A last-ditch effort to save my Wireless card-

[Melissa]

##Hello,

First- thanks for reading this.

I am stuck. Very Stuck. I have researched this on MS, C-Net, etc., to no
avail.

What: I am no longer able to go wireless.It is just awful to have the
internet......

System,: HP Pavillion laptop, XP, Broadcom Wireless internal.

Windows will connect, but it is that mean message that says yes, you are
connected, but it is so slow you cannot actually get anywhere, Behind
that message, it states, ***" ...unable to connect because the network
did not assign a network address to the computer." ** When further
pushed, and Repair is selected, it comes back just as helpful,
**"...Cannot connect to WIreless Network..."**

So far, I have: 1] Stopped WCZ, to no effect. 2] Ensured no firewalls
are lurking to block me, 3] Ipconfig: release/renew; flushed the dns
cache, 4] Prayed to the computer god, 5} uninstalled and re-installed
the driver.

Any thoughts? I appreciate your assistance in advance! Thanks for
reading this!

 

[Gordon]

##Hello,

First- thanks for reading this.

I am stuck. Very Stuck. I have researched this on MS, C-Net, etc., to no
avail.

What: I am no longer able to go wireless.It is just awful to have the
internet......

System,: HP Pavillion laptop, XP, Broadcom Wireless internal.

Windows will connect, but it is that mean message that says yes, you are
connected, but it is so slow you cannot actually get anywhere, Behind
that message, it states, ***" ...unable to connect because the network
did not assign a network address to the computer." ** When further
pushed, and Repair is selected, it comes back just as helpful,
**"...Cannot connect to WIreless Network..."**

So far, I have: 1] Stopped WCZ, to no effect. 2] Ensured no firewalls
are lurking to block me, 3] Ipconfig: release/renew; flushed the dns
cache, 4] Prayed to the computer god, 5} uninstalled and re-installed
the driver.

Any thoughts? I appreciate your assistance in advance! Thanks for
reading this!

Have you tried disabling DHCP and setting a static IP address for your
laptop?

 

[Guest]

##Hello,

First- thanks for reading this.

I am stuck. Very Stuck. I have researched this on MS, C-Net, etc., to no
avail.

What: I am no longer able to go wireless.It is just awful to have the
internet......

System,: HP Pavillion laptop, XP, Broadcom Wireless internal.

Windows will connect, but it is that mean message that says yes, you are
connected, but it is so slow you cannot actually get anywhere, Behind
that message, it states, ***" ...unable to connect because the network
did not assign a network address to the computer." ** When further
pushed, and Repair is selected, it comes back just as helpful,
**"...Cannot connect to WIreless Network..."**

So far, I have: 1] Stopped WCZ, to no effect. 2] Ensured no firewalls
are lurking to block me, 3] Ipconfig: release/renew; flushed the dns
cache, 4] Prayed to the computer god, 5} uninstalled and re-installed
the driver.

Any thoughts? I appreciate your assistance in advance! Thanks for
reading this!

First of all you need to be sure your computer is clean from malwares and
Viruses, hence you said slow and then give you the message *Cannot connect*.
Then Enable the WZC and Right click your Wireless Network connection, select
properties and on the Broadcom Wireless Network properties highlight the
Internet Protocol TCP/IP and click the properties.
On the TCP/IP properties be sure is set to get the IP Auto and the DNS too.

Click OK to close the TCP/IP window and back to the Wireless Network
connection properties window, click on Wireless Network Tab and be sure these
Input boxes filled in with the Right Info like:
[ ] Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings check this box
if you don't have an utility to manage your Broadcom wireless connection.

Preferred networks:

MelissaWireless (say 4Exm)

If there are any other Wireless networks there remove them and select your
Wireless (SSID) name and click Properties.
On MellissaWireless Properties Fill or be sure these Input Text boxes are
filled with the correct details which you set on your Router:
Network name: [ MelissaWireless ]

¬Wireless network Key--------------
Network Authentication : [ Open /Shared/WPA/WPA-PSK ][v]
Data encryption : [ WEP/WPA/Disabled ][v]

Network key : [ Type the Key been set on the router/Hub ]
Confirm network Key: [ Retype the key ]

Click OK when Finished and close the Wireless Connections Window and Reboot
your machine and see if that get you solid/consistent Signal on your Laptop.

Bear in mind the Broadcom not that powerful if you have the Wireless Router
behind obstacles such as Solid Concrete walls and in a hidden cabin/cupboard
or far away from the Wireless access point/Wireless Router.
So to be sure of that take your laptop near from AP and try there and see if
you will get strong signal.

You may have a busy neighboring hood with lots of wireless so try to change
your Wireless channel from the famous (11) to something like 4 or 5 or 6 and
see if that will ease the congestion on your signal.
You may have a corrupt winsock so try to repair it, there are two ways
manually and by downloading a tool to do it for you and refresh the Winsock
VBs:
1- Open a run command and type in:
netsh winsock reset click [OK] and then Reboot your Laptop.

2- Download this tool winsock fixer from here:
http://www.nasstec.co.uk/tools.html

HTH.
Let us know.
Regards,
nass

 

[John Wunderlich]

##Hello,

First- thanks for reading this.

I am stuck. Very Stuck. I have researched this on MS, C-Net, etc.,
to no avail.

What: I am no longer able to go wireless.It is just awful to have
the internet......

System,: HP Pavillion laptop, XP, Broadcom Wireless internal.

Windows will connect, but it is that mean message that says yes,
you are connected, but it is so slow you cannot actually get
anywhere, Behind that message, it states, ***" ...unable to
connect because the network did not assign a network address to
the computer." ** When further pushed, and Repair is selected,
it comes back just as helpful, **"...Cannot connect to WIreless
Network..."**

So far, I have: 1] Stopped WCZ, to no effect. 2] Ensured no
firewalls are lurking to block me, 3] Ipconfig: release/renew;
flushed the dns cache, 4] Prayed to the computer god, 5}
uninstalled and re-installed the driver.

Any thoughts? I appreciate your assistance in advance! Thanks for
reading this!

Since you're desperate, I have a shot-in-the-dark suggestion...

Once before I helped someone with a HP laptop and Broadcom Wireless
internal adapter that would connect fine at the office but would not
connect at all at home. After trying all the things that you did, I
finally hit upon the solution. I'm recalling this from memory, so it
may not be exact:
1) Open Device Manager
(Right-click "My Computer" -> Properties -> Hardware Tab -> Device
Manager
2) Find your wireless card under "Network Adapters" and double-click
on it.
3) Look for an "Advanced" Tab or button with a set of properties you
can change when you open it.
4) Look for a property that reads something like "enable/use
802.11h" or "802.11i" (maybe "j") or something like that. When you
find it, set it to "disable" and "OK" your way out.
(Most all wireless only uses 802.11b or 802.11g).

Your mileage may vary. It did work once for me, though.
Good Luck,
John

 

[Patrick Keenan]

##Hello,

First- thanks for reading this.

I am stuck. Very Stuck. I have researched this on MS, C-Net, etc.,
to no avail.

What: I am no longer able to go wireless.It is just awful to have
the internet......

System,: HP Pavillion laptop, XP, Broadcom Wireless internal.

Windows will connect, but it is that mean message that says yes,
you are connected, but it is so slow you cannot actually get
anywhere, Behind that message, it states, ***" ...unable to
connect because the network did not assign a network address to
the computer." ** When further pushed, and Repair is selected,
it comes back just as helpful, **"...Cannot connect to WIreless
Network..."**

So far, I have: 1] Stopped WCZ, to no effect. 2] Ensured no
firewalls are lurking to block me, 3] Ipconfig: release/renew;
flushed the dns cache, 4] Prayed to the computer god, 5}
uninstalled and re-installed the driver.

Any thoughts? I appreciate your assistance in advance! Thanks for
reading this!

Since you're desperate, I have a shot-in-the-dark suggestion...

Once before I helped someone with a HP laptop and Broadcom Wireless
internal adapter that would connect fine at the office but would not
connect at all at home. After trying all the things that you did, I
finally hit upon the solution. I'm recalling this from memory, so it
may not be exact:
1) Open Device Manager
(Right-click "My Computer" -> Properties -> Hardware Tab -> Device
Manager
2) Find your wireless card under "Network Adapters" and double-click
on it.
3) Look for an "Advanced" Tab or button with a set of properties you
can change when you open it.
4) Look for a property that reads something like "enable/use
802.11h" or "802.11i" (maybe "j") or something like that. When you
find it, set it to "disable" and "OK" your way out.
(Most all wireless only uses 802.11b or 802.11g).

Your mileage may vary. It did work once for me, though.
Good Luck,
John

I would also wonder what network is actually being connected. It can
happen that if there are two routers in range with the same SSID, Windows
decides to attach to the wrong one. This is most often a problem if the
SSID was left at the default.

A sure way to check for and fix this is to connect via wire to the router,
change the SSID, then re-scan. Connect to the one with the new name. This
will also show the other network.

HTH
-pk