***I am at the end of my tether and seek assistance***

Hello all

I am new to this forum and hope to provide lots of input as well as recieving help.

I am based in the UK and run Windows XP Pro, i have a Belkin Wireless router and Belkin USB Wireless adaptor.

I have SP2 and prior to this, my pc worked faultlessly.

I had to move my pc yesterday to get access to something and i think i plugged my usb wireless device back into a different socket as xp found new hardward and asked me to install driver etc

Which i did, and then entered the network hex code.

Ever since then the small computer in my task bar shows a pulsating orange and status shown as :Aquiring Network Address although i could still browse the web,

I rang Belkin who showed me how to select a static IP and that works just fine and the wireless device goes to connected immediately.

BUT i have a Roku wireless media player on my network too which aquires an ip address using DCHP, like my pc used to do before it was made static.

I am worried that although the Roku works fine now, as my pc has a static ip that the Roku might get issued a new ip address at some time that conflicts with my pcs ip address.

I would very much like your help.

The only addition i have made to my system before this network problem was the addition of Microsoft spyware, BUT the network worked fine after installation, it was only when i moved pc and plugged in the usb devices again.

I hope to hear from you with advice.

Regards

Paul Stewart
United Kingdom