Re: Wierd wireless probelm

In article <NMSdndQ1lojZ_wrZnZ2dnUVZ_vGdnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxx>,
Quaoar <quaoar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

dk_ wrote:
In article <ecidnZwraPXmUgvZnZ2dnUVZ_tCdnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxx>,
Quaoar <quaoar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

dk_ wrote:
The problem...

I can release an renew the ip address (I get a proper 192.etc, address),
but only very rarely can I connect to the router and or the internet.

The machine is an IBM A20m running windows 98SE, 802.11g AirLink PC card

I had the same problem with different brand PC cards.

I have reinstalled the OS, the PC card adapter software, the PCMCIA
socket (Texas instruments). Only occasionally can I get the connection.

Oh, and I swapped out the PC card slot assembly.

I have no anti-virus running, and no firewall software.

The network port works fine when I have a cat5 wire attached.

I spent about 30 minutes on the phone with very patient AirLink support,
and hours trying to sort it out myself. :(

-DK

Google win98 wireless to find many links to making wireless on Win9x
work. I would start with the router setup: broadcast ssid, disable
WEP/WPA. Set the router to broadcast 801.11g only and set the card for
-g only. You might change the channel to 9 or 11 to reduce the
possibility of interference causing the card wireless to hunt among
wireless networks. Set the card to infrastructure only. Does the
wireless software you use run in the background? Can you see the signal
level and signal/noise ratio in real time with the software?

Q

I did all of the above, with no joy.

And yes I can see the signal strength.

Thanks.

-Dennis


If you can see the signal strength, then the card software is
functioning. From a command prompt run winipcfg /all , copy it and
paste into your reply.

Q

Here's the text from the specific adapter...

--------[ begin paste insert here ]-------------
4 Ethernet adapter :

Description . . . . . . . . : IEEE 802.11g Cardbus Wireless Network
Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . : 00-11-95-E7-E9-86
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.105
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Primary WINS Server . . . . :
Secondary WINS Server . . . :
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . : 06 20 06 9:51:18 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . : 06 27 06 9:51:18 AM
---------[ end paste insert here ]-----------------------------

Also note, I can release and renew the ip, but pinging the router times
out, and pinging the computer from the router fails.

-Dennis

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Dennis Kessler
http://www.denniskessler.com/acupuncture
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