[vorabj]

Dell Inspiron 9400 - XP SP3 operating system - Have reinstalled the XP but it does not connect to the internet via the router
- model of router is Netgear DG834GT
- another laptop connects without any problem.
- the above had no problems in connecting previously.

Neither can I connect by cable.
The result of of the system are as follows:=

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>ping 74.125.45.100

Pinging 74.125.45.100 with 32 bytes of data:

Destination host unreachable.
Destination host unreachable.
Destination host unreachable.
Destination host unreachable.

Ping statistics for 74.125.45.100:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>ping yahoo.com
Ping request could not find host yahoo.com. Please check the name and try again.


C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>nbtstat -n

Wireless Network Connection:
Node IpAddress: [0.0.0.0] Scope Id: []

No names in cache

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : vora-ebbc892b53
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-18-DE-C2-06-6F

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-18-8B-A7-2A-07

[JohnWill]

THis is solved?

[vorabj]

Yes ..
some one or some how the workstation access list was turned on the wireless setting of the router allowing access to those specified stations only. Password on its own was useless. So I simply turned it off.

[JohnWill]

All you need is WPA or even better WPA2/AES for protection, MAC filtering just gets in the way of your use of your network.