Connecting to wireless network: what's missing? --------------- Hi, Using my windows XP Pro laptop, I am able to View availage wireless Networks that are made available to people of my compound. So I select one of the available wireless network and try to connect to it by simply clicking on CONNECT. Then I get the message "Connected to xxx network. Signal strength = excellent" But I guess that's not enough because I cannot browse web pages and anyway, I do not even get an IP address (even after an ipconfig /release followed by an ipconfig /renew). Also: how come without providing a Network Key, I was able to still connect (and how come I was able to connect but not being able to go further)? What is missing to be able to access the web despite the confirmation that I am connected? Do I need to absolutely run at the administrators of those hot spots (wireless networks) and ask them for some setups? Thanks for helping PS: Sorry if this seems basic, but no documentation was able to lighten me on what I should do next.

Disable the encryption.

Sometimes when there is locked wifi networks the computer looks like it connects to them but you cannot go further because you do not have the Network Key, is there any unsecured network available to you? J. Barber Tel. USA: 1-408-705-1189 www.RemoteTechPC.com