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I can go wireless on my laptop without any trouble. However, I cannot get to the Internet. We have to turn the proxy server off to connect and I have verified that the server is off. When I check for an ip address there is none. ipconfig /release and then ipconfig /renew produce an error:
Unable to contact your DHCP Server.
What is the problem here? And how do I fix this?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
itconc
Are you saying that you can successfully associate with the wireless router/access point but then you cannot get an IP address? In Windows XP, this usually seems to generate the message that you have “limited connectivity.”
In that case I usually power-cycle the router. 
(Seriously, I have no idea how to debug that, and don’t have the patience to connect with a cable to see what might be wrong.)
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