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17 Dec 2006 8:32 PM
John Gregory
I am having trouble getting a wireless connection.  The radio is on, has good
signal strength, but will not comminucate with the router.  I can not seem to
get it to assign an IP address.

Everything worked until I tried to install a Bluetooth card, but now it does
not.  I have since removed the bluetooth card and restored the system state
prior to the installation.

I have done all of the usual stuff:
update drivers / reinstall old drivers that worked before,
reset all of the settings,
reset the Linksys Wireless router
used the winsock fix
used the LSP fix
Used the netsh fix
and reset/renewed the IPconfig many times

I even physically removed the wireless card, removed all of the software,
cleaned the registry and reinstalled everything all with the same results -
the radio works, finds the router, connects, but will not assign a IP
address.  The router works fine with the cable.

I have a IBM Thinkpad T30, Intel/IBM - internal wireless card, Windows XP
Pro, Linksys WRT54G-v6 router

How do I get the router to assign an IP?


Windows IP Configuration
        Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : JJG-T30
        Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :  
        Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
        IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
        WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
        Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : High Rate Wireless LAN Mini-PCI
Adapter with Modem II
        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-05-3C-08-5E-9F
        Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
        Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
        Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.197.202
        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

Author
17 Dec 2006 9:30 PM
David Hettel
Have you gone into the WRT54G and disabled the wep/wap and tried to connect?
Generally when the wireless doesn't work this is your best step one. Your
description strongly suggest to me that you have a security issue.

--
David Hettel

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group for everyone
to see.  I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions addressed directly to me in
E-mail or news groups.

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"John Gregory" <JohnGreg***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:067567CD-AD5B-42E6-80B9-0497C5E7632A@microsoft.com...
>I am having trouble getting a wireless connection.  The radio is on, has
>good
> signal strength, but will not comminucate with the router.  I can not seem
> to
> get it to assign an IP address.
>
> Everything worked until I tried to install a Bluetooth card, but now it
> does
> not.  I have since removed the bluetooth card and restored the system
> state
> prior to the installation.
>
> I have done all of the usual stuff:
> update drivers / reinstall old drivers that worked before,
> reset all of the settings,
> reset the Linksys Wireless router
> used the winsock fix
> used the LSP fix
> Used the netsh fix
> and reset/renewed the IPconfig many times
>
> I even physically removed the wireless card, removed all of the software,
> cleaned the registry and reinstalled everything all with the same
> results -
> the radio works, finds the router, connects, but will not assign a IP
> address.  The router works fine with the cable.
>
> I have a IBM Thinkpad T30, Intel/IBM - internal wireless card, Windows XP
> Pro, Linksys WRT54G-v6 router
>
> How do I get the router to assign an IP?
>
>
> Windows IP Configuration
>        Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : JJG-T30
>        Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :
>        Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
>        IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>        WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>
> Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
>        Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
>        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : High Rate Wireless LAN Mini-PCI
> Adapter with Modem II
>        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-05-3C-08-5E-9F
>        Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
>        Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>        Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.197.202
>        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
>        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
Author
17 Dec 2006 9:46 PM
John Gregory
I forgot to post that. 

I have disabled all of the security on both the router and the laptop.  I
have used the default settings, as well as opening up everything I could find
and trying again.  At this point I am baffled as to why it is not working.

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"David Hettel" wrote:

> Have you gone into the WRT54G and disabled the wep/wap and tried to connect?
> Generally when the wireless doesn't work this is your best step one. Your
> description strongly suggest to me that you have a security issue.
>
> --
> David Hettel
>
> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group for everyone
> to see.  I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions addressed directly to me in
> E-mail or news groups.
>
> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>
> DISCLAIMER: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranty of any kind,
> either expressed or implied, made in relation to the accuracy, reliability
> or content of this post. The author shall not be liable for any direct,
> indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of, or
> inability to use, information or opinions expressed in this post and confers
> no rights.
>
>
>
> "John Gregory" <JohnGreg***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:067567CD-AD5B-42E6-80B9-0497C5E7632A@microsoft.com...
> >I am having trouble getting a wireless connection.  The radio is on, has
> >good
> > signal strength, but will not comminucate with the router.  I can not seem
> > to
> > get it to assign an IP address.
> >
> > Everything worked until I tried to install a Bluetooth card, but now it
> > does
> > not.  I have since removed the bluetooth card and restored the system
> > state
> > prior to the installation.
> >
> > I have done all of the usual stuff:
> > update drivers / reinstall old drivers that worked before,
> > reset all of the settings,
> > reset the Linksys Wireless router
> > used the winsock fix
> > used the LSP fix
> > Used the netsh fix
> > and reset/renewed the IPconfig many times
> >
> > I even physically removed the wireless card, removed all of the software,
> > cleaned the registry and reinstalled everything all with the same
> > results -
> > the radio works, finds the router, connects, but will not assign a IP
> > address.  The router works fine with the cable.
> >
> > I have a IBM Thinkpad T30, Intel/IBM - internal wireless card, Windows XP
> > Pro, Linksys WRT54G-v6 router
> >
> > How do I get the router to assign an IP?
> >
> >
> > Windows IP Configuration
> >        Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : JJG-T30
> >        Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :
> >        Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
> >        IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> >        WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> >
> > Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
> >        Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
> >        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : High Rate Wireless LAN Mini-PCI
> > Adapter with Modem II
> >        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-05-3C-08-5E-9F
> >        Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
> >        Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> >        Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.197.202
> >        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
> >        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
>
>
Author
17 Dec 2006 11:58 PM
Jack (MVP-Networking).
Hi
Could be that the Bluetooth created a conflict, and after New installation
the original utility or some other wireless related stuff, got loaded again
and it competes with WZC.
Check these pages may be something would popup that you did not paid
attention to.
http://www.ezlan.net/debug.html
My New Wireless does not work - http://www.ezlan.net/wireless.html
Wireless, Basic Configuration - http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Config.html
Jack (MVP-Networking).

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"John Gregory" <JohnGreg***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F7852B0C-5AFB-4DB8-8FA2-254DE8FA407A@microsoft.com...
>I forgot to post that.
>
> I have disabled all of the security on both the router and the laptop.  I
> have used the default settings, as well as opening up everything I could
> find
> and trying again.  At this point I am baffled as to why it is not working.
>
> "David Hettel" wrote:
>
>> Have you gone into the WRT54G and disabled the wep/wap and tried to
>> connect?
>> Generally when the wireless doesn't work this is your best step one. Your
>> description strongly suggest to me that you have a security issue.
>>
>> --
>> David Hettel
>>
>> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group for
>> everyone
>> to see.  I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions addressed directly to me
>> in
>> E-mail or news groups.
>>
>> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>>
>> DISCLAIMER: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranty of any
>> kind,
>> either expressed or implied, made in relation to the accuracy,
>> reliability
>> or content of this post. The author shall not be liable for any direct,
>> indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of,
>> or
>> inability to use, information or opinions expressed in this post and
>> confers
>> no rights.
>>
>>
>>
>> "John Gregory" <JohnGreg***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:067567CD-AD5B-42E6-80B9-0497C5E7632A@microsoft.com...
>> >I am having trouble getting a wireless connection.  The radio is on, has
>> >good
>> > signal strength, but will not comminucate with the router.  I can not
>> > seem
>> > to
>> > get it to assign an IP address.
>> >
>> > Everything worked until I tried to install a Bluetooth card, but now it
>> > does
>> > not.  I have since removed the bluetooth card and restored the system
>> > state
>> > prior to the installation.
>> >
>> > I have done all of the usual stuff:
>> > update drivers / reinstall old drivers that worked before,
>> > reset all of the settings,
>> > reset the Linksys Wireless router
>> > used the winsock fix
>> > used the LSP fix
>> > Used the netsh fix
>> > and reset/renewed the IPconfig many times
>> >
>> > I even physically removed the wireless card, removed all of the
>> > software,
>> > cleaned the registry and reinstalled everything all with the same
>> > results -
>> > the radio works, finds the router, connects, but will not assign a IP
>> > address.  The router works fine with the cable.
>> >
>> > I have a IBM Thinkpad T30, Intel/IBM - internal wireless card, Windows
>> > XP
>> > Pro, Linksys WRT54G-v6 router
>> >
>> > How do I get the router to assign an IP?
>> >
>> >
>> > Windows IP Configuration
>> >        Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : JJG-T30
>> >        Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :
>> >        Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
>> >        IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>> >        WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>> >
>> > Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
>> >        Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
>> >        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : High Rate Wireless LAN
>> > Mini-PCI
>> > Adapter with Modem II
>> >        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-05-3C-08-5E-9F
>> >        Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
>> >        Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>> >        Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.197.202
>> >        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
>> >        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
>>
>>
Author
18 Dec 2006 2:58 PM
John Gregory
I tried your recommendations, but no luck yet.  I think you may be onto
something with the conflicting drivers, but I am not sure how to sort out
which is correct.  As it sits now I have the Thinkpad - Think Vantage
Wireless Access package installed, with only the Wireless card driver (not
the Intel wireless card software package). 

I have had several versions of the ThinkVantage Wireless Access package
installed, but all with the same results.  I have also installed the complete
Intel wireless card software package (with ThinkVantage unistalled) and tried
that way.

If there is a conflict, it may be from something left over from the
uninstalls, but I can not find it.

Any ideas?

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"Jack (MVP-Networking)." wrote:

> Hi
> Could be that the Bluetooth created a conflict, and after New installation
> the original utility or some other wireless related stuff, got loaded again
> and it competes with WZC.
> Check these pages may be something would popup that you did not paid
> attention to.
> http://www.ezlan.net/debug.html
> My New Wireless does not work - http://www.ezlan.net/wireless.html
> Wireless, Basic Configuration - http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Config.html
> Jack (MVP-Networking).
>
> "John Gregory" <JohnGreg***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F7852B0C-5AFB-4DB8-8FA2-254DE8FA407A@microsoft.com...
> >I forgot to post that.
> >
> > I have disabled all of the security on both the router and the laptop.  I
> > have used the default settings, as well as opening up everything I could
> > find
> > and trying again.  At this point I am baffled as to why it is not working.
> >
> > "David Hettel" wrote:
> >
> >> Have you gone into the WRT54G and disabled the wep/wap and tried to
> >> connect?
> >> Generally when the wireless doesn't work this is your best step one. Your
> >> description strongly suggest to me that you have a security issue.
> >>
> >> --
> >> David Hettel
> >>
> >> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group for
> >> everyone
> >> to see.  I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions addressed directly to me
> >> in
> >> E-mail or news groups.
> >>
> >> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
> >> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
> >>
> >> DISCLAIMER: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranty of any
> >> kind,
> >> either expressed or implied, made in relation to the accuracy,
> >> reliability
> >> or content of this post. The author shall not be liable for any direct,
> >> indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of,
> >> or
> >> inability to use, information or opinions expressed in this post and
> >> confers
> >> no rights.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "John Gregory" <JohnGreg***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:067567CD-AD5B-42E6-80B9-0497C5E7632A@microsoft.com...
> >> >I am having trouble getting a wireless connection.  The radio is on, has
> >> >good
> >> > signal strength, but will not comminucate with the router.  I can not
> >> > seem
> >> > to
> >> > get it to assign an IP address.
> >> >
> >> > Everything worked until I tried to install a Bluetooth card, but now it
> >> > does
> >> > not.  I have since removed the bluetooth card and restored the system
> >> > state
> >> > prior to the installation.
> >> >
> >> > I have done all of the usual stuff:
> >> > update drivers / reinstall old drivers that worked before,
> >> > reset all of the settings,
> >> > reset the Linksys Wireless router
> >> > used the winsock fix
> >> > used the LSP fix
> >> > Used the netsh fix
> >> > and reset/renewed the IPconfig many times
> >> >
> >> > I even physically removed the wireless card, removed all of the
> >> > software,
> >> > cleaned the registry and reinstalled everything all with the same
> >> > results -
> >> > the radio works, finds the router, connects, but will not assign a IP
> >> > address.  The router works fine with the cable.
> >> >
> >> > I have a IBM Thinkpad T30, Intel/IBM - internal wireless card, Windows
> >> > XP
> >> > Pro, Linksys WRT54G-v6 router
> >> >
> >> > How do I get the router to assign an IP?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Windows IP Configuration
> >> >        Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : JJG-T30
> >> >        Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :
> >> >        Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
> >> >        IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> >> >        WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> >> >
> >> > Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
> >> >        Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
> >> >        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : High Rate Wireless LAN
> >> > Mini-PCI
> >> > Adapter with Modem II
> >> >        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-05-3C-08-5E-9F
> >> >        Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
> >> >        Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> >> >        Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.197.202
> >> >        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
> >> >        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
> >>
> >>
>
>
>
Author
19 Dec 2006 2:54 AM
williameric
I have had similar problems and i contacted the isp and got the ip address
and put it in manually this seemed to have worked ok for me
--
good xping and best regards
williameric


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"John Gregory" wrote:

> I forgot to post that. 
>
> I have disabled all of the security on both the router and the laptop.  I
> have used the default settings, as well as opening up everything I could find
> and trying again.  At this point I am baffled as to why it is not working.
>
> "David Hettel" wrote:
>
> > Have you gone into the WRT54G and disabled the wep/wap and tried to connect?
> > Generally when the wireless doesn't work this is your best step one. Your
> > description strongly suggest to me that you have a security issue.
> >
> > --
> > David Hettel
> >
> > Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group for everyone
> > to see.  I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions addressed directly to me in
> > E-mail or news groups.
> >
> > Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
> > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
> >
> > DISCLAIMER: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranty of any kind,
> > either expressed or implied, made in relation to the accuracy, reliability
> > or content of this post. The author shall not be liable for any direct,
> > indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of, or
> > inability to use, information or opinions expressed in this post and confers
> > no rights.
> >
> >
> >
> > "John Gregory" <JohnGreg***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:067567CD-AD5B-42E6-80B9-0497C5E7632A@microsoft.com...
> > >I am having trouble getting a wireless connection.  The radio is on, has
> > >good
> > > signal strength, but will not comminucate with the router.  I can not seem
> > > to
> > > get it to assign an IP address.
> > >
> > > Everything worked until I tried to install a Bluetooth card, but now it
> > > does
> > > not.  I have since removed the bluetooth card and restored the system
> > > state
> > > prior to the installation.
> > >
> > > I have done all of the usual stuff:
> > > update drivers / reinstall old drivers that worked before,
> > > reset all of the settings,
> > > reset the Linksys Wireless router
> > > used the winsock fix
> > > used the LSP fix
> > > Used the netsh fix
> > > and reset/renewed the IPconfig many times
> > >
> > > I even physically removed the wireless card, removed all of the software,
> > > cleaned the registry and reinstalled everything all with the same
> > > results -
> > > the radio works, finds the router, connects, but will not assign a IP
> > > address.  The router works fine with the cable.
> > >
> > > I have a IBM Thinkpad T30, Intel/IBM - internal wireless card, Windows XP
> > > Pro, Linksys WRT54G-v6 router
> > >
> > > How do I get the router to assign an IP?
> > >
> > >
> > > Windows IP Configuration
> > >        Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : JJG-T30
> > >        Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :
> > >        Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
> > >        IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> > >        WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> > >
> > > Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
> > >        Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
> > >        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : High Rate Wireless LAN Mini-PCI
> > > Adapter with Modem II
> > >        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-05-3C-08-5E-9F
> > >        Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
> > >        Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> > >        Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.197.202
> > >        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
> > >        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
> >
> >