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Disconnect the Ethernet connection, remove (delete) the wireless profile, shut down, leave Ethernet disconnected, start up and rebuild the wireless profile. Does that work?
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Disconnect the Ethernet connection, remove (delete) the wireless profile, shut down, leave Ethernet disconnected, start up and rebuild the wireless profile. Does that work?

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John - your suggestion unfortunately did not work - anything else to try please?
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John - your suggestion unfortunately did not work - anything else to try please?

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@bledington &nbsp;- Thanks and I was happy to help.
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@bledington  - Thanks and I was happy to help.

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i am about to upgrade the OS on my laptops but in the meantime the wireless connection is stuck on acquiring network address. i have connected the PC via an ethernet cable and that works.<br />
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if i allocate a static IP to the wireless it says i am connected. &nbsp;however if i remove the ethernet cable the wireless disconnects.
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i am about to upgrade the OS on my laptops but in the meantime the wireless connection is stuck on acquiring network address. i have connected the PC via an ethernet cable and that works.

if i allocate a static IP to the wireless it says i am connected.  however if i remove the ethernet cable the wireless disconnects.

XP Network Address

Wireless networking is anything related to the transfer of data between two (or more) devices without the use of a physical connection, ranging from getting advice on a new Bluetooth headset to configuring sophisticated enterprise level networks.