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by groveszinio

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Have recently uninstalled and reinstalled TCP/IP Protocol on my laptop O/S Win2k. I can now only connect to my Home network via the hard wired port, and cannot web browse at all. My wireless cards Internal/external are communicating with my access point although they will not connect to my network or to the internet. I have tried to give them a fixed IP and also obtain an IP automatically to no avail.

I have also reinstalled IE6 and FireFox but this doesnt work either. Can someone please help me before i have no hair left at all.

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by yornthadude

in my experience win2000 kinda "sucks" for Wlanning.
It will only work if u got good software provided with your card. If u really want to have a smooth install and user experience u should install winXP with SP2 and only install the card driver ( no additional software ) this is done by going to your hardware devices screen and configure it manualy. Then let winXP search for WLAN and let it configure it. THIS ALWAYS WORKS !!! or u have to set a gateway to your most outter router's address.

CHEERS !!!!!!

by rewrite

Let's start with the basics. What network equipment are you using (brand/model)? What are the ip addresses being used/assaigned? How do you connect to the internet (dial-up/cable/dsl)? Can you connect directly to the connection device and access the internet?

Post back and we'll figure this out.

Cheers.

RW

by pierrejamme

Check out KB 817571 for directions on how to replace a corrupted winsock. If you get an error when you type inetcfg /renew at the command prompt or if you cannot ping anything you may have become corrupted.
good luck,
Peter

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