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Take your laptop to the dump!
"Bryan" <Bryan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2C138419-A8D1-4E23-94E7-791D850A1A44@microsoft.com...
> Yup think i know which settings you are talking about... But those are set
> properly I believe. Yes I have TCP/IP installed too. Any more ideas what
> might be wrong?
>
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> "Clark" wrote:
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>> I don't use the WZC so I can't point them out. But somewhere there are
>> settings about what type of access point you would like to connect. It
>> might be just the ones you have profiles for, or any wireless network you
>> can find. Go through the settings and see if you can find one that looks
>> like what you want.
>>
>> The question about other networks was meant to see if you had TCP/IP
>> installed and other normal network protocols.
>>
>> Clark
>>
>> "Bryan" <Bryan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:E8C0C0E1-2759-490B-8F61-B6AA5D879D35@microsoft.com...
>> > the only time i set it up on a "network" is through a dialup modem... i
>> > am
>> > not sure of any settings regarding connection to unknown points... Can
>> > you
>> > point them out to me? Thanks.
>> >
>> > Bryan
>> >
>> >
>> > "Clark" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Have you run this laptop on any networks, wired or wireless?
>> >>
>> >> Is there a setting that tells it to connect only to known points or do
>> >> you
>> >> have it set to connect to any network?
>> >>
>> >> Clark
>> >>
>> >> "Bryan" <Bryan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:63A29B31-06E9-40C1-A362-1FDE3F2BB7C9@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Yup, I already set to "Obtain IP Automatically" and "Obtain DNS
>> >> > Automatically"...
>> >> >
>> >> > No it is an unsecured network... it did not prompt for any
>> >> > password...
>> >> > Basically it is one of those free wireless networks at the
>> >> > MacDonalds
>> >> > here
>> >> > for customers to use. But I noticed I have the same problem when I
>> >> > connect
>> >> > to
>> >> > other networks too. No dialog boxes but it just fail the
>> >> > connection...
>> >> >
>> >> > any more ideas on solving this problem? thanks for the replies...
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > "Frankster" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Make sure your wireless TCP/IP configuration is set to "Obtain IP
>> >> >> Automatically" and "Obtain DNS Automatically".
>> >> >>
>> >> >> -Frank
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Bryan" <Bryan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:9BCE4C74-57B1-4A3C-8265-AB91D88BA46C@microsoft.com...
>> >> >> > hi...
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > I recently bought a laptop and tried to connect to a few wireless
>> >> >> > networks
>> >> >> > but all of them I encountered the same problem: I will reach the
>> >> >> > "waiting
>> >> >> > for
>> >> >> > network address" and then wait for a long time and ultimately
>> >> >> > connection
>> >> >> > fail.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Does anyone knows why I am having this problem? I have no problem
>> >> >> > detecting
>> >> >> > the network. Any settings I need to set? Thanks alot!
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