Windows Wireless Networking

Wireless connection only works while wired!

Nick R - 22 Jul 2006 6:25 PM - 8 messages

I just reinstalled Windows on an older laptop. It has an external Wireless card I purchased last fall. This problem only happened since I reinstalled Windows. When I boot the computer, the wireless card connects to my wireless network, ...

Securing connection

Akshay - 22 Jul 2006 5:45 PM - 4 messages

Hi, I am running XP (SP2) on my laptop and my desktop PC and I have another Win98 PC all sharing one wireless connection separately. They are not connected and I do not wish to connect them as it's too much hassle. How can ...

continuous aquiring network

RD Wirr - 22 Jul 2006 5:31 PM - 4 messages

My wireless network connection works but has now goes into a continuous "Aquiring Network address" even when there is already connectivity and when the IP is manually assigned. This happens both with DHCP assignment and with manually set IP. The network is working but the little icon in the task bar ...

Pls help with "limited or no connectivity" via DSL

rainydaze - 22 Jul 2006 8:53 AM - 2 messages

Hi all...I'm new, and I've learned alot from other posts...hope someone can help! I have a new computer (hp Pavilion slimline s7530n PC running Windows XP Media Edition SP2) and DSL (sbc-provided wireless 2WIRE 1701HG Gateway ...

Long Boot Delay on XP Tablet w/ Wireless Network

Woody - 21 Jul 2006 10:22 PM - 4 messages

I have a tablet PC running XP Tablet 2005 with a built-in Wifi card and LAN port. The access point I use at home has issues with WZC and constantly drops the connection, so I've setup the config tool that came with the ...

networking between Win2K and WinXp via Syslink (LAN)

Dennis - 21 Jul 2006 6:34 PM - 2 messages

Can any one provide detailed steps for both Win2k and WinXP to see each other's share folder via my LAN (Syslink)? Note the configuration is as follows: IBM (Win2000) and Dell (WinXP) both connected to LAN, when the LAN then ...

Advice Needed : WPA/RADIUS wireless without Windows Accounts

dmtechgroup - 21 Jul 2006 4:02 PM - 2 messages

I have a local real estate office that has about 15 users using wireless in the building. They only use the network for printing and internet access. There is a SBS 2003 server for the office staff on ...

wireless card features table

peyoting - 21 Jul 2006 6:54 AM - 5 messages

Anyone know any list with cards and its sensibility, coverage, ... i found chipsets list only. ...

Wireless connection questions

Melissa - 21 Jul 2006 4:23 AM - 6 messages

Hi, I purchased a notebook PC, ACER Travelmate 2310, last year. The notebook had a Wireless connection integrated. I had read some bit and pieces about Wireless Networking, and as it seemed only to be able to connect to a Wireless Spot inside the house, I never used ...

Allowing access to my own computers within my own network

Trevor - 20 Jul 2006 3:47 PM - 3 messages

Please help I have a PC and 2 wireless notebooks, the wireless note books allow information transfer and access to each other, but my main PC with printer attached will not allow me access, and says contact your network administrator which is me. How do I get all 3 computers to talk to each other ...

XP and only one wireless access point

Chad D - 20 Jul 2006 3:42 PM - 2 messages

Iâ€™m looking help for a way to have XP only connect to my wireless access point. I do not want the user to have the ability to see other available wireless networks and more importantly I donâ€™t want them to have the ability to ...

Basic question, hope you can help

John Cluster - 20 Jul 2006 2:22 PM - 9 messages

This is most likely a very basic question for most of you, but still a mystery for me. Hope you have enough patience to help me with this. I just bought a 54 Mbps wireless PC card (NETGEAR WG511 v2) to use with my ...

"Limited or No Connectivity"

CHRIS W - 20 Jul 2006 3:36 AM - 8 messages

I connect to a network service provider using wirelss, pay the required fee, but when I try to access my emails or browser I get the message "Limited or no Connectivity". Signal strength is "good" or "excellent". I have been told ...

NetGear WG111v2 Adapter - fluctuating signal

Fredneck - 20 Jul 2006 3:21 AM - 3 messages

I am close to getting a wireless setup on my home computers but I am having fluctuating signals on the wireless system. The first computer is connected direct to the router and then to the DSL line. It is a full time connection, not PPPOE connection. ...

Wired and wireless

curly101 - 19 Jul 2006 11:11 PM - 5 messages

Is there a way that I can get my wireless connection to automatically enable when I unplug my wired connection? Or, if both are enabled at the same time, which one does my laptop use? Obviously my wired connection is faster, so I would want it to be the default. ...

WIFI and Wired on same notebook

andrew.powell-eds - 19 Jul 2006 9:15 PM - 2 messages

We have a CISCO wireless access point connected to our wired network. I keep getting asked what happens both the Local Area Connection and Wireless Network Connection are enabled. What does happen? Which one is connected? Are they both connected? Does one override the other? Thx. ...

zero wireless configuration

Tony - 19 Jul 2006 9:03 PM - 2 messages

Whenever i turn on my laptop i always have to enable the zero wireless configuration service in services, i have tried to automatically start the service but when i come to turn on my laptop again i have to go into services ...

No internet access on wireless - DNS error

Pegasus Host - 19 Jul 2006 8:24 PM - 5 messages

I've got a desktop that is hard wired to a Belkin ADSL modem/wireless router, and a laptop that I'm trying to connect wirelessly. It has been connected and working OK in the past, but something has changed, and now although the ...

Netgear wireless adsl router only 11mbs

Trevor Hall - 19 Jul 2006 11:24 AM - 4 messages

I have a problem with the Netgear router. Both my laptop and the router are capable of 54mbs but I only get 11mbs. I changed the power usage of the laptops wireless and the data usage went upto 54 but when I accesssed the internet it went down to 11 again. ...

clearing the ARP cache

pawise - 18 Jul 2006 6:56 PM - 3 messages

Recently, when I have to repair my net work connection (which I have to do periodically), it renews the IP address and all but then says that Windows could not finish repairing the problem because it the following action cannot ...

a good wireless pci card?

peyoting - 18 Jul 2006 2:24 PM - 3 messages

I'm searching for a wireless card pci for a pentium 3 with normal PCI slot (not a modern pci), i a industrial media. I would like this card support a, b&g mode. I've tried products like dlink (air plus xtreme G+ - dwl520+) but that work ...

Laptop wi-fi has life of is own

havenlad - 18 Jul 2006 12:53 PM - 2 messages

XP Pro IBM Thinkpad T41p Wireless card Intel Pro/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adaptor A client is using this and his wireless button is turning itself off every 5 minutes or so. Looking into device manager, all seems fine except the Wiress ...

Wireless Internet Connection

CHRIS W - 18 Jul 2006 7:41 AM - 2 messages

I have recently travelled in Europe with my laptop. In most cities I was able to connect via wireless however in Croatia I had a special problem. My laptop would find and connect to the wirelss service provider. I paid the required ...

Wireless laptop unable to connect to Internet

Tess - 18 Jul 2006 6:44 AM - 4 messages

I have 2 laptops that are connected to my wireless network and one will not connect to the internet. I have excellent signal strength on both. The message is "page cannot be displayed" in my browser. The settings on both ...

Can't get WAP to work

dougawells@gmail.com - 18 Jul 2006 4:43 AM - 4 messages

I've had a Linksys WRT54GS router working well for some time. I decided to extend the range in my house by adding a WAP (WAP54G?). Seemed straightforward. Assign it the same SSID as my router and i could seamlessly move between the two - correct? Not working. I have the WAP ...

Network Key does not work

Robert Gauthier - 17 Jul 2006 11:59 PM - 3 messages

When using the windows utility with my NetGear WiFI Ma401 PCMCIA Adapter Card and when I want to write the network password, I receive a message saying "The network password must be 40 bits or 104 bits according to your ...

Obtain IP vs Use the following IP

Jeff - 17 Jul 2006 10:58 PM - 7 messages

In my Windows XP, WPA-PSK protected home wireless LAN (via router > cable LAN) one laptop was having problems regaining internet access after hibernating. I solved the problem by switching it's wireless TCP/IP setting from "Obtain an IP address automatically" ...

Firewall blocking IP renewal?

Jeff - 17 Jul 2006 12:16 PM - 2 messages

I have a 3-pc home wireless LAN, WPA protected, that connects to the internet through a router and cable modem. All are XP Home systems. Has been working with no problem for almost a year and now suddenly, although the wlan has no problem (can connect and see all PCs fine), on one ...

suppress a certain SSID

Steffen Meier - 17 Jul 2006 10:07 AM - 6 messages

Hello, we have a hidden (non-broadcasting) WLAN. We configure our WLAN-Laptops by manually adding our SSID and EAP-settings Now a company in our neighbourhood has decided to start up a public hotspot. This hotspot is broadcasting its SSID - and now our WLAN-clients are getting ...

Hidden SSID

Robert M Jones - 17 Jul 2006 10:04 AM - 10 messages

WinXPHome desktop - mine - wirelessly networked to a Voyager ISP hard configured router using a Voyager wireless adapter Win98SE desktop - wife - upstairs ethernet wired to the same router. (It was simpler to wire to the Win98SE as the adapter I bought was not ...

network faxing

William - 16 Jul 2006 5:30 PM - 2 messages

I have added a remote fax printer connection; through the add a printer task from the Printer and faxes control panel. How do I get the installed Fax console to recognize it? ...

Sharing files between wired and wireless networks

Joe B - 16 Jul 2006 3:51 PM - 2 messages

I have a home network consisting of one desktop PC wired to my wireless router, and two laptops connecting wirelessly. All can access the internet without a problem, but I recently tried to set up file sharing between them, ...

My lap top cannot find my printserver on wireless network...

Nitaj - 16 Jul 2006 2:22 PM - 5 messages

Hello, My wireless network consists of 1 linksys router and 1 linksys print server. Devices on the network include a desktop, laptop (both running Windows XP Pro) and an HP LaserJet 1320 printer. The network worked fine for about 3 ...

Changing From LinkSys802.11b to NetGear 802.11g?

Pegleg - 16 Jul 2006 1:56 PM - 2 messages

Currently running two desktops w/cat5, one laptop w/Cat5 or Wireless and one laptop wireless only. What do I need to do regarding the existing Linksys (uninstalling, etc.) prior to installing the NetGear ? TIA Pegleg U.S. Navy Retired ...

recurring inability to connect

Jeff - 16 Jul 2006 12:04 PM - 3 messages

I have a WPA secured wireless home network that has been working without any problems for months and now suddenly is giving me problems after each hibernation of my laptop. All PCs are on XP Home SP2 and up to date. ...

wireless compatibilty

northants - 16 Jul 2006 10:10 AM - 2 messages

could anyone tell me how i find out if my 2 pc's are wireless compaptible as i am looking at chnaging my broadband connection to wireless but dont know how or where to find out if they are compatible, one pc was purchased in ...

Wireless Connection Unavailable

swesterm - 16 Jul 2006 6:17 AM - 3 messages

I am getting this message for my wireless internet. I right-click on the icon (which oddly does NOT have a red X on it) on the bottom right and "View Available Wireless Networks." After I choose an available network to connect ...