Re: Connected to network, No internet

On Tue, 12 Feb 2008 19:14:59 -0500, ryaneck
<ryaneck.34p14b@no-mx.wirelessforums.org> wrote in
<ryaneck.34p14b@no-mx.wirelessforums.org>:

>I have an Airlink 101 PCI wireless adaptor that I just installed on my
>desktop computer. The computer connects to the linksys router fine.
>Connection is excellent and "Packets sent" steadily rises while "packets
>received" is at 0. When trying to open internet explorer or firefox, it
>is unable to connect to google. I'm almost entirely certain it's a
>problem with the computer: I'm connected to the same wireless connection
>right now via a laptop.
>
>The desktop is running Windows XP. What could be the problem? Is it
>something related to the IP Address?

Disable *all* security in the wireless router while troubleshooting.
Are you using WEP? Possible WEP key mismatch. Enter all WEP keys in
hex, not characters. Better yet, use WPA with a strong passphrase --
WEP is too weak to be of value.

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