Can't get wireless laptop to connect to internet

[Rex T]

my laptop (with Windows XP) has a Netgear wireless notebook adapter and WAS
connecting fine to the internet through my Netgear router. Recently, I had
to erase my laptop of all software and reload it due to separate issues.
Windows XP re-loaded fine. Netgear wireless notebook adapter seemed to load
fine and was able to establish a connection to the Netgear router.
Everything looks good except that when I click on internet explorer on my
laptop I can't connect to the internet and I don't know why? On the Netgear
wireless adapter status page it says "connected to the router" - everything
looks right. My desktop works fine with the internet connection. Just can't
get my laptop to do it. Not sure what to do - Help!

 

[Thee Chicago Wolf (MVP)]

my laptop (with Windows XP) has a Netgear wireless notebook adapter and WAS

connecting fine to the internet through my Netgear router. Recently, I had
to erase my laptop of all software and reload it due to separate issues.
Windows XP re-loaded fine. Netgear wireless notebook adapter seemed to load
fine and was able to establish a connection to the Netgear router.
Everything looks good except that when I click on internet explorer on my
laptop I can't connect to the internet and I don't know why? On the Netgear
wireless adapter status page it says "connected to the router" - everything
looks right. My desktop works fine with the internet connection. Just can't
get my laptop to do it. Not sure what to do - Help!

When you reloaded XP, was it SP2 or earlier?

- Thee Chicago Wolf (MVP)

 

[Singapore Computer Service]

Hello,

Does the Internet work with the firewall disabled? Does firefox or any other
internet application work?

If no to both of the above, try the troubleshooting guide here -
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314067

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[Bernd]

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my laptop (with Windows XP) has a Netgear wireless notebook adapter and WAS
connecting fine to the internet through my Netgear router. Recently, I had
to erase my laptop of all software and reload it due to separate issues.
Windows XP re-loaded fine. Netgear wireless notebook adapter seemed to load
fine and was able to establish a connection to the Netgear router.
Everything looks good except that when I click on internet explorer on my
laptop I can't connect to the internet and I don't know why? On the Netgear
wireless adapter status page it says "connected to the router" - everything
looks right. My desktop works fine with the internet connection. Just can't
get my laptop to do it. Not sure what to do - Help!

Could it be, that you forgot to set one of your properties of the
wireless connection:
- SSID
- type of security WEP, WPA, WPA2
- the password ?

Bernd