help me get my wireless interent working? :)?

Question

I just got a Dell Inspiron 6400 laptop for college and it will not connect to the wireless internet in my house. We have another laptop that is working and idl what to do! There wireless connection is great but says it is acquiring network address

I tried repairing it and it says
Repair Wireless Network Connection 2
windows is taking the following actions:
renewning IP address

it has been doing this forever!!!

Idk what to do and I have been trying for like 3 hours haha please help

Answer 1

I'll assume it's windows 7. Click "Start", right in the search bar above the start button type "CMD", the little black icon that says "command prompt" will show up. Hit enter or click it. When it fires up the black screen with white fonts, type in "ipconfig /release" and the "ipconfig /renew". Don't close the screen. Test the net, if it's a no-go, type "ipconfig" and post up what you get as your ip address. The field reads "IPv4 Address: XXX.XXX.XXX"

Answer 2

Does the wireless connection have a password set on it? does the router have a limit on how many connections it will allow ? are you using the same type of encryption if it requires a secure connection?

look at the other laptops settings and see if the settings on yours are the same. Did the other laptop require a usb key to be inserted to "pair" it to the router?



Talk to the person that configured the router.

Answer 3

i think of I comprehend your difficulty in spite of the shown fact that there is not adequate information right here to verify. What i think of is occurring is which you have a instant adaper that has it extremely is very own configuration settings that disables the default "geared up in" Microsoft instant connection. once you suitable click the "instant" icon interior the decrease suitable you will get no instant networks listed. you ought to locate the appliance linked along with your instant adapter and the two hook up with the instant community utilising this as a gadget OR disable this one from controlling the instant community connection kit and bypass decrease back to the MS default gadget. as quickly as you disable the different instant community gadget you may do right here: instant connection status > residences > instant networks tab - right here make certain you verify "use abode windows to configure my instant community settings". shop this and you ought to now be waiting to refresh and see the instant networks. Now you should be waiting to pick your chosen community and connect.

Answer 4

try to make sure that your close to a home or wireless network and also make sure that wireless pci card that you have is: 802.11G that's what i have on my belkin wireless pci card and i get substantial reception with it.