All the lights are on....

Hi there,
Having huge problems gettin wireless to work!
Using Windows XP SP2 with a Dell Inspiron 6400.
Wireless Network: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG
Router: Linksys WRK54g (V1.1) (have tried with netgear and belkin)
ISP: Telewest 2Mb/Motorola modem

I try 2 ways:
1) with the set up disk that finishes by tellling me that all is OK.
2) Manually, setting the routers configuration via web browser. I set up the
channel (1 or 6 or 11), secure wep, clone mac etc.....)

and I get 1 of 3 things happening:
1) the network is just not detected (either by Intel console..or Windows
management).
Have tried with and without thre Zero config
2) It is detetected, it connects, signal excellent... click on to browse and
the page remains blank. The IP shows as 169..........
3) The IP is fine (192......) can go online, but within hours I crawl and
eventually die!!!

I have had wireless for quite a while now. It worked fine and then just
stooped working one day. Re configured but thinks have been going from bad
to worse.

1) whatever router I use, the problem occurs.
2) what evernetwork card i try (sitecome usb, dell usb, intel, linksys
card), same problem
3) whatever laptop I try it on (an acer, a dell and a sony), same problem

That seems to leave me with Telewest... or is there something else I should
try before switching to BT!
Thanks
AD

AD wrote:
> Hi there,
> Having huge problems gettin wireless to work!
> Using Windows XP SP2 with a Dell Inspiron 6400.
> Wireless Network: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG
> Router: Linksys WRK54g (V1.1) (have tried with netgear and belkin)
> ISP: Telewest 2Mb/Motorola modem
>
> I try 2 ways:
> 1) with the set up disk that finishes by tellling me that all is OK.
> 2) Manually, setting the routers configuration via web browser. I set up the
> channel (1 or 6 or 11), secure wep, clone mac etc.....)
>
> and I get 1 of 3 things happening:
> 1) the network is just not detected (either by Intel console..or Windows
> management).
> Have tried with and without thre Zero config
> 2) It is detetected, it connects, signal excellent... click on to browse and
> the page remains blank. The IP shows as 169..........

With the 169 IP, that means the the O/S has timed out in obtaining a
DHCP IP from the router. The 169 IP will allow the machine to access
other machines on the LAN. But the IP will not allow the machine to
access the Internet, since the machine is not using an IP on the router.

> 3) The IP is fine (192......) can go online, but within hours I crawl and
> eventually die!!!
>
> I have had wireless for quite a while now. It worked fine and then just
> stooped working one day. Re configured but thinks have been going from bad
> to worse.
>
> 1) whatever router I use, the problem occurs.
> 2) what evernetwork card i try (sitecome usb, dell usb, intel, linksys
> card), same problem
> 3) whatever laptop I try it on (an acer, a dell and a sony), same problem

Maybe, there is something wrong with the router. Maybe, the router just
flat-out having problems or is going defective.

Have you tried flashing the router with the current or later version of
the firmware? It sometimes fixes a router that has sick firmware.

>
> That seems to leave me with Telewest... or is there something else I should
> try before switching to BT!

It may not fix your problem, because it may be elsewhere.

Duane :)

On Fri, 11 Aug 2006 17:23:46 GMT, "AD" <nospamAnt@hotmail.com> wrote in
<C23Dg.2061$r61.1943@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk> :

>Hi there,
>Having huge problems gettin wireless to work!
>Using Windows XP SP2 with a Dell Inspiron 6400.
>Wireless Network: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG
>Router: Linksys WRK54g (V1.1) (have tried with netgear and belkin)
>ISP: Telewest 2Mb/Motorola modem
>
>I try 2 ways:
>1) with the set up disk that finishes by tellling me that all is OK.
>2) Manually, setting the routers configuration via web browser. I set up the
>channel (1 or 6 or 11), secure wep, clone mac etc.....)
>
>and I get 1 of 3 things happening:
>1) the network is just not detected (either by Intel console..or Windows
>management).
>Have tried with and without thre Zero config
>2) It is detetected, it connects, signal excellent... click on to browse and
>the page remains blank. The IP shows as 169..........
>3) The IP is fine (192......) can go online, but within hours I crawl and
>eventually die!!!
>
>I have had wireless for quite a while now. It worked fine and then just
>stooped working one day. Re configured but thinks have been going from bad
>to worse.
>
>1) whatever router I use, the problem occurs.
>2) what evernetwork card i try (sitecome usb, dell usb, intel, linksys
>card), same problem
>3) whatever laptop I try it on (an acer, a dell and a sony), same problem
>
>That seems to leave me with Telewest... or is there something else I should
>try before switching to BT!

It's almost certainly your wireless, not Telewest. You may have radio
interference or you may have defective hardware. Suggestions:

1. Try to eliminate possible sources of interference, as listed in the
wiki below.

2. Turn off _all_ security while troubleshooting.

3. _Don't_ use WEP -- it _isn't_ secure, and you may have WEP key
mismatch. Use WPA instead.

4. Try a different wireless client, either a different computer, or a
different wireless client for your existing computer.

--
Best regards, FAQ for Wireless Internet: <http://Wireless.wikia.com>
John Navas FAQ for Wi-Fi: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi>
Wi-Fi How To: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_HowTo>
Fixes to Wi-Fi Problems: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_Fixes>