On Thu, 11 Jul 2019 18:00:41 +0100, John Rumm
wrote:

On 11/07/2019 14:51, T i m wrote:
On Thu, 11 Jul 2019 13:58:04 +0100, John Rumm
wrote:

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p.s. If the OP could put a USB stick in there for you, you could
remotely download and install Linux to it ... and if he could boot
from it and launch Teamviewer (or you could probably get in other
ways), you could see if the WiFi would then function properly. ;-)

While I could, I can't see it buys me anything.

Ok.

I know the hardware
works, I have had it connected to the network.

Yes, but I didn't say the hardware didn't work, I said it would allow
you to see if the 'WiFi functioned properly', including DHCP,
something I'm not sure you have yet seen?

Ok, if you were there in front of that box and with some bootable
Linux media, wouldn't you try it, just for the S&G's?

No... from my PoV its not actually answering a useful question...

And that's fine. From mine it would, because (and assuming you aren't
privy to more than the OP has said here etc).

1) We know what doesn't work and now know what we need to do to make
it work but that isn't an acceptable workaround to the OP and his use
of that Netbook.

2) We know the OP has no / little experience with Linux but say it was
installed on there for him and served his purposes with the existing
hardware, that may be a viable 'solution'.

We know the hardware works, and the machine can connect to the wifi, so
what we have is a software problem of some form.

Agreed, software or compatibility?

We already know the router can connect to other devices ok,

(or other devices connect to the router .. ducks?)

so that
leaves the problem at the netbook.

Erm, quite. Or that Notebook and that particular (range of) Router(s)?

Swapping the entire software platform (OS, drivers etc) on the netbook
may indeed get a working setup,

;-)

but gets no closer to getting a working
windows XP setup.

No, but see above (and that the hardware *will* support an OS OOTB
*and* handle DHCP etc). ;-)

But as I say, you may have further info. If the OP doesn't
specifically require XP (or Windows) and could use Linux
(functionally, even if not familiar with it right now), mightn't that
be better than throwing the netbook away or even having to re-install
XP (if it's not required)? [1]

Cheers, T i m

[1] I have many Linux netbooks / laptops for that very reason. ;-)