"BobC" wrote:

> On Tue, 26 Sep 2006 16:06:49 -0500, Newtechie wrote:
>
> > I just got a new HP Pavilion dv2040us laptop and it has a built in Intel
> > wireless adapter.  When I go to connect to my current wireless connection it
> > either times out or say that's the connection may be out of range.  How can
> > that be when my Dell Inspiron connects fine and I just sat up this
> > connection a little over a week ago.  I tried adding the information in
> > manually in the properties and it still doesn't connect.  As a refresher, my
> > router is a Linksys WRT54G and it's set to enable DHCP.  Does anyone have
> > any ideas what the problem could be?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > newtechie
>
> Did you set the new laptop's SSID, channel, wep/wpa key the same as the
> router's
> Is there a hardware or software switch to turn on the laptop's wireless
> radio?
>

"MadDog" <Mad***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> In addition to what BobC wrote:
>
> Are you filtering by MAC address ??  How many IP addresses does your
> router
> assign ??  More than what's needed ??
>
> MD
>
>
>
> "BobC" wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 26 Sep 2006 16:06:49 -0500, Newtechie wrote:
>>
>> > I just got a new HP Pavilion dv2040us laptop and it has a built in
>> > Intel
>> > wireless adapter.  When I go to connect to my current wireless
>> > connection it
>> > either times out or say that's the connection may be out of range.  How
>> > can
>> > that be when my Dell Inspiron connects fine and I just sat up this
>> > connection a little over a week ago.  I tried adding the information in
>> > manually in the properties and it still doesn't connect.  As a
>> > refresher, my
>> > router is a Linksys WRT54G and it's set to enable DHCP.  Does anyone
>> > have
>> > any ideas what the problem could be?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > newtechie
>>
>> Did you set the new laptop's SSID, channel, wep/wpa key the same as the
>> router's
>> Is there a hardware or software switch to turn on the laptop's wireless
>> radio?
>>

"BobC" <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 26 Sep 2006 16:06:49 -0500, Newtechie wrote:
>
>> I just got a new HP Pavilion dv2040us laptop and it has a built in Intel
>> wireless adapter.  When I go to connect to my current wireless connection
>> it
>> either times out or say that's the connection may be out of range.  How
>> can
>> that be when my Dell Inspiron connects fine and I just sat up this
>> connection a little over a week ago.  I tried adding the information in
>> manually in the properties and it still doesn't connect.  As a refresher,
>> my
>> router is a Linksys WRT54G and it's set to enable DHCP.  Does anyone have
>> any ideas what the problem could be?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> newtechie
>
> Did you set the new laptop's SSID, channel, wep/wpa key the same as the
> router's
> Is there a hardware or software switch to turn on the laptop's wireless
> radio?

> Hi BobC,
>
> I don't think there's a switch to turn on the wireless radio because I see
> the the wireless icon in the system tray.  I can refresh the list and find
> the wireless network but it just doesn't let me connect.  I also tried
> adding the information myself into the properties on the wireless connection
> but it still does not connect.  How can you set the channel on it?  It's
> already set in the router.
>
> newtechie
>
> "BobC" <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
> news:1hpbua9s0genk$.4a9c3ho83rb4$.dlg@40tude.net...
>> On Tue, 26 Sep 2006 16:06:49 -0500, Newtechie wrote:
>>
>>> I just got a new HP Pavilion dv2040us laptop and it has a built in Intel
>>> wireless adapter.  When I go to connect to my current wireless connection
>>> it
>>> either times out or say that's the connection may be out of range.  How
>>> can
>>> that be when my Dell Inspiron connects fine and I just sat up this
>>> connection a little over a week ago.  I tried adding the information in
>>> manually in the properties and it still doesn't connect.  As a refresher,
>>> my
>>> router is a Linksys WRT54G and it's set to enable DHCP.  Does anyone have
>>> any ideas what the problem could be?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> newtechie
>> Did you set the new laptop's SSID, channel, wep/wpa key the same as the
>> router's
>> Is there a hardware or software switch to turn on the laptop's wireless
>> radio?
>
>

"Lem" <lem***@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Newtechie wrote:
>> Hi BobC,
>>
>> I don't think there's a switch to turn on the wireless radio because I
>> see the the wireless icon in the system tray.  I can refresh the list and
>> find the wireless network but it just doesn't let me connect.  I also
>> tried adding the information myself into the properties on the wireless
>> connection but it still does not connect.  How can you set the channel on
>> it?  It's already set in the router.
>>
>> newtechie
>>
>> "BobC" <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:1hpbua9s0genk$.4a9c3ho83rb4$.dlg@40tude.net...
>>> On Tue, 26 Sep 2006 16:06:49 -0500, Newtechie wrote:
>>>
>>>> I just got a new HP Pavilion dv2040us laptop and it has a built in
>>>> Intel
>>>> wireless adapter.  When I go to connect to my current wireless
>>>> connection it
>>>> either times out or say that's the connection may be out of range.  How
>>>> can
>>>> that be when my Dell Inspiron connects fine and I just sat up this
>>>> connection a little over a week ago.  I tried adding the information in
>>>> manually in the properties and it still doesn't connect.  As a
>>>> refresher, my
>>>> router is a Linksys WRT54G and it's set to enable DHCP.  Does anyone
>>>> have
>>>> any ideas what the problem could be?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> newtechie
>>> Did you set the new laptop's SSID, channel, wep/wpa key the same as the
>>> router's
>>> Is there a hardware or software switch to turn on the laptop's wireless
>>> radio?
>>
>>
> Actually, there IS a hardware switch to turn on your laptop's wifi
> adapter.  It's on the left front edge (to the left of the IR lens and the
> mike & headphone jacks).  There should be a little light next to it that
> is blue if the wireless and/or bluetooth is on and amber if it's off.
>
> However, if you can see a list of available networks, then the radio
> itself must be turned on.  Do you get any error messages, or does it just
> time out?
>
> I'd suggest temporarily re-configuring your router to use NO encryption at
> all.  See if you can connect.  If yes, then resetup encryption.  If no,
> you may have a defective adapter.  Call Dell, since this should still be
> under warranty.

> Hi Lem,
>
> Yes it just times out now.  Initially before I added the info manually it
> gave me an out of range or network couldn't be located (something to that
> affect).  I can get a list of available networks and mine is the first on
> the list so the switch must automatically turns itself on.
>
> BTW, this is an HP Pavilion dv2040us.  Do you think it's worth a try to
> manually assign an IP and see if that helps?
>
> Thanks for your response.
> Newtechie
> "Lem" <lem***@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%23%23F9kAk4GHA.4196@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Newtechie wrote:
>>> Hi BobC,
>>>
>>> I don't think there's a switch to turn on the wireless radio because I
>>> see the the wireless icon in the system tray.  I can refresh the list and
>>> find the wireless network but it just doesn't let me connect.  I also
>>> tried adding the information myself into the properties on the wireless
>>> connection but it still does not connect.  How can you set the channel on
>>> it?  It's already set in the router.
>>>
>>> newtechie
>>>
>>> "BobC" <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
>>> news:1hpbua9s0genk$.4a9c3ho83rb4$.dlg@40tude.net...
>>>> On Tue, 26 Sep 2006 16:06:49 -0500, Newtechie wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I just got a new HP Pavilion dv2040us laptop and it has a built in
>>>>> Intel
>>>>> wireless adapter.  When I go to connect to my current wireless
>>>>> connection it
>>>>> either times out or say that's the connection may be out of range.  How
>>>>> can
>>>>> that be when my Dell Inspiron connects fine and I just sat up this
>>>>> connection a little over a week ago.  I tried adding the information in
>>>>> manually in the properties and it still doesn't connect.  As a
>>>>> refresher, my
>>>>> router is a Linksys WRT54G and it's set to enable DHCP.  Does anyone
>>>>> have
>>>>> any ideas what the problem could be?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> newtechie
>>>> Did you set the new laptop's SSID, channel, wep/wpa key the same as the
>>>> router's
>>>> Is there a hardware or software switch to turn on the laptop's wireless
>>>> radio?
>>>
>> Actually, there IS a hardware switch to turn on your laptop's wifi
>> adapter.  It's on the left front edge (to the left of the IR lens and the
>> mike & headphone jacks).  There should be a little light next to it that
>> is blue if the wireless and/or bluetooth is on and amber if it's off.
>>
>> However, if you can see a list of available networks, then the radio
>> itself must be turned on.  Do you get any error messages, or does it just
>> time out?
>>
>> I'd suggest temporarily re-configuring your router to use NO encryption at
>> all.  See if you can connect.  If yes, then resetup encryption.  If no,
>> you may have a defective adapter.  Call Dell, since this should still be
>> under warranty.
>
>

"Lem" <lem***@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:O2c6%23rl4GHA.4740@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Newtechie wrote:
>> Hi Lem,
>>
>> Yes it just times out now.  Initially before I added the info manually it
>> gave me an out of range or network couldn't be located (something to that
>> affect).  I can get a list of available networks and mine is the first on
>> the list so the switch must automatically turns itself on.
>>
>> BTW, this is an HP Pavilion dv2040us.  Do you think it's worth a try to
>> manually assign an IP and see if that helps?
>>
>> Thanks for your response.
>> Newtechie
>> "Lem" <lem***@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23%23F9kAk4GHA.4196@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> Newtechie wrote:
>>>> Hi BobC,
>>>>
>>>> I don't think there's a switch to turn on the wireless radio because I
>>>> see the the wireless icon in the system tray.  I can refresh the list
>>>> and find the wireless network but it just doesn't let me connect.  I
>>>> also tried adding the information myself into the properties on the
>>>> wireless connection but it still does not connect.  How can you set the
>>>> channel on it?  It's already set in the router.
>>>>
>>>> newtechie
>>>>
>>>> "BobC" <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
>>>> news:1hpbua9s0genk$.4a9c3ho83rb4$.dlg@40tude.net...
>>>>> On Tue, 26 Sep 2006 16:06:49 -0500, Newtechie wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I just got a new HP Pavilion dv2040us laptop and it has a built in
>>>>>> Intel
>>>>>> wireless adapter.  When I go to connect to my current wireless
>>>>>> connection it
>>>>>> either times out or say that's the connection may be out of range.
>>>>>> How can
>>>>>> that be when my Dell Inspiron connects fine and I just sat up this
>>>>>> connection a little over a week ago.  I tried adding the information
>>>>>> in
>>>>>> manually in the properties and it still doesn't connect.  As a
>>>>>> refresher, my
>>>>>> router is a Linksys WRT54G and it's set to enable DHCP.  Does anyone
>>>>>> have
>>>>>> any ideas what the problem could be?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>> newtechie
>>>>> Did you set the new laptop's SSID, channel, wep/wpa key the same as
>>>>> the
>>>>> router's
>>>>> Is there a hardware or software switch to turn on the laptop's
>>>>> wireless
>>>>> radio?
>>>>
>>> Actually, there IS a hardware switch to turn on your laptop's wifi
>>> adapter.  It's on the left front edge (to the left of the IR lens and
>>> the mike & headphone jacks).  There should be a little light next to it
>>> that is blue if the wireless and/or bluetooth is on and amber if it's
>>> off.
>>>
>>> However, if you can see a list of available networks, then the radio
>>> itself must be turned on.  Do you get any error messages, or does it
>>> just time out?
>>>
>>> I'd suggest temporarily re-configuring your router to use NO encryption
>>> at all.  See if you can connect.  If yes, then resetup encryption.  If
>>> no, you may have a defective adapter.  Call Dell, since this should
>>> still be under warranty.
>>
>>
>
> Trying a static IP address certainly won't hurt, but from the description
> of your symptoms, I doubt that it will help.  IIRC, the Linksys WRT54G
> defaults to an IP address of 192.168.1.1 and the DHCP server hands out
> addresses in the range 192.168.1.100 - 192.168.1.254. So, for your static
> IP address pick something unlikely to conflict with any other devices on
> your LAN that have DHCP-assigned IP addresses, such as 192.168.1.150.
>
> Did you try connecting with encryption disabled?  What about firewalls?
> Have you disabled all firewalls or "internet worm protection" services?
> Make sure there is no security process running that you're not aware of by
> opening Task Manager and identifying all running processes.  Remember,
> although it's certainly a better practice to enable a firewall on each PC,
> if you connect to the Internet through a router such as the WRT54G, you
> will be safe enough to test your LAN without running any software
> firewalls.
>
> BTW, are you using Windows Wireless Zero Configuration to manage your
> connection or are you using some utility supplied by Dell or the mfr of
> the built-in wireless adapter?

> "Lem" <lem***@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:O2c6%23rl4GHA.4740@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Newtechie wrote:
>>> Hi Lem,
>>>
>>> Yes it just times out now.  Initially before I added the info manually it
>>> gave me an out of range or network couldn't be located (something to that
>>> affect).  I can get a list of available networks and mine is the first on
>>> the list so the switch must automatically turns itself on.
>>>
>>> BTW, this is an HP Pavilion dv2040us.  Do you think it's worth a try to
>>> manually assign an IP and see if that helps?
>>>
>>> Thanks for your response.
>>> Newtechie
>>> "Lem" <lem***@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:%23%23F9kAk4GHA.4196@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>> Newtechie wrote:
>>>>> Hi BobC,
>>>>>
>>>>> I don't think there's a switch to turn on the wireless radio because I
>>>>> see the the wireless icon in the system tray.  I can refresh the list
>>>>> and find the wireless network but it just doesn't let me connect.  I
>>>>> also tried adding the information myself into the properties on the
>>>>> wireless connection but it still does not connect.  How can you set the
>>>>> channel on it?  It's already set in the router.
>>>>>
>>>>> newtechie
>>>>>
>>>>> "BobC" <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
>>>>> news:1hpbua9s0genk$.4a9c3ho83rb4$.dlg@40tude.net...
>>>>>> On Tue, 26 Sep 2006 16:06:49 -0500, Newtechie wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I just got a new HP Pavilion dv2040us laptop and it has a built in
>>>>>>> Intel
>>>>>>> wireless adapter.  When I go to connect to my current wireless
>>>>>>> connection it
>>>>>>> either times out or say that's the connection may be out of range.
>>>>>>> How can
>>>>>>> that be when my Dell Inspiron connects fine and I just sat up this
>>>>>>> connection a little over a week ago.  I tried adding the information
>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>> manually in the properties and it still doesn't connect.  As a
>>>>>>> refresher, my
>>>>>>> router is a Linksys WRT54G and it's set to enable DHCP.  Does anyone
>>>>>>> have
>>>>>>> any ideas what the problem could be?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>> newtechie
>>>>>> Did you set the new laptop's SSID, channel, wep/wpa key the same as
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> router's
>>>>>> Is there a hardware or software switch to turn on the laptop's
>>>>>> wireless
>>>>>> radio?
>>>> Actually, there IS a hardware switch to turn on your laptop's wifi
>>>> adapter.  It's on the left front edge (to the left of the IR lens and
>>>> the mike & headphone jacks).  There should be a little light next to it
>>>> that is blue if the wireless and/or bluetooth is on and amber if it's
>>>> off.
>>>>
>>>> However, if you can see a list of available networks, then the radio
>>>> itself must be turned on.  Do you get any error messages, or does it
>>>> just time out?
>>>>
>>>> I'd suggest temporarily re-configuring your router to use NO encryption
>>>> at all.  See if you can connect.  If yes, then resetup encryption.  If
>>>> no, you may have a defective adapter.  Call Dell, since this should
>>>> still be under warranty.
>>>
>> Trying a static IP address certainly won't hurt, but from the description
>> of your symptoms, I doubt that it will help.  IIRC, the Linksys WRT54G
>> defaults to an IP address of 192.168.1.1 and the DHCP server hands out
>> addresses in the range 192.168.1.100 - 192.168.1.254. So, for your static
>> IP address pick something unlikely to conflict with any other devices on
>> your LAN that have DHCP-assigned IP addresses, such as 192.168.1.150.
>>
>> Did you try connecting with encryption disabled?  What about firewalls?
>> Have you disabled all firewalls or "internet worm protection" services?
>> Make sure there is no security process running that you're not aware of by
>> opening Task Manager and identifying all running processes.  Remember,
>> although it's certainly a better practice to enable a firewall on each PC,
>> if you connect to the Internet through a router such as the WRT54G, you
>> will be safe enough to test your LAN without running any software
>> firewalls.
>>
>> BTW, are you using Windows Wireless Zero Configuration to manage your
>> connection or are you using some utility supplied by Dell or the mfr of
>> the built-in wireless adapter?
>
> No I have not tried disabling the encryption yet as I'm currently at work.
> I'll give that a try as well as assigning the laptop a static IP.  I'm using
> the Windows WZC to try and manage the connection and I'm not for sure if any
> utility came pre-installed with the built in adapter.
>
> The laptop came with NIS 2005 pre-installed and I did disable it temporarily
> to see if I could connect but I still couldn't.
>
> newtechie
>
>
Good luck.

"Lem" <lem***@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Newtechie wrote:
>> "Lem" <lem***@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:O2c6%23rl4GHA.4740@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> Newtechie wrote:
>>>> Hi Lem,
>>>>
>>>> Yes it just times out now.  Initially before I added the info manually
>>>> it gave me an out of range or network couldn't be located (something to
>>>> that affect).  I can get a list of available networks and mine is the
>>>> first on the list so the switch must automatically turns itself on.
>>>>
>>>> BTW, this is an HP Pavilion dv2040us.  Do you think it's worth a try to
>>>> manually assign an IP and see if that helps?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for your response.
>>>> Newtechie
>>>> "Lem" <lem***@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:%23%23F9kAk4GHA.4196@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>>> Newtechie wrote:
>>>>>> Hi BobC,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I don't think there's a switch to turn on the wireless radio because
>>>>>> I see the the wireless icon in the system tray.  I can refresh the
>>>>>> list and find the wireless network but it just doesn't let me
>>>>>> connect.  I also tried adding the information myself into the
>>>>>> properties on the wireless connection but it still does not connect.
>>>>>> How can you set the channel on it?  It's already set in the router.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> newtechie
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "BobC" <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:1hpbua9s0genk$.4a9c3ho83rb4$.dlg@40tude.net...
>>>>>>> On Tue, 26 Sep 2006 16:06:49 -0500, Newtechie wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I just got a new HP Pavilion dv2040us laptop and it has a built in
>>>>>>>> Intel
>>>>>>>> wireless adapter.  When I go to connect to my current wireless
>>>>>>>> connection it
>>>>>>>> either times out or say that's the connection may be out of range.
>>>>>>>> How can
>>>>>>>> that be when my Dell Inspiron connects fine and I just sat up this
>>>>>>>> connection a little over a week ago.  I tried adding the
>>>>>>>> information in
>>>>>>>> manually in the properties and it still doesn't connect.  As a
>>>>>>>> refresher, my
>>>>>>>> router is a Linksys WRT54G and it's set to enable DHCP.  Does
>>>>>>>> anyone have
>>>>>>>> any ideas what the problem could be?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>> newtechie
>>>>>>> Did you set the new laptop's SSID, channel, wep/wpa key the same as
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> router's
>>>>>>> Is there a hardware or software switch to turn on the laptop's
>>>>>>> wireless
>>>>>>> radio?
>>>>> Actually, there IS a hardware switch to turn on your laptop's wifi
>>>>> adapter.  It's on the left front edge (to the left of the IR lens and
>>>>> the mike & headphone jacks).  There should be a little light next to
>>>>> it that is blue if the wireless and/or bluetooth is on and amber if
>>>>> it's off.
>>>>>
>>>>> However, if you can see a list of available networks, then the radio
>>>>> itself must be turned on.  Do you get any error messages, or does it
>>>>> just time out?
>>>>>
>>>>> I'd suggest temporarily re-configuring your router to use NO
>>>>> encryption at all.  See if you can connect.  If yes, then resetup
>>>>> encryption.  If no, you may have a defective adapter.  Call Dell,
>>>>> since this should still be under warranty.
>>>>
>>> Trying a static IP address certainly won't hurt, but from the
>>> description of your symptoms, I doubt that it will help.  IIRC, the
>>> Linksys WRT54G defaults to an IP address of 192.168.1.1 and the DHCP
>>> server hands out addresses in the range 192.168.1.100 - 192.168.1.254.
>>> So, for your static IP address pick something unlikely to conflict with
>>> any other devices on your LAN that have DHCP-assigned IP addresses, such
>>> as 192.168.1.150.
>>>
>>> Did you try connecting with encryption disabled?  What about firewalls?
>>> Have you disabled all firewalls or "internet worm protection" services?
>>> Make sure there is no security process running that you're not aware of
>>> by opening Task Manager and identifying all running processes.
>>> Remember, although it's certainly a better practice to enable a firewall
>>> on each PC, if you connect to the Internet through a router such as the
>>> WRT54G, you will be safe enough to test your LAN without running any
>>> software firewalls.
>>>
>>> BTW, are you using Windows Wireless Zero Configuration to manage your
>>> connection or are you using some utility supplied by Dell or the mfr of
>>> the built-in wireless adapter?
>>
>> No I have not tried disabling the encryption yet as I'm currently at
>> work. I'll give that a try as well as assigning the laptop a static IP.
>> I'm using the Windows WZC to try and manage the connection and I'm not
>> for sure if any utility came pre-installed with the built in adapter.
>>
>> The laptop came with NIS 2005 pre-installed and I did disable it
>> temporarily to see if I could connect but I still couldn't.
>>
>> newtechie
>>
>>
> Good luck.
>
> There is not a lot of love in these NGs for NIS.  I don't use it myself,
> but it may be more difficult to turn off than you realize.  I'd still
> suggest looking at the running processes in Task Manager to see what's
> running after you think you've turned off NIS.

"David Hettel MVP MobileDevices" <no***@nowhere.org> wrote in message
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> Does your computer have an icon for Client Firewall, that allows you to
> disable the program temporally? If so I've found this works well for me.
> In disabling the firewall. Generally an Intel Wi-Fi card comes with an
> Intel driver control program. You may need to set this card up with that
> software.
>
> Using the Windows Program to control your card can result in IEEE 802.1x
> authentication being enabled, this can cause a wireless connection to
> drop. Check in Network Connections | and properties for your Wireless
> adapter | Authentication (tab) | that IEEE 802.1x is not enabled.
>
> --
> David Hettel
> Microsoft MVP Mobile Devices
>
> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
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>
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>
> "Lem" <lem***@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%23V01Ubm4GHA.1496@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Newtechie wrote:
>>> "Lem" <lem***@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:O2c6%23rl4GHA.4740@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>> Newtechie wrote:
>>>>> Hi Lem,
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes it just times out now.  Initially before I added the info manually
>>>>> it gave me an out of range or network couldn't be located (something
>>>>> to that affect).  I can get a list of available networks and mine is
>>>>> the first on the list so the switch must automatically turns itself
>>>>> on.
>>>>>
>>>>> BTW, this is an HP Pavilion dv2040us.  Do you think it's worth a try
>>>>> to manually assign an IP and see if that helps?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for your response.
>>>>> Newtechie
>>>>> "Lem" <lem***@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:%23%23F9kAk4GHA.4196@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>>>> Newtechie wrote:
>>>>>>> Hi BobC,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I don't think there's a switch to turn on the wireless radio because
>>>>>>> I see the the wireless icon in the system tray.  I can refresh the
>>>>>>> list and find the wireless network but it just doesn't let me
>>>>>>> connect.  I also tried adding the information myself into the
>>>>>>> properties on the wireless connection but it still does not connect.
>>>>>>> How can you set the channel on it?  It's already set in the router.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> newtechie
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "BobC" <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:1hpbua9s0genk$.4a9c3ho83rb4$.dlg@40tude.net...
>>>>>>>> On Tue, 26 Sep 2006 16:06:49 -0500, Newtechie wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I just got a new HP Pavilion dv2040us laptop and it has a built in
>>>>>>>>> Intel
>>>>>>>>> wireless adapter.  When I go to connect to my current wireless
>>>>>>>>> connection it
>>>>>>>>> either times out or say that's the connection may be out of range.
>>>>>>>>> How can
>>>>>>>>> that be when my Dell Inspiron connects fine and I just sat up this
>>>>>>>>> connection a little over a week ago.  I tried adding the
>>>>>>>>> information in
>>>>>>>>> manually in the properties and it still doesn't connect.  As a
>>>>>>>>> refresher, my
>>>>>>>>> router is a Linksys WRT54G and it's set to enable DHCP.  Does
>>>>>>>>> anyone have
>>>>>>>>> any ideas what the problem could be?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>>> newtechie
>>>>>>>> Did you set the new laptop's SSID, channel, wep/wpa key the same as
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> router's
>>>>>>>> Is there a hardware or software switch to turn on the laptop's
>>>>>>>> wireless
>>>>>>>> radio?
>>>>>> Actually, there IS a hardware switch to turn on your laptop's wifi
>>>>>> adapter.  It's on the left front edge (to the left of the IR lens and
>>>>>> the mike & headphone jacks).  There should be a little light next to
>>>>>> it that is blue if the wireless and/or bluetooth is on and amber if
>>>>>> it's off.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> However, if you can see a list of available networks, then the radio
>>>>>> itself must be turned on.  Do you get any error messages, or does it
>>>>>> just time out?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'd suggest temporarily re-configuring your router to use NO
>>>>>> encryption at all.  See if you can connect.  If yes, then resetup
>>>>>> encryption.  If no, you may have a defective adapter.  Call Dell,
>>>>>> since this should still be under warranty.
>>>>>
>>>> Trying a static IP address certainly won't hurt, but from the
>>>> description of your symptoms, I doubt that it will help.  IIRC, the
>>>> Linksys WRT54G defaults to an IP address of 192.168.1.1 and the DHCP
>>>> server hands out addresses in the range 192.168.1.100 - 192.168.1.254.
>>>> So, for your static IP address pick something unlikely to conflict with
>>>> any other devices on your LAN that have DHCP-assigned IP addresses,
>>>> such as 192.168.1.150.
>>>>
>>>> Did you try connecting with encryption disabled?  What about firewalls?
>>>> Have you disabled all firewalls or "internet worm protection" services?
>>>> Make sure there is no security process running that you're not aware of
>>>> by opening Task Manager and identifying all running processes.
>>>> Remember, although it's certainly a better practice to enable a
>>>> firewall on each PC, if you connect to the Internet through a router
>>>> such as the WRT54G, you will be safe enough to test your LAN without
>>>> running any software firewalls.
>>>>
>>>> BTW, are you using Windows Wireless Zero Configuration to manage your
>>>> connection or are you using some utility supplied by Dell or the mfr of
>>>> the built-in wireless adapter?
>>>
>>> No I have not tried disabling the encryption yet as I'm currently at
>>> work. I'll give that a try as well as assigning the laptop a static IP.
>>> I'm using the Windows WZC to try and manage the connection and I'm not
>>> for sure if any utility came pre-installed with the built in adapter.
>>>
>>> The laptop came with NIS 2005 pre-installed and I did disable it
>>> temporarily to see if I could connect but I still couldn't.
>>>
>>> newtechie
>>>
>>>
>> Good luck.
>>
>> There is not a lot of love in these NGs for NIS.  I don't use it myself,
>> but it may be more difficult to turn off than you realize.  I'd still
>> suggest looking at the running processes in Task Manager to see what's
>> running after you think you've turned off NIS.
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