>My USR8054 Router has been updated with Version 1.67b44 (125 Mbps Update) - I
>CAN connect to internet via ethernet but am unable to connect wireless with
>my new Toshiba Satellite P35-S611 Laptop running Windows XP Home with SP2. I
>was on the phone for about 3 hours with Toshiba Support Technician (Level 4)
>following service call visit by Comcast Technician who attempted to work with
>the issue for 1 hour. Windows Patch KB884020-x86-enu and WinsockpFix were
>both applied to the Laptop without success. The Laptop has Atheros AR5005GS
>Wireless Network Adapter. All security features and firewall were turned off
>and still unable to connect. The USR8054 Network is seen with excellent
>strength but laptop can not acquire valid IP address under wireless
>condition. Toshiba referred me to USRobotics for solution. (Note, thinking
>the router was the problem, I purchased a Belkin 54G Model F5D7230-4, Version
>3000 with exactly the same results so I believe this to be a setting issue
>with the configuration.) Any help would be most appreciated.

"Peter Wilkins" wrote:

> On Wed, 11 May 2005 08:10:02 -0700, "veromay"
> <vero***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote :
>
> >My USR8054 Router has been updated with Version 1.67b44 (125 Mbps Update) - I
> >CAN connect to internet via ethernet but am unable to connect wireless with
> >my new Toshiba Satellite P35-S611 Laptop running Windows XP Home with SP2. I
> >was on the phone for about 3 hours with Toshiba Support Technician (Level 4)
> >following service call visit by Comcast Technician who attempted to work with
> >the issue for 1 hour. Windows Patch KB884020-x86-enu and WinsockpFix were
> >both applied to the Laptop without success. The Laptop has Atheros AR5005GS
> >Wireless Network Adapter. All security features and firewall were turned off
> >and still unable to connect. The USR8054 Network is seen with excellent
> >strength but laptop can not acquire valid IP address under wireless
> >condition. Toshiba referred me to USRobotics for solution. (Note, thinking
> >the router was the problem, I purchased a Belkin 54G Model F5D7230-4, Version
> >3000 with exactly the same results so I believe this to be a setting issue
> >with the configuration.) Any help would be most appreciated.
>
> Don't know if this is applicable in your situation but I ran into a
> similar problem last night, trying to connect to our company's
> wireless network in Italy after arriving from Australia.
>
> Turns out the network was set up to require use of proxies, which
> wasn't necessary in Australia.  Once I went to Internet
> Explorer/Tools/Internet Options/Connections/Lan Settings and ticked
> "Use A Proxy Server for your Lan" and put in the correct address
> (192.168.0.1 for me) and port number (3128 for me), I connected OK.
> Nobody knows why the network is set up to require the proxy.
> HTH
>
>

"veromay" wrote:

> The wireless card was replaced and now seems to work better - still a problem
> with wireless connection drops however.
>
> "Peter Wilkins" wrote:
>
> > On Wed, 11 May 2005 08:10:02 -0700, "veromay"
> > <vero***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote :
> >
> > >My USR8054 Router has been updated with Version 1.67b44 (125 Mbps Update) - I
> > >CAN connect to internet via ethernet but am unable to connect wireless with
> > >my new Toshiba Satellite P35-S611 Laptop running Windows XP Home with SP2. I
> > >was on the phone for about 3 hours with Toshiba Support Technician (Level 4)
> > >following service call visit by Comcast Technician who attempted to work with
> > >the issue for 1 hour. Windows Patch KB884020-x86-enu and WinsockpFix were
> > >both applied to the Laptop without success. The Laptop has Atheros AR5005GS
> > >Wireless Network Adapter. All security features and firewall were turned off
> > >and still unable to connect. The USR8054 Network is seen with excellent
> > >strength but laptop can not acquire valid IP address under wireless
> > >condition. Toshiba referred me to USRobotics for solution. (Note, thinking
> > >the router was the problem, I purchased a Belkin 54G Model F5D7230-4, Version
> > >3000 with exactly the same results so I believe this to be a setting issue
> > >with the configuration.) Any help would be most appreciated.
> >
> > Don't know if this is applicable in your situation but I ran into a
> > similar problem last night, trying to connect to our company's
> > wireless network in Italy after arriving from Australia.
> >
> > Turns out the network was set up to require use of proxies, which
> > wasn't necessary in Australia.  Once I went to Internet
> > Explorer/Tools/Internet Options/Connections/Lan Settings and ticked
> > "Use A Proxy Server for your Lan" and put in the correct address
> > (192.168.0.1 for me) and port number (3128 for me), I connected OK.
> > Nobody knows why the network is set up to require the proxy.
> > HTH
> >
> >