XP no connection to wireless adapter

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What security is the router using? ( WEP,WPA )?

Have you entered the security key?

Try disableing the security on the router and see if you can connect.

With the PC connected to the Modem/Router

Click on Start . . Run . . type CMD

At the > prompt type type the following command: IPCONFIG /ALL


Note that there is a space before the /ALL, but there is NOT a space after the / in the following command.

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

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.

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

D:\Documents and Settings\JOE>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : joe-iyd0c36hdxi
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection 3:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Dynex Enhanced Wireless G USB Networ
k Adapter #5
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1C-DF-4E-68-91

D:\Documents and Settings\JOE>

Yes this adapter worked for the PC before I put a new mobo and 2 80 G Hd's into it, Plus it works on this PC i am using now. We also have a laptop here that uses a Wifi connection and I checked the settings on it to make sure all were the same key in which they are. I ran Ipconfig/ all on this PC here that is using the same network and here's what I got.

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Guest>ipconfig/all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : LoriWork
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter G Unit:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Dynex Enhanced Wireless G USB Networ
k Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1C-DF-4E-68-91
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.3
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, March 18, 2011 4:10:16 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, March 19, 2011 4:10:16 AM

C:\Documents and Settings\Guest>