On 18 Oct 2006 10:24:18 -0700, "Squeff" <squeffrey@gmail.com> wrote in
<1161192258.008933.50900@f16g2000cwb.googlegroups. com>:

>I've recently changed jobs and have a new laptop (Dell D620). When I
>try to connect to my home wireless network, I get a connection, but I
>cannot get an IP address. The little computer with the "roaming" dot
>runs for a while, and then it times out.

Probably security failure. Try connecting with *all* security disabled.
When using WEP (bad idea -- use WPA instead), enter all keys in *hex*.
This is covered in Fast Fixes below. ;)

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John Navas FAQ for Wi-Fi: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi>
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Fixes to Wi-Fi Problems: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_Fixes>