Wireless Connection trying to "Acquire Network Address"?

Question

I can't connect to my wireless internet because my wireless says that it is trying to acquire network address. It works fine when I plug in directly to my router. I've tried changing settings (from a WPA to WEP) and changing channels. Nothing has worked and I can't connect wirelessly. (Two weeks ago I could connect, and it still said "acquiring network address")

Please Help!

Answer 1

When you see acquiring network address it means you are connected to the access point, but have not been issued an IP address. This can be due a connection that is too weak or perhaps the access point is not assigning IP addresses (DHCP turned off). There are other reasons, but those are the most common.

Answer 2

re-install your wireless card if its a usb one, if its a laptop with built-in wireless card, go to device manager > network adapters > uninstall wireless lan and the finally scan for hardware changes, this will reload the drivers.



wep is no good, the security level is far too high, use wpa personal

Answer 3

Make sure you're using the correct form of encryption too - WEP or WPA and, if WPA, the right sub-type. Putting in the correct key but the wrong type is the same as putting in the wrong key.

Answer 4

Check to see if there is something like ip or mac filtering on it. Since you already have security, remove any filtering on it.