"DanielVillatoro" <DanielVillat***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:4EE59951-CA6C-421C-A548-A8C210333559@microsoft.com...
>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
> networks were found in range" But if i choose the change advanced
> settings, I
> can see the name of the network (with a small red x). The host pc is on
> the
> third floor and the one with the problem is on the basement. Thanks for
> your
> help.

"J.H. Holliday" wrote:

> "DanielVillatoro" <DanielVillat***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:4EE59951-CA6C-421C-A548-A8C210333559@microsoft.com...
> >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
> > networks were found in range" But if i choose the change advanced
> > settings, I
> > can see the name of the network (with a small red x). The host pc is on
> > the
> > third floor and the one with the problem is on the basement. Thanks for
> > your
> > help.
>
> Try uninstalling all wireless cards from device manager (assuming WIN XP-- 
> start, control panel, system, hardware, device manager, network adaptors)
> and reboot. Have your Linksys setup disk available to reinstall the drivers.
>
> Another possibility is you have MAC filtering enabled and your new card has
> a new MAC-- so it can't see the network. Try adding the MAC to your
> authorized list using the Linksys setup website. and delete the MAC from
> your old card.
>
> Doc
>
>
>