alistair wrote:
a few things you can try.
if you fire up a windows command prompt start-run then enter cmd
you can try and force the computer to connect/disconnect with the command
ipconfig /release

"The Operation Failed as no adapter is in the state permissible for this
operation"

ipconfig /renew

Error: unrecongnised or incompete comand line.

and you can get information on what the current connection status is with
ipconfig /all

Ok more success he
After the LAN etc..

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description : Broadcom 802.11g Network Adapter
Physical Address : 00-0E-**-**-**-** (* - letters
or numbers)
Dhcp Enabled : No
IP Address : 168.***.*.*
Subnet Mast : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway : correct
DNS Servers : Both correct

Is the Physical Address the 'MAC Address' ?



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