XPer wrote:

Thank you for your responces.

Win XP Home SP3 installed.

I plugged in the cat5 cable and am able to get to the internet that
way.

This is a Acer Aspire One laptop.

The wifi is Atheros AR5007EG

Checking / updating the driver:

While you're connected via the Cat5, select

~ Via Windows Device Manager

Open Control Panel. Select Device Manager, then Network Adapters

Right click on Atheros AR5007EG. Select Properties. Device
properties panel opens.

Move to the Driver tab of the properties panel. You'll see the
details of the current driver.

On the Driver tab, select Update Driver. On the next panel,
select 'Search automatically for updated driver software'.
Windows Update (WU) will search for a later version of the driver

If an updated version of the WiFi driver exists, WU will install
it and prompt for a reboot.

~ Download and manually install

Go to the Acer Drivers and Manuals page (link below).
https://www.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/drivers
If your laptop is no longer supported, try the link below.
http://www.atherosdrivers.com/athero...-xp-32bit.html
(mind the wrap)

Find the model number, select the matching driver (latest
applicable version), and download. Run a virus scan of the
driver package. If it's safe, save a copy and install manually.

On other points:

Wireless properties shows my WiFi network as selected.
WPA2-PSK
AES

This is good. It's likely that the new router uses a different
default password. That information should be in the docs for the
new router.

Key is dots. Why can I not see to verify this ?

It's been a long time since I last argued with XP, but, IIRC,
there was an option to show the existing password. Maybe someone
else will remember.

Good hunting.