Question : wireless network detected and connected to with excellecnt signal. Cannot acces internet

I have a wireless router and am trying to connect my laptop via WiFi so that I can access the internet.
The computer connects to the network but no packets are received by the laptop.
Everything works fine when I connect with a network cable, but the wireless side I cannot get to work.
I have manually entered a IP address and DNS address into the alternate TCP/IP configuration option. I did this because when I tried the repair connection option it told me that it was nt recieving an IP address
from the DHCP server on the router. However it does receive this info when connected via a network cable.
The OS is Windows XP latest Service Pack, on a Toshiba Satellite pro A120 laptop
The router is a Xyxel pro prestige 600

Please help

Answer : wireless network detected and connected to with excellecnt signal. Cannot acces internet

If you have any encryption enabled on the wireless router remove the encryption and try again to connect using DHCP. If it is successful then your wireless adapter in the laptop does not support the encryption method you are using. Either change the encryption to one compatible with your adapter or update the drivers for your adapter to newer versions that support your adapter. If you don't find newer versions of the drivers for your specific adapter don't give up. I have had this problem before and the manufacturers of the adapters are very lazy in updating the drivers for these cards/adapters. I had to update the drivers for my wifes Linksys WPC300N wireless card to Broadcom drivers I found on an HP site go figure??? But once I updated to these drivers the card now connects perfectly with the advanced WPA2/AES encryption algorythms. Find out who makes the chipset of your device and then find the drivers from the chipset manufacturers site if the adapter manufacturer does not have any newer drivers available. Good Luck!