[W1LL1AM]

hello my brother has an old gateway and it was in really bad shape so I told him I would fix it so I did a clean install of windows xp home edition SP3 and then I had to install some drivers and once I had everything working good I tried to connect to my home network with it and once connected I get a limited or no connectivity error. I have tried everything Winsockfix, static IP addresses, installing drivers from two different places and once from DriverMax. I do not know what else to do. the system is a Gateway M520 it has a Boardcom wireless card windows xp SP3 (oh with no updates at all) and no other programs on it than what comes on the SP3 disc (I will install virus protection and stuff later once I can get it to work) the Ethernet port works fine on it but no wireless. I am using a linksys router um a wrt54gs. I have three other laptops hooked up to it wirelessly and two desktops one desktop has vista the other (xp on one partitions and Ubuntu on the other) two laptops with XP and the other laptop has Windows 7. All of these computers work fine I do not know what else to do any help is appreciated thanks allot. Please Help it is driving me insane.

[MYobfool]

Reseat the wireless card or try in a different slot. Use msconfig to disable all non needed services and startup so you can diagnose better.

[The Hound]

Just as a hoot, try disconnecting the router from your broadband modem.
Plug the ethernet cable directly from the old Gateway into the modem.
Power down the computer and the modem.
Power up the modem first, and wait a minute until all the appropriate lights are lit.
Boot up the computer.
When the computer is fully booted,
Click START, click RUN, type CMD in the run line, and click OK.
Type IPCONFIG /ALL (that's a forward slash / on the same key as the question mark ?) and press enter.
Post back just the first group of numbers of the IP address. (like 192, or 72, or 169)
To protect your privacy, PLEASE DO NOT post the entire IP address assigned by the modem.

[W1LL1AM]

okay I turned off the modem and unplugged the router and then plugged directly from the modem to my computer and did ipconfig /all in cmd and the ip address starts with 192 it started with 192 before so should it have changed?

[W1LL1AM]

Originally Posted by MYobfool

Reseat the wireless card or try in a different slot. Use msconfig to disable all non needed services and startup so you can diagnose better.

i do not know if i said that the computer was a laptop or not but it is so there is only one slot isn't there oh and i do not know how to reset or reseat? i am not sure what you were trying to say. and it is a fresh install of the operating system so i would think that only the necessary services would be on there.

[Lance1]

Have you tried the drivers strait from Gateway? --->Network Drivers

If you need the rest of the drivers for your system go HERE Select the drop down on step 4

[The Hound]

Rereading your original post---have you returned TCP/IP settings to
Obtain IP Address Automatically, and Obtain DNS Server Automatically---
I see that you tried a Static IP address...we're looking for the DHCP in the modem to assign those values.

Okay---an ip address that starts with 192.168.x.x probably came from the router--or it came from you assigning it. With the TCP/IP settings as above, and assuming you're still plugged directly into the modem, try this:

Click START, click RUN, type CMD on the run line and click OK.
Type IPCONFIG /RELEASE and press the enter key.
The IP address should now be 0.0.0.0
Type IPCONFIG /RENEW and press the enter key.
Your IP address should be something entirely different now, depending on your internet service provider and the modem you're using.


Also---run the IPCONFIG /ALL command again.
Check the NODE type--near the top. We want BROADCAST.

If you have a BROADCAST node type, and IP address that doesn't start with 169, and maybe a DNS Suffix that mentions your internet service provider, you should be able to surf.

[W1LL1AM]

okay i did that i got the same ip address again and yes it is broadcast still nothing. when i try to do ipconfig /release then ipconfig /renew using my wireless i get the following error message

An error occurred while renewing interface Wireless Network Connection : unable to contact your DHCP server. Request has timed out.

when i do ipconfig /all it says DHCP Enabled . . . . Yes. i am not sure what that means?

thanks so much for your help so far i hope you can figure it out.

[W1LL1AM]

Originally Posted by Lance1

Have you tried the drivers strait from Gateway? --->Network Drivers

If you need the rest of the drivers for your system go HERE Select the drop down on step 4

i have already tried them did not work i will try again though thanks.

[The Hound]

Okay---it sounds like you have the wire from your ethernet to the modem, and the router disconnected...is that right?

I wasn't reading carefully.

You're probably getting that 192 IP address from the router--are we trying to establish a wireless connection, or a wired connection?

If we're trying to go wireless, then I misunderstood.

Please forgive me---if you want to connect wireless, I've been giving you bad information.

Set me straight and we'll go from there...

[Lance1]

From the original post.

The system is a Gateway M520 it has a Boardcom wireless card windows xp SP3

The Ethernet port works fine on it but no wireless

[W1LL1AM]

okay i figured out the problem i think but i do not know how to fix it. yes i am trying to connect wireless. i think that my DHCP pool is exhausted... and i think that means that i have to many ip addresses on my network so i need to change the range can you tell me how to do that?

[redmonkie]

How many hosts do you have connected to your network, or how many are requesting ip addresses from your dhcp service?

[rainforest123]

Brand, model & model # of your modem & router, please.

Run ipconfig /all from a command prompt.
RIGHT click the screen.
left click "select all"
Press enter

Paste into notepad if you want to edit out somethings.

Then, select all, copy & paste into a reply.

Probably not too many computers trying to connect. Most routers can handle a total of 255 devices. Unless you are running a public access wi fi connection, or have a really big network.

If the computer in question can connect using ethernet, we will know if the tcp / ip stack is intact. Try that, as a test.

RF123

[W1LL1AM]

okay this is what i have found out routers can only give out so many wireless ip addresses i think i am not sure but anyway i got the computer to work i reset my router and now i have MAC filtering on and security enabled on it and everyone of my devices are working so it is all good. thank you so much for your help and how quick you replied.