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Windows XP wifi weirdness...

livenliven Member Posts: 918
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Have an older laptop. Asus, which runs fine same one issue. The Wifi will not connect. Lets run down what I have done and what I know:


1) Runs fine save wifi (no errors in logs etc...)
2) Connects fine hardwired
3) This all seemed to start after a windows update months ago
4) Since then I have reinstalled windows, tried linux and still same issue
5) I see the mac address for my wifi card in my wifi router but I do not see an associated ip address
6) I have tried an external USB wifi card same exact thing as above. See the MAC address
in the wifi wire router, but no ip address gets assigned.
7) I have tried static and DHCP configurations, but no change
icon_cool.gif The laptop shows connected but I can't ping the default gateway
9) I can always ping the local host by ip and by 127.0.0.1
10) Countless other computers work on this router via wifi and hardwired...

I am 100% convinced the laptop is the issue... Just clueless as to what to change check next...
encrypt the encryption, never mind my brain hurts.
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    dynamikdynamik Banned Posts: 12,312 ■■■■■■■■■□
    Is the wireless on the router working with other devices? Pretty odd that adding a new wireless adapter and switching OSes doesn't work.
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    tierstentiersten Member Posts: 4,505
    Check that you've got the right key and that you don't have MAC address filtering enabled.
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    livenliven Member Posts: 918
    dynamik wrote: »
    Is the wireless on the router working with other devices? Pretty odd that adding a new wireless adapter and switching OSes doesn't work.


    from original post
    10) Countless other computers work on this router via wifi and hardwired...


    YUP
    encrypt the encryption, never mind my brain hurts.
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    livenliven Member Posts: 918
    tiersten wrote: »
    Check that you've got the right key and that you don't have MAC address filtering enabled.



    The laptop wouldn't show as connected if I had the wrong KEY or wrong mac address enabled in the wifi router... Regardless I have checked it several times....


    Very frustrating....
    encrypt the encryption, never mind my brain hurts.
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    undomielundomiel Member Posts: 2,818
    Any luck connecting with other wireless routers? Tried reseting to defaults and rebuilding the configuration on the router?
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    livenliven Member Posts: 918
    undomiel wrote: »
    Any luck connecting with other wireless routers? Tried reseting to defaults and rebuilding the configuration on the router?



    Good question... I have not tried this yet, simply because I only have one wifi at home....


    If I can easily get to another wifi device I will give this a shot...
    encrypt the encryption, never mind my brain hurts.
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    crrussell3crrussell3 Member Posts: 561
    If you can't find another wifi to try out, just go to your local coffee shop or someplace that offers free wifi and see if you can connect there.
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