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Wireless Network Problem
I'm new to networking, so this may be something simple, but beyond my limited experience
I have two computers, a Dell XPS 9000 with Windows 7 Ultimate 64, and an older Gateway with Windows XP Home SP3. I have a Netgear wireless router physically connected to the Win 7 system, and a Cisco USB wireless network adapter on the XP system. The Win 7 system is having no problems. But when I boot (or reboot) the XP system, I get the following sequence of events.
The system boots, and what I will call a wireless signal strength icon (a stairstep of 4 green bars) appears in the system tray. But then the connection icon (the little monitor icon) appears with a red X. If I hover over the icon, it says there is no connection. If I right click the icon, one of the options is REPAIR. When I choose that, I get a box that says, in sequence, the following items
Diabling wireless network adapter (I then get a red X on the signal strength icon as well as the connection icon)
Enabling wireless network adapter
Connecting to network
Refreshing IP Address
Then, I get (too quickly to copy them down) about 4 or 5 messages that involve clearing a cache, and some other similar messages)
Then I get a box that says the connection has been repaired, and indeed, I now have both the signal strength icon back with 4 green bars, and the connection icon back without its red X. And I can then access the internet, or print to printers on the Win 7 machine without a problem.
But if I reboot the system, I get the same situation, and have to go through the same REPAIR option to get the connection working.
Anyone have any idea what the problem is, or how I can get it to be operational upon booting without having to do the REPAIR procedure every time?