wireless connected but no packets recieved?

13 Dec 2006 8:57 AM

DJG

i have managed to connect my laptop to the wireless network in the house.
However it says it is connected and seems to be sending packets but
recieving. Therefor internet connection is still not possible. Can anyone
help?

13 Dec 2006 3:40 PM

Lem

DJG wrote:

> i have managed to connect my laptop to the wireless network in the house.
> However it says it is connected and seems to be sending packets but
> recieving. Therefor internet connection is still not possible. Can anyone
> help?

The "connected" status message doesn't really mean what you think it
means. The network is probably secured with an encryption key and/or
MAC filtering. Assuming that it is your network, turn off all
encryption and MAC filtering in the router and try to connect. Once you
have managed that, you can re-enable your security measures.

If for some reason the network is using WEP encryption, you should
upgrade the drivers/firmware/hardware as necessary to use WPA or WPA2,
but in the meantime be sure to enter the WEP key (from the router) into
your laptop as hex information, not as an ASCII password.

--
Lem MS MVP -- Networking

To the moon and back with 64 Kbits of RAM and 512 Kbits of ROM.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer

14 Dec 2006 2:43 PM

Brian

I have the same issue. However, as I travel about the country I encounter
the same problem with all networks, wireless or Cat 5. When I 'repair' the
connection, the message says 'cannot renew ip address' sometimes 'limited
or no connectivity' and even other times 'tcp/ip is not enabled'. This
problem seems to have appeared suddenly. Had no problems, and now 3 months
later, still unable to access. Reloaded windows XP, no help.
Ipconfig/release , renew no help. All settings are to auto. No anti-virus or
firewall type software running. Lots of packets sent, 00 received. Would
really appreciate some help. Or send rope, the laptop will become my new
boat anchor. Thanks very much.

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"Lem" wrote:

> DJG wrote:
> > i have managed to connect my laptop to the wireless network in the house.
> > However it says it is connected and seems to be sending packets but
> > recieving. Therefor internet connection is still not possible. Can anyone
> > help?
>
> The "connected" status message doesn't really mean what you think it
> means. The network is probably secured with an encryption key and/or
> MAC filtering. Assuming that it is your network, turn off all
> encryption and MAC filtering in the router and try to connect. Once you
> have managed that, you can re-enable your security measures.
>
> If for some reason the network is using WEP encryption, you should
> upgrade the drivers/firmware/hardware as necessary to use WPA or WPA2,
> but in the meantime be sure to enter the WEP key (from the router) into
> your laptop as hex information, not as an ASCII password.
>
> --
> Lem MS MVP -- Networking
>
> To the moon and back with 64 Kbits of RAM and 512 Kbits of ROM.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer
>