Windows Xp Cannot Connect To The Internet

[MOLITTLE]

I am unable to connect to the internet on my WINDOWS XP PC. To connect I use a Belkin 54g wireless USB Network adapter.The green light on the adapter is pulsing & I have tried removing and reinserting.
When I view network conn list mine says Automatic with a yellow star and quite a few green lines. If I click on it & select connect & then enter the router password it says acquiring network address & then changes back to Automatic.
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If I right click & select Repair it says disabling adapter then connecting to wireless network then renewing your IP address. It then says Windows could not finish repairing the problem because action Renewing your IP address cannot be completed. Contact the person managing your network.

I am writing this on my tablet and it uses the same router so I really don't understand.
Sorry this is so long winded hope you can help.

[VHG]

Try turning your router off for 5 minutes then back on again.

Wait a few minutes for it to settle down then try to connect again.

I assume this has worked in the past?

Have you changed anything?

[Buenchico]

Have you tried turning it off and turning it on again? Yes, I know that it sounds like a facetious response but it's amazing how often it works!

You can also try resetting the TCP/IP stack on your Windows XP computer. (Don't worry. It's far less complicated than it sounds!):
Click Start > Run
In in the 'Open' box type 'cmd'.
Hit 'Enter'
In the box that appears, type 'netsh int ip reset c:\resetlog.txt'
Hit 'Enter'
Restart your computer.

[Buenchico]

VHG, quite reasonably, suggests turning your router off for a while but I'd also like you to turn your computer off as well. (Wait a short while and then restart it. A 'cold reboot', like that, is often more effective than simply using 'Restart').

[MOLITTLE]

I will turn the router off and try what you said.

[Jackdaw33]

Earlier this afternoon I could not connect to AB, everthing else, just not AB. I had to shut down and restart 3 times before I got connected. Don't know if AB was down at the time.

[MOLITTLE]

I turned the router off for 5 Mins but same problem. I restarted but after entering cmd the box that appeared started c:Documents and Settings \my name>
Do I take this out and start from C:

[MOLITTLE]

I did turnoff and unplug both the router and the PC. I don't know if I should have a blank box to enter the command you gave me as mine starts with c:Documents and Settings so I have entered anything yet.

[MOLITTLE]

Type Your Answer Here...

[MOLITTLE]

When I shut the PC down I selected Power off and not restart option is that what you meant by a Cold start.

[VHG]

Yes power off is best as it will reset all the settings. A restart may keep some of them.

I think the "repair" you issue does the command that Buenchico suggested so don't worry too much if you don't do it.

Is it still a problem?

I did ask has this worked before?

Have you changed anything (hardware or software) recently ?

[MOLITTLE]

I have not updated anything on it recently. I did not enter the command that Buenchico sent me because the line started off Documents and Settings and then my name. I don't know what it was pointing to Document s and Settings so I was unsure how to proceed. It still has the problem.

[MOLITTLE]

While waiting for help I went into Device Manager & selected the network adapter tab and then my Belkin one and Properties and it says This device is working properly so it is not the adapter then.

[MOLITTLE]

Is there anything else that I can try to resolve this ??

[Buenchico]

When entering the text from my post into the command box, you can just start typing straight away. (The fact that there's already something there needn't worry you).

[MOLITTLE]

Thanks Buenchico I will do that now.

[MOLITTLE]

Thanks Buenchico I will do that now.

[MOLITTLE]

I entered the command & turned PC off and on but still cannot connect.

[MOLITTLE]

I will have to check back tomorrow to see if there is anything else I can try for this problem. Thanks for your help so far

[Buenchico]

Next try:
http://www.tp-link.com/en/news-details-96.html

[MOLITTLE]

I tried this and it said IP Address for adapter Wireless Network Connection has already been released. When I asked to renew it said Unable to contact your DHCP server. Request has timed out. I tried doing it twice but same result