Error accquiring network address - wireless internet connection

[johnblaze]

Hi there, hopefully someone can help me out with an issue I'm having with my wireless internet connection. A couple of weeks back my wireless connection stopped working, giving me an error message saying that there was an error accquiring a network address. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling the software but it's not helped. When I try to repair the connection it tells me that Windows can't finish repairing the connection as it cannot renew my IP address.

My OS is Windows XP (Home Edition) with service pack 3.

Any advice would be much appreciated...

 

[Jelly Bean]

Hello there.

Have you tried turning off the modem/router and the computer then reboot modem/router then reboot the computer?

Have you tried updating the hardware driver via device manager?

How to Set IP Address and Other Network Information in Windows XP

 

[johnblaze]

Hi Jelly Bean, thanks for getting back to me so quickly.

I've just rebooted the router and pc and that's worked a treat! Who'd have guessed it would have been so simple...?

Thanks very much for your help.

 

[Jelly Bean]

Thats excellent John.....


Often the simplist of tricks work....