Win XP update wireless problems - now what have I done?

I updated my XP Pro on my notebook on 05/12/06 at 6:51 AM from a dsl
connection at work. That evening I connected to my wireless home network and
found that I could not navigate (to anywhere) in Internet Explorer or operate
Outlook Express. The wireless connection appeared to be "very good". I then
moved the notebook to within five feet of the router with the same
(non)results. I the connected with my phone modem, and both programs worked
fine. Then I connected directly to the cable modem, and both programs worked
fine. When I again checked the wireless notebook card, IE still could not
find any website, and Outlook Express could not "find my host".

I tried restoring to 05/12/06 6:51 AM point and couldn't. I tried to
restoring to 05/09/06 point and couldn't. The wireless router and notebook
card were set up after the next restore point, so I attempted no more system
restores.

Does anyone have any idea what I could have done, and/or how to fix it? I
would appreciate any help. Thank you for reading.

Mike

On Sun, 14 May 2006 08:25:01 -0700, mike <> wrote:

>I updated my XP Pro on my notebook on 05/12/06 at 6:51 AM from a dsl
>connection at work. That evening I connected to my wireless home network and
>found that I could not navigate (to anywhere) in Internet Explorer or operate
>Outlook Express. The wireless connection appeared to be "very good". I then
>moved the notebook to within five feet of the router with the same
>(non)results. I the connected with my phone modem, and both programs worked
>fine. Then I connected directly to the cable modem, and both programs worked
>fine. When I again checked the wireless notebook card, IE still could not
>find any website, and Outlook Express could not "find my host".
>
>I tried restoring to 05/12/06 6:51 AM point and couldn't. I tried to
>restoring to 05/09/06 point and couldn't. The wireless router and notebook
>card were set up after the next restore point, so I attempted no more system
>restores.
>
>Does anyone have any idea what I could have done, and/or how to fix it? I
>would appreciate any help. Thank you for reading.
>
>Mike

Change the IP address range in the router's Basic Setup:
Starting IP Address: 192.168.1. 200 (Instead of using 100)

I had several customers with the same problem. The NIC's were in conflict with the Wireless...

No idea why the conflicts were occuring all of a sudden. Starting at 200 solved them all.

Since my IP address range did not end in 100, I was afraid to just add 1, 10
or 100 to it. I instead called the router manufacturer's tech support person,
who advised me to remove all preferred wireless connections and re-enter the
encription key. It worked, but he could offer no explanation as to why the
problem occured. Gates happens. Thank you for your ideas, knowledge and time.
Next time I screw up, I'll be right back here.

"Unk" wrote:

> On Sun, 14 May 2006 08:25:01 -0700, mike <> wrote:
>
> >I updated my XP Pro on my notebook on 05/12/06 at 6:51 AM from a dsl
> >connection at work. That evening I connected to my wireless home network and
> >found that I could not navigate (to anywhere) in Internet Explorer or operate
> >Outlook Express. The wireless connection appeared to be "very good". I then
> >moved the notebook to within five feet of the router with the same
> >(non)results. I the connected with my phone modem, and both programs worked
> >fine. Then I connected directly to the cable modem, and both programs worked
> >fine. When I again checked the wireless notebook card, IE still could not
> >find any website, and Outlook Express could not "find my host".
> >
> >I tried restoring to 05/12/06 6:51 AM point and couldn't. I tried to
> >restoring to 05/09/06 point and couldn't. The wireless router and notebook
> >card were set up after the next restore point, so I attempted no more system
> >restores.
> >
> >Does anyone have any idea what I could have done, and/or how to fix it? I
> >would appreciate any help. Thank you for reading.
> >
> >Mike
>
> Change the IP address range in the router's Basic Setup:
> Starting IP Address: 192.168.1. 200 (Instead of using 100)
>
> I had several customers with the same problem. The NIC's were in conflict with the Wireless...
>
> No idea why the conflicts were occuring all of a sudden. Starting at 200 solved them all.
>
>
>

Thanks for the feedback. It's one to remember.

On Tue, 16 May 2006 08:50:01 -0700, mike <> wrote:

>Since my IP address range did not end in 100, I was afraid to just add 1, 10
>or 100 to it. I instead called the router manufacturer's tech support person,
>who advised me to remove all preferred wireless connections and re-enter the
>encription key. It worked, but he could offer no explanation as to why the
>problem occured. Gates happens. Thank you for your ideas, knowledge and time.
>Next time I screw up, I'll be right back here.
>
>"Unk" wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 14 May 2006 08:25:01 -0700, mike <> wrote:
>>
>> >I updated my XP Pro on my notebook on 05/12/06 at 6:51 AM from a dsl
>> >connection at work. That evening I connected to my wireless home network and
>> >found that I could not navigate (to anywhere) in Internet Explorer or operate
>> >Outlook Express. The wireless connection appeared to be "very good". I then
>> >moved the notebook to within five feet of the router with the same
>> >(non)results. I the connected with my phone modem, and both programs worked
>> >fine. Then I connected directly to the cable modem, and both programs worked
>> >fine. When I again checked the wireless notebook card, IE still could not
>> >find any website, and Outlook Express could not "find my host".
>> >
>> >I tried restoring to 05/12/06 6:51 AM point and couldn't. I tried to
>> >restoring to 05/09/06 point and couldn't. The wireless router and notebook
>> >card were set up after the next restore point, so I attempted no more system
>> >restores.
>> >
>> >Does anyone have any idea what I could have done, and/or how to fix it? I
>> >would appreciate any help. Thank you for reading.
>> >
>> >Mike
>>
>> Change the IP address range in the router's Basic Setup:
>> Starting IP Address: 192.168.1. 200 (Instead of using 100)
>>
>> I had several customers with the same problem. The NIC's were in conflict with the Wireless...
>>
>> No idea why the conflicts were occuring all of a sudden. Starting at 200 solved them all.
>>
>>
>>