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Prob renewing IP address with a simple wireless setup

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Ken90630

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Hey, All,

I'm having what's probably a simple problem for you networking experts. A friend of mine mysteriously lost her wireless connection today between her Dell 5150 laptop and Netgear CG814WG wireless router. She's using a Netgear wireless card/adapter/thingy.

I tried to right click the icon in the system tray and "repair" the connection, but after entering the WEP key, the following message comes up:

"Windows is taking the following action: Renewing your IP address."
It tries that for about 45 seconds, then the next message comes up: "Windows could not finish repairing the problem because the following action cannot be completed: Renewing your IP address."

I'm not real knowledgeable about networking issues, but I'd like to help her out so she doesn't have to pay a tech to fix it. Any suggestions?
 
Well, I had to enter the WEP key (128-bit) in order to get as far as I did. And at first I didn't know what it was (my friend had several different number/letter combos scratched out on a piece of paper), and when I entered the wrong ones, it rejected them. Then when I input a particular one, bingo, I was in. Then I got to the step of trying to "repair" the connection and got stuck.

So yeah, I'm pretty sure the WEP is correct. :thumbsup:
 
Switch off the Wireless Router security and make sure it is working with open connection.
Then make a new Key (write it down with Big spaced out clear letters/digits ) and enjoy.

From the weakest to the strongest, Wireless security capacity is.
No Security
MAC______(Band Aid if nothing else is available).
WEP64____(Easy, to "Brake" by knowledgeable people).
WEP128___(A little Harder, but "Hackable" too).
WPA-PSK__(Very Hard to Brake ).
WPA-AES__(Not functionally Breakable)
WPA2____ (Not functionally Breakable).

Note 1: WPA-AES the the current entry level rendition of WPA2.

Note 2: If you use WinXP and did not updated it you would have to download the WPA2 patch from Microsoft. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/893357

The documentation of your Wireless devices (Wireless Router, and Wireless Computer's Card) should state the type of security that is available with your Wireless hardware.

All devices MUST be set to the same security level using the same pass phrase.

Therefore the security must be set according what ever is the best possible of one of the Wireless devices.

I.e. even if most of your system might be capable to be configured to the max. with WPA2, but one device is only capable to be configured to max . of WEP, to whole system must be configured to WEP.

If you need more good security and one device (like a Wireless card that can do WEP only) is holding better security for the whole Network, replace the device with a better one.

Setting Wireless Security - http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Security.html
 
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