My wireless laptop connection seems stuck on Acquiring Network Address.

**Anilrgowda** · 22-Feb-2007, 09:36 PM

I have just purchased a Compaq Presario C310EA from PC World, and it is wireless enabled so I thought it would be just a matter of switching on my laptop and it would 'find' my Orange/wannadoo Livebox that my desktop computer is connected to, it does find the livebox and connects, however When I drag my mouse over the bottom right wireless icon, it says, "Signal Strength: Excellent; Status: Acquiring Network Address, and it will not connect to the internet? it just always says Acquiring Network Address, I am a novice and wondered what do I have to do to enable it to connect?
My daughter gets a connection on her laptop using a wirless adapter, but my laptop is wireless enabled built in. Please can you advise me?

**Anilrgowda** · 22-Feb-2007, 09:36 PM

This link should take you thru the step by step instructions for setting this up: How to connect to Livebox with 3rd party wireless adapter
Try this and see if it helps, if not just post back here.

22-Feb-2007, 09:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
Anilrgowda Administrator Posts: 18,702 Join Date: Jan 2006 Rep Power: 10 IM:	My wireless laptop connection seems stuck on Acquiring Network Address. I have just purchased a Compaq Presario C310EA from PC World, and it is wireless enabled so I thought it would be just a matter of switching on my laptop and it would 'find' my Orange/wannadoo Livebox that my desktop computer is connected to, it does find the livebox and connects, however When I drag my mouse over the bottom right wireless icon, it says, "Signal Strength: Excellent; Status: Acquiring Network Address, and it will not connect to the internet? it just always says Acquiring Network Address, I am a novice and wondered what do I have to do to enable it to connect? My daughter gets a connection on her laptop using a wirless adapter, but my laptop is wireless enabled built in. Please can you advise me?

22-Feb-2007, 09:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
Anilrgowda Administrator Posts: 18,702 Join Date: Jan 2006 Rep Power: 10 IM:	Re: My wireless laptop connection seems stuck on Acquiring Network Address. This link should take you thru the step by step instructions for setting this up: How to connect to Livebox with 3rd party wireless adapter Try this and see if it helps, if not just post back here.

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