Installed SP2 - Cannot get to the internet

[Perplexed]

After installing SP2 I cannot get to the internet. I have
turned the SP2 firewall off. I have replaced my router
with a switch. I have removed the router and switch and
connected directly to the LAN. I have tried multiple
flavors of NIC cards. I have tried installing from Windows
Update and the network install. I have tried a fresh
install. It has to be a configuration issue, right? The
good news is SP2 uninstalls like a champ. I want SP2
without the firewall. Anybody have any suggestions? It has
to be something simple. Thanks.

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

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"Perplexed" wrote:
|
| After installing SP2 I cannot get to the internet. I have
| turned the SP2 firewall off. I have replaced my router
| with a switch. I have removed the router and switch and
| connected directly to the LAN. I have tried multiple
| flavors of NIC cards. I have tried installing from Windows
| Update and the network install. I have tried a fresh
| install. It has to be a configuration issue, right? The
| good news is SP2 uninstalls like a champ. I want SP2
| without the firewall. Anybody have any suggestions? It has
| to be something simple. Thanks.

[PJ]

I have the same problem you have. I had 2 messages:
firewall installed and disabled

I finally found a spot where it asks for WEP key. I keyed
my WEP key and finally removed the SP2 firewall.

But the wireless network connection is still disabled. I
tried to reconnect, enable, etc, etc but still no luck.

Let me know if you figured it out yet!

>-----Original Message-----
>
>After installing SP2 I cannot get to the internet. I
have
>turned the SP2 firewall off. I have replaced my router
>with a switch. I have removed the router and switch and
>connected directly to the LAN. I have tried multiple
>flavors of NIC cards. I have tried installing from
Windows
>Update and the network install. I have tried a fresh
>install. It has to be a configuration issue, right? The
>good news is SP2 uninstalls like a champ. I want SP2
>without the firewall. Anybody have any suggestions? It
has
>to be something simple. Thanks.
>.
>