Steve, try going into Network Connections, right-click the icon representing
your LAN and select Properties. Go to the Wireless Networks tab and
highlight your LAN in the Preferred networks area at the bottom. Then click
the Advanced button. On the next screen in the Networks to access area,
make sure you have "Access point (infrastructure) networks only" - the
center selection - chosen. Close that screen out, and then OK your way.
Restart your system.
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone


"stevetwood" <stevetwood@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I've been running an 802.11b & g Wireless LAN for some months now running
> on a Draytek ADSL router, a friend is having problems with his Compaq
> Tablet PC - running XP pro - on his wireless network, I offered to try it
> on mine, same problem. It used to work a few months ago at his house, but
> sadly no longer will it connect to the WLAN.
>
> I run a private 192.168.1.1X address scheme with the DHCP address as
> 192.168.1.1, The router has up to 25 IP addresses to allocate starting
> from 192.168.1.11 however the Tablet PC can't seem to shake off an IP
> address 169.254.115.89 shown in the wireless network connection status. I
> can't repair the IP address in this window either, it Fails to renew the
> IP address. It can't see my DHCP server address which is 192.168.1.1. I
> tried to diable the card and release the ip address with ipconfig /release
> too. No luck.
>
> I've upgraded the driver for the WLAN card and the XP OS from the HP web
> site using a USB memory stick.
>
> I've even tried a direct 10/100 LAN connection to the Draytek ADSL router
> from the Tablet PC and the same IP address is nailed in there
> somewhere....
>
> The WLAN WEP key is correct (and all in the right case), I broadcast SSID,
> and the adapter sees the SSID, it is my preferred network and it is
> unchecked to automatically connect to non preferred networks.
>
> I can ping the 169 address that the machine has, I can also ping 127.0.0.1
> address too
>
> I have poured over previous posts, and I'm stuck as to what to try next,
> can anyone advise please?
>
> Regards
>
> Steve