Re: Help Needed with DHCP on Remote Laptop

Oct 03, 2005 0 Replies


Help wanted: I have a laptop computer here running Win NT from 1997.


> I have a NetGear Wireless card in a slot. It seems to be correctly
> installed; that is, the drivers are there, the little green light on
> the 'television icon' is present, it _says_ it has a very good link,
> and should be working fine. But the laptop reports "The DHCP client
> could not obtain an IP address". Furthermore, no one else on the
> network can see the laptop. The laptop cannot connect to the internet
> nor see anyone else on tne network either. Yet it claims the link
> is present and very strong. Can anyone tell me what is wrong? Why
> is it unable to obtain an IP address via DHCP? Thanks for the help.
> PAT

Pat,



Check the encryption key and be sure it matches the one in your Access Point.



William



William Warren



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