laptop won't connect to network

[noahsmom]

Laptop won't connect to network..
trying to connect to wireless we have. It's roughyl a 2003 emachine laptop with windows xp.
anyway.. this is what it is telling me...
varios icons in lower right.. 2 comps with X saying Local Area Connection 2 A Netowrk Cable is Unplugged

1 comp idon with little waves and a red saying Connection 2 Not Connected, Right click for more options. And there is also another icon down there of a little red check mark with a red button type thing and an X on it, saying Wireless Network Connection 2 Radio is Disabled.

So I try turning on this "radio" and it says Enabled when i locate the setting in the Broadcom 802.11g Network adapter properties.

I don't really know what info you all need, as I am totally lost with all of this.

Under network adapters in the Device Manager it shows the Broadcom 802.11g network adapter and it also shows SiS 900-Based PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter.

ANY IDEAS ON WHATS GOING ON? Any help is appreciated

[Nexxtech]

If you recently downloaded a browser, run connection wizard set up again. I would check your Ethernet card configuration to be certain your set up is enabled.

[noahsmom]

how do i check the configuration?

[Nexxtech]

Device manager right click your device. Reconfigure.

[noahsmom]

when i check the status of both the network adapter and the ethernet adapter, it says the are working properly. what now?

[Nexxtech]

Have you tried your wireless connection wizard? At this point I would contact your ISP. Best of luck.

[johnwill]

Please supply the following info, exact make and models of the equipment please.

Name of your ISP (Internet Service Provider).
Make and exact model of the broadband modem.
Make and exact model and hardware version of the router (if a separate unit).
Model numbers can usually be obtained from the label on the device.
Connection type, wired or wireless.
If wireless, encryption used, (none, WEP, WPA, or WPA2)
Version and patch level of Windows on all affected machines, i.e. XP (Home or Pro), SP1-SP2-SP3, Vista (Home, Business, Ultimate), etc.
The Internet Browser in use, IE, Firefox, Opera, etc.




Please give an exact description of your problem symptoms, including the exact text of any error messages.

• If you're using a wireless connection, have you tried a direct connection with a cable to see if that changes the symptoms?
• For wireless issues, have you disabled all encryption on the router to see if you can connect that way?
• Have you connected directly to the broadband modem to see if this is a router or modem/ISP issue?
• If there are other computers on the same network, are they experiencing the same issue, or do they function normally?

On any affected computer, I'd also like to see this:

Hold the Windows key and press R, then type CMD (COMMAND for W98/WME) to open a command prompt:

Type the following commands on separate lines, following each one with the Enter key:

PING 206.190.60.37

PING yahoo.com

NBTSTAT -n

IPCONFIG /ALL

Right click in the command window and choose Select All, then hit Enter.
Paste the results in a message here.

If you are on a machine with no network connection, use a floppy, USB disk, or a CD-RW disk to transfer a text file with the information to allow pasting it here.