Your IP address is being assigned by DHCP. That means that the router tells your laptop what IP address it has.
When Windows can't find the DHCP server, it assigns an autoconfiguration address. This address can be tough to shake. One step is to reset your router by unplugging it for a few seconds. The second is to repair your wireless connection (in Network Connections, right click, choose repair). In Windows service pack 2, it should go through several steps and repair your connection effectively. If that doesn't work, or if it can't renew your IP Address, make sure you have the right wireless key entered for any WEP security.
Next step is to check out your TCP/IP settings in Network Connections. (Right click connection, properties, double-click "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)"). Check to see if you've entered any default gateways that are spurrious or whose ip addresses have changed.
Plug directly into the router and access the linksys configuration utility in your web browser (Enter 192.168.1.1, press enter, user name "admin" and blank password), and make sure all your settings match. See if your laptop shows up on the DHCP clients table.
Past that, call a Computer Tech, a wireless specialist such as myself.
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i got a incorrect ip address which does not allow me to connect to internet. the ip address is 169.254.40.43. i have a wireless network at home.i use a linksys roueter. the laptop i have is a hp zv 5000 model. i have done all the basic troubleshooting steps to resolvethis isssue . is there any solution for this problem. HELP ME

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