Re:

From: Interrogative (If_at_you.dont.ask.nicely.no)
Date: 01/04/05 

Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005 23:09:20 +1100

"sdoboze" <sdoboze@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:8f6c61eccafc0d6e0db73b60fd6ade00@localhost.talkaboutsoftware.com...
> Have the same problem here XPSP2. ATMEL chipset on a 35mw USB adapter.
> Works fine on many other installations with same router and chipset. This
> one in particular, "Acquiring network address" forever. Didn't happen
> under XP SP1.
> Yet another wonderful microsoft 'feature'.
>

XP under any edition has always been known as notoriously slow to awake on
the network if left auto assigned. That is why you should ALWAYS manually
assign IPs on your LAN if XP is present.

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