On 17 Feb 2007 23:15:48 -0800, spyguy0045@yahoo.com wrote:
: I'm using XP SP2 (an "upgrade" from my former SP1.
: A few month ago, I got a wireless G+ MIMO card by Trendware. After
: installing it, ipconfig/all refused to show it as a connection. It
: showed my LAN connections just fine, just no wireless. I checked the
: hardware device manager and, much to my surprise, the card showed it
: was working properly and correctly installed. Similarly, it showed up
: just fine in the network connections. However, since there was no
: ipconfig profile, there was also no IP address.
:
: I chalked all this up to a fualty card and kicked myself for not going
: with a more 'reputable' brand.
:
: Fast forward to now. I borrowed my friend's perfectly good Belken
: Wireless G card (7000 v5xxx)that works terrifically in his XP SP2 box.
: Much to my surprise, I got the same results as I did with my trendware
: card . . . no IP address, and no data from ipconfig. No amounts of
: refresh and renew would change the status.
:
: Has anybody encountered this problem before? Any ideas on what could
: be wrong?

Either you're making the same configuration error with both cards, or the
problem is in your wireless access point or its configuration. Have you tried
your Trendware card with a different access point that you're sure works?

Your failure to obtain an IP address is a red herring. Since your DHCP server
is evidently in or beyond the access point, you won't get an IP if you can't
make a connection.

Be sure to turn off MIMO for your tests. Add-on capabilities like MIMO are
unlikely to work if the card and the access point are from different
manufacturers.

Bob