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If your computer says that it has connected to a wireless network but failed to grab an IP address, then it is possible that the wireless security key saved in Windows is messed up. This is very likely the case if your computer were used to connect successfully and all of a sudden it fails, while other computers are connecting fine. Then you may want to try deleting the saved profiles from Windows. To delete the profiles, please follow the steps below, assuming your are using Windows XP:

1. Go to control panel, and double-click on network connections.
2. Right click on your Wireless Network Connection icon.
3. Click on Properties.
4. Click on the Wireless Networks tab
5. In the Preferred Networks section, you should see a list of saved profiles. Select the one that is not working and click Remove.
6. Click OK to close the box.

Now, if you try to connect to your wireless network again, you should be asked to enter the wireless key. Make sure you enter it correctly and you should be able to connect. Please note that the above steps assume that you are using Windows’ default wireless utility.

Removing Wireless Network Profiles

If you need to find out your WAN IP for any reasons (maybe you are hosting a game and trying to get your friends to connect to you), what is the quickest way to do it? One way you can do is to login to your router and check on the status page and it should tell you what the WAN IP is. But what if you have forgotten the password to login?

One quick way to check is simply go to a website that checks your IP address. You can try www.checkip.org and www.ipaddress.com. These websites will tell you right away what your current WAN IP is. Some will tell you more info such as where the IP is from and which organization owns the IP.

This is one quick and easy way to find out what your WAN IP is without worrying about touching your router configuration. If you are a tech, this is one solution if you don’t have login access to your client’s router.