WRT54G - limited or no connectivity - stalls at "aquiring network address"

Ok, so I decided to move my modem and router to a different location in the house and unplugged and re-set everything. I went through the basic setup and finally got to the point where I can get internet when the pc is wired to the router. Wireless, the pc is picking up the network fine but when it gets to "aquiring network address" it just stalls and eventually I get the message that I have limited or no connectivity. When I righ click on the network connection icon and click "repair" connection it cannot verify network address. My xbox 360 is also picking up the network but fine but will not connect. Everything was working fine beforehand but I cannot for the life of me figure out what setting needs adjustment.
Any suggestions?
Thanks

FWIW, this is similar to a problem I just posted. I got around the problem by selecting properties on the connection, and changing the settings under 'Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties' to use a specific IP address.
These settings worked for me:
IP 192.168.1.101
Subnet mask 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway 192.168.1.1
Preferred DNS server 192.168.1.1
Alternate DNS server 192.168.1.2
I haven't yet found a solution to allow me to go back to obtaining an IP address automatically. Did you?
Mike

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Aquiring network address

hi, i have finaly managed to find and connect my laptop to the linksys wireless router wrt54gs. the problem is now i just get an icon up saying "aquiring network address" this is on for about 10 mins, then it says limited or no connection due to no network address provided by computer, and will not connect to the internet. can anybody offer any solutions ? thanks in advance.

I had the exact same message. Your firewall is blocking your internet access from your laptop. If you have Mcafee on the laptop disable the firewall temporarily . This should allow you to acquire a network address.
I suspect this would be the same if use are using a norton firewall.
One other issue. The Linksys installation wizard comes with Norton anti virus software. If you already have Mcafee software on your laptop do not install Norton. Why Linksys does not tell people about the fact that you cannot have Norton and Mcafee running on one computer baffles me.

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I have a WRT54G that was set up and working great for the past two weeks.
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If I remove the router from the system and wire the desktop directly to the modem I regain Internet Access - so the problem has to be with the router, not the ISP.
I read some of the other posts and tried to access the router through the #1 port using the default IP of http://192.168.1.1 and using the password of admin. If I leave the user name blank and input admin as the password I get a screen that indicates that I do not have authorization to enter.....
Any ideas? Thanks in advance and have a great Thanksgiving.

Yes, I used the CD that came with the router.
During the installation the CD installed the Linksys Easy Link program.
When I tried to use the Easy Link program this morning to fix the problem it didn't seem to recognize the previous settiing and wanted me to start zt the beginning and name the network, etc. I followed these steps with no success - the end result was a message indicating that the program did not support my router.
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WRT54G - Limited or no connectivity error

My wireless network had been working fine for about 2 months. About a week ago I started to experience an intermittent problem. I will get an error message on the wireless network icon in the windows icon tray that I have "limited or no connectivity". The signal strength remains "excellent" and the speed is 54.0 Mbs. I will sometimes also get a message that there is an IP conflict on the network. The computer that is wired to the router continues to have internet access. The problem appears to affect only the wirelessly connected computer.
Powering down and then back up the entire network does not resolve the problem. One night I went to bed with the error occurring, but the next morning things were working. It worked for a few hours, but when I returned in the evening the problem had returned.
I need help before I have to scrap another wireless router.

Are you using any fixed LAN IP addresses on your network. If so, please list the the fixed LAN IP addresses that you are using, and also state your DHCP server range.
Also, are you running an open (unencrypted) wireless network?

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Okay. This is a tricky one, as I do not have admin privileges on the Windows computer (I am testing it for my school, so I am rather limited at to what I can do).
Basically, I have my Airport Express set up (from my Macs) to broadcast a G signal protected by WPA2. I connected Windows to the network just fine, but it cannot acquire a network address.
I cannot get into the IP settings for the computer (unless someone knows a way around their blocks), so does anyone have an idea?
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Hi
Can you access run from the Start Menu? If you can key in cmd or command. At the Prompt issue ipconfig /all. Should display IP address currently in use.
If you know the PC's Name (Right click on My Computer > Properties > Network) then you should be able to ping its name which should return the IP address in use.
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my AE used to connect to my laptop but now when I plug it to power source the light is steady yellow (without flashing.it used to flash when it worked right)and after a while it goes to steady green situation.and nothing appears in airport utility and in the network selecting window for windows the name"Apple Network" appears but when I double click on it and enter a password it starts to connect and go to aquiring networkj address then it disconnects suddenly and do it again and this cycle go on....
wait for your helps.
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Hi:
A couple commnets;
1) You may need to do a complete reset of teh AE with the paperclip,
2) Are you usinjg the AE with iTunes ? If so, what version of iTunes
are you using ? I have read some articles that Apple's latest revison (7.7.1) is not supporting some things that prior versions of iTunes did...like steraming music from iTunes to the AE wirelessly. I can't confirm/deny these articles since I haven't tried it myself. Also, I do not know if the problem(s) is strictly Mac-related or if it also applies to Windows machines using and AE.
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Cannot aquire network address on windows?

Hey guys I got an airport express that I use with my macbook and everything works perfect on the mac side. When I boot up in Windows XP it shows my network and I join and type the password in and it never can aquire the network address. I am using wap2 security also. I am kinda scratching my head on this because it works perfect in Mac Osx but not Windows. Anyone with some suggestions? Thanks a bunch.

I have had this problem periodically. Try this:
In Airport Utility, advance to the screen where you select the security level (WAP2 etc) and the password.
Then, from the menu bar, choose "Base Station"/"Equivalent Network Password". it will give you a hex equivalent key. At least on my setup (I use WEP), sometimes the Windows computer requires the Hex key.
There IS some way to correct this issue on the Windows side, and I've done it from time to time, but I can never remember how to do it...but if you use the hex password and it works, it will solve your problem near-term and you can go about finding out the Windows adjustments.
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I got a new work laptop. It finds my home network but it just says "aquriring network address" forever and never connects. How do you get someone on the phone to help? I call and just go through a circle. The 24 hr number says to call back during business hours even wheh I CALL DURING business hours. the store says they can't help. The onely person I can get on the phone is the wireless people and they can't help. Stuck God I can't wait to get rid of this!!!

I think I see a couple issues here ...
First, you can't call "the store" to havem the help you with FiOS. See the "Contact Us" link at the top right of this forum page?   Click that.   There's toll-free numbers for FiOS Internet (not wireless) as well as chat links for online chat. I've used both, never had a problem although at certain times the wait on the phone side of things is protracted.
As for WiFi ... just before it worked "at work" doesn't mean it will work at home unless you configure all of the necessary security codes, etc.    Have you done that?      Did you every get prompted to select the SSID of your router and were asked for a password? If not, this is likely our root cause which we'll need to walk thru getting you to do. The "Acquiring ..." message is usually indicative of a mismatch in security protocol/password or a router with Mac Authentication turned on.
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Hi,
I have a T42P which has run wireless for years with no problems. All of a sudden it stopped working. It has a very good signal strength but hangs when "acquiring a network address"
I have updated the driver for the Intel PRO LAN 2100 3B to 1.2.5.37. I am running XP SP3.
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This worked for me, quoting from an earlier post of mine. My T60 was stuck in perpetually "acquiring network address" (wired or wireless) If that is your problem try this:
I think I may have found the fix. According to microsoft the problem can arise when winsock gets corrupted, either as part of a service pack upgrade or when NORTON is uninstalled.
The fix can be found at
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on that page you will find a section titled "fix irtfor me" This will rewrite your winsock file. So far it seems to have worked
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picoHat
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I searched for this problem and tried the answer given. However, i still have the same problem. It stays on "aquiring network address" for a long time then just switches to the limited or no connectivity. Any ideas? i have a WRT300N and a WMP300N. I can connect to the network just fine, but i just cant connect to the internet. Latest firmware/drivers are being used as well.
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Oh and if i wire directly into the router there is no problems at all. its strictly wireless.Message Edited by Kevo651 on 05-16-200701:38 AM

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[Athlon64] Limited or no connectivity

I asked this question already in another post, but wanted to ask again just in case that post is too old. here is the original https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=80369.0
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Quote from: xincer on 22-July-05, 16:42:30
Thank you both very much for all the help. Problem solved.
The cure was a combination of a couple things you suggested. The main issue was that for some reason it was conflicting with the Hauppauge PVR-500 card. When I pulled everything apart again and only used the graphic card, I got internet access. To that point I hadn't tried loading the drivers for the PVR card either so I don't know for sure, but I don't think it was recognizing it at all. Once I then plugged the PVR card in again, it brought up the new hardware wizard and I was able to load the drivers for it, while still getting network connection. So now its all up and running without flaw (that I have found yet anyway).
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Denisimo posted this reply to me, and it worked!
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Tutorial was no help. These are all things that I had already tried or ruled out.
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WRT54G - limited or no connectivity - stalls at "aquiring network address"

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