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Acquiring network address, WLAN
Name: sharpy Date: August 24, 2005 at 04:00:50 Pacific OS: XP Pro Sp2 CPU/Ram: 700mhz 192mb
Comment:
I have set up a 3Com OfficeConnect Wireless ADSL router and have added a WEP key.
At present, I only have a desktop (I am waiting for laptop delivery) with three user accounts - all admin - running XP Pro SP2.
Yesterday I had all three accounts set up perfectly using the connection. This morning, my own account would not connect. The driver software for my wireless USB adapter reported I was connected ok, but the Windows XP networking icon in the system tray would not move past Acquiring network address. The other two accounts on the computer are working just fine.
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