Re: LinkSys adapters fail to find signal

On Sun, 16 Jul 2006 21:20:29 -0600, Quaoar <quaoar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

bogus@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
P II Homebuilt, Asus P2B mobo, 500mb RAM
Windows XP SP1
Linksys WRT54GX, WMP54GS, WMP54GX

Wi-Fi network has been up and running without problems for more than a
year. One Dell laptop and one HP laptop have communicated with the
router in that time without protest. The HP laptop crashed and while
it is being repaired I needed to press a retired PII into limited
[snip]

You should check your router setup pages for any MAC address filtering,
etc, that might be confusing the issue. Check the router DHCP client
table for the new NIC also to see if in fact the router "sees" it.
Disable WEP/WPA for the duration of troubleshooting.

Make sure that if using Linksys to manage, that you Stop the WZC service
or if using WZC there is no Linksys app lurking in the background. Check
that the wireless card is fully inserted in the slot, and you have
disabled any power saving mode in Device Manager settings. The internet
connection sharing service should be disabled on the PII.

From a command prompt type: ipconfig /all and post back the report.

Q

Quaoar
BIG thanks for the check list to follow. It is what I need in my
relative newbie state.

ipconfig /all (P II)

Windows IP config
Host Name: [listed]
Primary DNS Suffix [blank]
Node Type: Broadcast
( MS Knowledge Base suggests this should be set to Infrastructure
but the one box I found to make the change did not alter it here)
IP Routing Enabled: No
WINS Proxy Enabled: No

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection
Media State: Media disconnected
(I was concerned about this until I saw that it is the same on the
computer that is connected.)
Descripton: [correct description]
Physical Address: [listed]


Other test
ping: 127.0.0.1: Reply from 127.0.0.1
ping: [my IP address]: Destination host unreachable - which is known

BTW What is Microsoft TCP/IP version 6? Listed as a protocol under
Wireless Network Connection Properties, the description says it is the
next-generation version of the internet protocol that provides
communication across diverse interconnected networks. This would seem
to be the better protocol and I have not seen it mentioned in all of
my searches for answers.

I look forward to your feedback.

Sincere thanks.
.

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