loopback ping fails

[Guest]

I've inherited a windows xp home ed PC + wireless network with a laptop. One afternoon after windows crash on the PC the network stopped working. I tried pinging the wireless network adapter IP - request timeout, the same with the loopback address 127.0.0.1. I've tried resetting the TCP/IP without any success. Still I can access the dial-up Internet thru the PC, but I do need the WLAN working. Help.

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

I've inherited a windows xp home ed PC + wireless network with a laptop. One afternoon after windows crash on the PC the network stopped working. I tried pinging the wireless network adapter IP - request timeout, the same with the loopback address 127.0.0.1. I've tried resetting the TCP/IP without any success. Still I can access the dial-up Internet thru the PC, but I do need the WLAN working. Help.

Un-install any firewall program, then try the pings again. If they
work, re-install the firewall program.

If that doesn't fix it, here are some other possibilities:

1. Use System Restore to go back to a time before the crash occurred.

2. Follow the steps shown here:

How to determine and recover from Winsock2 corruption
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=811259
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