wireless connection wont work

[beautyqueen88]

hi hope you can help me
i've just got a orange livebox and it works fine with an ethernet connection but when i try to connect wirelessly it constantly says acquiring network adress. i cant think of anything else to try.
im on windows xp and using a laptop with built in wireless.
when i do the ipconfig it says

C:\Documents and Settings\kelsey>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : SN012345678912
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Atheros Wireless Network Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-F5-EE-91-C1
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.247.68
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VIA Rhine II Fast Ethernet Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-40-D0-8C-2C-48
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.153
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 30 September 2006 17:00:51
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 01 October 2006 17:00:51

in network connections it says the signal stength is excellent but that there is limited or no conectivity when i click on repair it says it cant renew my ip address. any ideas how to fix it?

[mjc]

What version of XP (Home/Pro)?

The IP address for the wireless connection indicates a DHCP error. The results say that autoconfig is on...but check to make sure.

Right click on the wireless connectoid, under Network Connections an select properties...on the first page, select the TCP/IP protocol...and then its properties. Make sure everything is set to auto...

[beautyqueen88]

yeah everything is set to auto,
im on windows xp home. this is a new laptop could there be something i should have set up and i havent?

[Variable]

Did you set up the wireless router? In order to connect wirelessly the router needs to be set up. It is usually a check box. Since you didnt mention channel, SSID or encryption settings, I assume the wireless router is not configured.

[beautyqueen88]

how do i do that i set it up with the disc that came with it and checked all the settings, everything seems ok and it recognises the router but it just keeps saying acquiring network settings all the time

[david eaton]

The Orange(Wanadoo) livebox is very particular about which wireless adaptors it will work with. I got so fed up with it, it's now back in the box, and I got a new netgear router.