I'm unable to connect wirelessly to the internet at home on my laptop anymore, but another computer in my house is. We have a NETGEAR router, and I am connected right now through an Ethernet cable to my router. When I try to connect wirelessly, I can see that the network is detected and the signal strength is very good, but it always fails to connect because "IP address not assigned".
I tried doing the "ipconfig /all" thing and this is what it says:
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : INFORMAT-5783IP
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : nyc.rr.com
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : nyc.rr.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel® PRO/100 VE Network Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0A-E4-26-FB-A9
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.6
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, September 11, 2009 8:08:08 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, September 14, 2009 8:08:08 PM
Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0E-35-43-40-D8
What can I do to fix my wireless connection? I would really appreciate any help or suggestions. Thanks so much!!