Windows Wireless Networking

Windows XP Wireless Configuration Problems

Eric Sambell - 4 Jun 2005 11:50 PM - 6 messages

Having trouble with Windows XP SP2 not finding wireless networks with the Zero Configuration Service. The notebook in question is an Dell Inspirion 5100 with a Linksys WPC11 Version 4 Wireless card. Recently it stopped finding any networks in the "View available networks" window. If I manually ...

a problem concerning the computer using wireless card

kareem - 4 Jun 2005 6:33 AM - 2 messages

a customer want to used wireless internet but he don't know how, my laptop wireless card was working and the signal was good -I went with him and found him haven't wireless card I tried to install d-link adaptor and success ...

using Dlink card GWL-G650+ utility software with windowsxpsp2

kareem - 4 Jun 2005 6:22 AM - 4 messages

i am using the new Dlink card GWL-G650+ and i installed the software utility version dwl-g650+_rev_ax_utility_v204" but when i finish installation the software icon , the utitlity do'nt start , i read the manaul of the card , it ...

Connecting to a wireless network.

yunkoyoung - 4 Jun 2005 3:15 AM - 2 messages

I own an HP notebook with a built in 802.11g network card. My question is how do I connect into a motels WIFI network. Do I have to disable my 10/100 nic before I can connect? ...

can't connect anymore

Matt - 3 Jun 2005 8:13 PM - 2 messages

Hi, I've been using a Linksys WRT54G with my laptop for a few months with no problems. Yesterday, my laptop could see my router but it wouldn't automatically connect, when I click connect manually it says it is no longer ...

Linksys WRT54GS and radius will not hand out DHCP info on some clients

Arch Willingham - 3 Jun 2005 6:57 PM - 2 messages

OK, I followed the instruction on Microsoft's site on "Securing Wireless LANs with PEAP and Passwords". Everything seems to work fine except for two issues: 1. The clients seem to drop off after a while and immediately re-hookup. ...

How to run 2 computers wirelessly from 20+ feet away from the wall outlet wirelessly?

Cymbal Man Freq. - 3 Jun 2005 6:16 PM - 4 messages

Hi, I just had my cable internet connection shifted to (my bedroom) 20 or more feet away from my cable modem (in my TV room). The RG-59 wire in the wall is giving a signal of about -10db at 591 Mhz, @ channel 85 on the TV spectrum. So using an ...

Icon for wireless connection

starbucksaddict - 3 Jun 2005 2:01 AM - 6 messages

i can't get the little icon that consists of 4 or so gray bars which signify the strength of my wireless connection to display, where the bars go from red yellow or green depending on how strong the connection is. I even went to ...

Can i monitor shared files

bry25_uk - 2 Jun 2005 8:17 PM - 2 messages

I have two PCS, mine(MAIN) nad my sons in his room,(SLAVE), can i monitor, in realtime, what file(S) he is accessing on MAIN and possibly sites visited? I'm running XP sp2 Home ed. I know you can look at shared files/sessions in ...

Finding a wireless vendor with XP64 Pro drivers

Warren Z - 2 Jun 2005 4:06 PM - 4 messages

Does anyone know which vendor has XP64 Pro drivers for their wireless NICs/Adapers? Our 3Com wireless adapters are not compatible and 3Com says they don't have any XP64 Pro drivers for any of their wireless products yet. ...

Router

Joan Archer - 2 Jun 2005 2:17 PM - 7 messages

Hi all I posted here last week about not being able to connect to the router config pages. I was advised to connect my box with cable which I have done and still no joy. I am running 2 XPHomeSP2 + WinME on my network and all can connect and do ...

wireless router connection

oldguy - 2 Jun 2005 1:22 PM - 5 messages

Hi All, I have a Linksys WRT54G wireless router currently functioning as a switch in my network. Ethernet cable from another switch is connected to one of the four switch sockets, and the WAN port is empty. There are three more ...

Setup WLAN card for USA/EMEA std. ?

Henrik - 2 Jun 2005 11:59 AM - 4 messages

Hi, My AP is 'running' channel 14 and some of my XP embedded units can connect to this channel and others can't?. Any idea where to setup wheater my Orinoco Gold WLAN PCI card should run USA std or EMEA european standard ?. ...

can see each share folder/computer but only one can access?

Mark - 2 Jun 2005 7:13 AM - 6 messages

desktop on xp home 4 users and my daughter wishs to transfercontents of her "my music" and "my pictures" folder to her new laptop which also will be of same cable modem on comcast (using nic for desktop) with linksys wrt54g ...

Installing a pci adapter - please help

DanielVillatoro - 2 Jun 2005 2:25 AM - 3 messages

I recently broke the antenna on my Linksys PCI card and had to buy a new one. The problem I have is that after having installed the new card, I am not able to access the network. This is a client pc. The message I get is "no wireless ...

Networking XP and Windows 2000 Pro-HELP!

kduty - 2 Jun 2005 2:21 AM - 2 messages

?I am trying to network two computers. One computer runs XP and is hardwired to a linksys router and a DSL modem. The other computer is connected wireless to the router and is running Windows 2000 Pro. Both machines access the net ...

Can't aquire IP address

Dan - 1 Jun 2005 8:02 PM - 4 messages

Hi all. I've recently implemented WPA with RADIUS server. It works fine. The user authenticates and they are connected. HOWEVER.....I have several Toshiba laptops with built in wireless. When the users try to connect to the access points they authenticate fine, but they won't aquire an IP address. I don't ...

Internet connection timeout

Erwin - 1 Jun 2005 2:53 AM - 4 messages

Hi i have a question. Sometimes i leave my computer on for long periods of time without using it and then when i come and try to use the internet it doesnt work. The wireless connection is still working but there is no ...

Can get desktop to see files on laptop

Steven Loveland - 1 Jun 2005 12:48 AM - 3 messages

The first day I set up my network, I could connect from laptop to desktop and desktop to laptop. I copied files from both to the other. Ever since that first night, now I can get the laptop to see all the desktop files, but I can ...

Intel 2200bg problems (Random blank screens)

chriscooke000 - 31 May 2005 11:00 PM - 5 messages

Hi, just bought a new laptop and have been investigating the possibility of wireless networking as it came with a built in Intel 2200bg card. I have a NetGear DG834G ADSL Router to connect to my BT Broadband connection. (Running ...

Dlink di-784 freezing / lights stuck on

markm75c - 31 May 2005 1:31 PM - 6 messages

Has anyone else run into this.. I dont have any wireless cards in my 2 pcs.. they are both hard wired into the router. I have the g band on wireless.. disabled, while I just use the A band for a wireless gaming ...

wireless network setup wizard error message?

nik - 31 May 2005 12:43 PM - 3 messages

i'm trying to share files etc with my laptop and desktop. i have a cable modem with a router from it. my desktop is physically connected to the router; the laptop via wireless. i have internet on both machines which is ...

Internet connection

Effie - 31 May 2005 10:15 AM - 3 messages

I changed from a wired to a wireless network, which is through a router only prob is that my broadband is USB only and the router wants WAN to connect broadband to. Is there any way that I can access the current internet ...

wireless speed difference

tom - 31 May 2005 5:01 AM - 7 messages

hi i have cable internet and i decided to switch from wired to wireless internet becasue i didnt like all the wires going eveywhere i used to have 4to5Mb internet but after i switched to wireless i now have 1.5Mb but my upload speed si still the same ...

Intel Pro 2200bg - channel selection

Michel S. - 31 May 2005 4:29 AM - 5 messages

Hi ! My new laptop is equipped with the Intel Pro 2200bd wireless card. How can I change the channel the card is using ? I looked into the card's properties and can't find anything related to that information.. Going into the connection's properties isn't more ...

3Com Officeconnect ADSL wireless router

Pipex - 30 May 2005 9:53 PM - 15 messages

I keep getting a dropped connection when there is more that 1 laptop wirelessly connecting to the router. Do anyone know if it would improve reception if I attached a 6 foot length of thin wire to the small antenna ...

802.1x authentication issues.

Tim - 30 May 2005 12:03 PM - 13 messages

Hi, I am trying to retrench an existing Windows 2003 Server configured for 802.11x. As far as I can tell, the new server is configured the same as the old - with minor exceptions such as the Old has CertServices, the new does ...

Open Wireless Zero Configuraion Dialog

Autumn - 30 May 2005 5:02 AM - 5 messages

I have a problem to write a program to open wireless zero configuration dialog in WinXP and WinCE. does there have any api to call or some reference code for me to solve it? ...

PEAP problem

rwickberg - 30 May 2005 2:01 AM - 4 messages

Somewhere on the 'net I found instructions on setting up 802.1x authentication with a 2000 server and XP clients, using EAP-TLS. I followed them, they worked fine, no problems. Installed IAS and certificate services on the server, configured the wireless access ...

cannot set up wireless network

wetipp - 30 May 2005 12:25 AM - 2 messages

I do not have a "Wireless Network" tab in the Wireless Connections Properties box. Only have General and Advanced. Why is it not there? Windows XP Home ...

wireless speed question 2

DanR - 29 May 2005 5:25 PM - 2 messages

I recently upgraded from 802.11B to G. On my winMe machine (desktop) I am using the Linksys wireless network monitor. The B version only gave signal strength but the G version gives signal strength and speed. My transmit rate / receive ...

wireless speed question 1

DanR - 29 May 2005 5:20 PM - 2 messages

When calculating the transfer speed between 2 wireless computers do you take into consideration that one computer is sending data over the network and the other computer is receiving data over same network. So.. if the network speed happens to be 20 Mbs is the data being moved at 20Mbs or is each computer ...

Networking 2 Computers

Ghostrider - 29 May 2005 5:43 AM - 4 messages

I am having trouble trying to get my desktop and laptop to create a wireless network between them. I have tried the setup wizard but to no avail. When i click view workgroup computers it says i need to contact the sys admin. ...

Rank newbie question - browser setup?

czyp - 29 May 2005 2:07 AM - 3 messages

I just got my first wireless connection a few minutes back, am attempting to access the web. Wireless network connection in system tray says it's "excellent, 11.0 mbps." My browsers, however, just go searching for for my broadband login, ignoring the wifi. ...