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''Aquiring network address'' Problem

  • 27-09-2009 11:32am
    #1
    Dancor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,624 ✭✭✭


    My aunt asked me to look at her laptop yesterday. It was recently repaired by PC World. Everything is fine except it wont connect to the Eircom wireless router. Everything is ok on the router side and is working fine off the ethernet cable. On her laptop I piggybacked to the neighbours wireless with the default Eircom key and it looked like it was working only for a constant ''Aquiring network address'' message. It wont go any futher than that. I tried my own laptop on the connection and it worked fine.

    Any ideas folks?


Comments

  • #2
    mordeith
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,278 ✭✭✭mordeith


    If the signal is very weak then you can have that 'acquiring' message display for ages. Is her signal the same strength as your own laptop's signal?


  • #3
    Dancor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,624 ✭✭✭Dancor


    Broadband signal is excellant. Laptop worked fine before hand with the broadband.


  • #4
    bandit197
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 907 ✭✭✭bandit197


    Dancor wrote: »
    It was recently repaired by PC World.

    What exactly was repaired?


  • #5
    PogMoThoin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    Acquiring network address loop usually means the encryption key is wrong, delete the wireless network and join again
    bandit197 wrote: »
    What exactly was repaired?

    My thoughts exactly, PC World don't employ anybody capable of even attempting to repair anything


  • #6
    lucernarian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,235 ✭✭✭lucernarian


    I've had experiences with the netopias acting like this. Switching off the router and turning it back on cured it for me normally. Sometimes a computer restart was required too.


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  • #7
    Dancor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,624 ✭✭✭Dancor


    bandit197 wrote: »
    What exactly was repaired?

    It took a fall and needed the sceen replaced. It was insured, thats the only reason it went to PCW.
    PogMoThoin wrote: »
    Acquiring network address loop usually means the encryption key is wrong, delete the wireless network and join again

    Thanks, will give it a try.


  • #8
    whizgremlin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 92 ✭✭whizgremlin


    Im with PogMoThoin on this, definitely the network key is wrong :rolleyes:


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