>
> Please note that I can connect the work laptop to other wireless networks
> without any problems - it is ONLY the home network that I'm having
> troubles
> with.
>
> On running ipconfig during the attempt to get an IP address, it comes back
> saying the subnet is 0.0.0.0, no default gateway, and the DHCP server is
> 255.255.255.0 (should be 255.255.255.0, 192.168.1.1, and 192.168.1.1
> respectively). I have tried turning off APIPA (under the Alternate
> Configuration tab of the TCP/IP Settings), but that doesn't work. The only
> way I can connect the work laptop to the home network is to manually
> configure these addresses under the General tab of the Wireless TCP/IP
> Settings - however this isn't ideal as I am continuously connecting to
> different networks for work, which are all setup differently.
>
> I have tried changing different options in the router setup - turning SSID
> on and off, turning MAC address permission lists on and off, changing the
> SSID, the channel, the security options (WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK - each of which
> with only AES or only TKIP or AES/TKIP), and changing the passcode. I have
> downloaded the XP WPA2 hotfix, but no luck there. I have tried to allow
> the
> ZCW to find and setup the wireless connection, defining it manually, and
> defining it through the Setup Wireless Network wizard. None of these has
> worked on this machine except for complete manual address configuration.
>
> I don't think it's the router though as I can connect my personal laptop
> and
> mobile phone to it without any issues whatsoever.
>
> Any ideas? Thanks for your help!
>
> Regards,
> Stuart.
>