Acquiring Network address

I have a problem with my laptop. I cannot seem to connect to my wireless router at home. I see the strong signal and put in the correct passkey, but all I see is "Acquiring network address." I had another laptop using a PCMCIA Wireless card and could not connect. So at first I assummed it was the router problem, then I just bought a brand new router.

Then it still doesnt work and gives me the same message. My brother laptop however works. The thing is that my laptop is newer than his. I have no idea what the problem is.

It just keeps trying to connect forever and forever, has that message "Acquiring network address."

I read on some posts that it could be a DHCP problem? I have no idea how to fix that.

Can someone help?

Thanks. 












Sollution :  


Hi there
This can often be an issue with security encryption. There may be a wrong key entered or the client adaptor does not support the encryption used.
To try and solve this first change the SSID on your AP so your laptop will be forced to create a new profile. Then set security to basic WEP 64bit and try to connect again. Update the wireless adaptors drivers.
If you have any third party Firewalls, try and temporarily disable them to make sure they aren't blocking it.
Good luck
Dale 






Sollution 2 : 


thank you so much your awesome this solved my problem aswell i am so greatful!!!!!! 




Sollution 3 : 


I don't believe i have to register to voice my excitement that i got my laptop to go wireless.
But here goes.. ok after reading so many blogs and forums on the problem, and having tried everything.. my laptop could not go wireless BTW i am not very good with networking and technical stuff, call me a NEWBIE, it did go wireless before perfectly, but now it gives me 'Acquiring network address' (stalls), and connectivity status: Strong.

But thank god for younger brother who came back from holiday, who stated the obvious.
The problem was that my laptop was carrying a out of date wireless card, or adapter, still works perfectly but is not compatible with the new wireless router. New wireless router, or more up to-date wireless routers carry many new features, which my old wireless card cannot access. So one solution is to limit the new features on the wireless adpater, to make it compitable with your wireless card. or get an update wireless card or adpater.

hope this helps if everything else fails




Sollution 4:




I work with computers all the time, and have been getting stuck with this message a lot. Bumbling through like everyone else. I found a solution today and have a theory on how it happens. I believe it happens when the data structure that is passed to set up the network is damaged it simply stops working and gives you the message “ Acquiring Network Address” Which actually that is what is is trying to do.
How or why for us I don't think matters much. This is a solution that I had come up with when I had three laptop computers on the network and a identical laptop that was on the other day working and today not working.

I found and deleted the network place off the computer. The computer then recognized it as a location I could sign into. I selected it and had to enter the network key. And it came up the first time.

Don't know if it will solve all the problems that I have read about. But it certainly worked for me.

Good luck

Frank 






Sollution 5:

ok...... I had to register to send my thanks to GoWifi's response. After visiting countless forums (literally hours on googel,lol) all i had to do to fix "Acquiring Network Address", was too go to my router, reset my WEP key and enter the new one. Make sure the key is the right format,mine is 128-bit. I did those things and it seemed to do the trick...thanks again and good luck to all with this issue 

Sollution 6 :

I've finally gotten past the "acquiring network address" problem. My problem was just like Mr. Pooper's. And I did the GoWifi solution.

I just needed to update the driver for my laptop's Dell wireless card (to the latest driver available from Dell's site.)

Then when I tried to connect again, the acquiring network address message only came up for about 5 seconds, then I was connected.

Good luck!