WIRELESS NETWORK ADAPTOR. CAN'T ACCESS INTERNET

[lukerobin]

Hi, I recently bought a Linksys WUSB54GS wireless network adaptor with
a Linksys WRT54GS wireless router. I installed the net. adaptor on my
laptop and it installed perfectly fine. But, when I try to go on the
internet with it, it won't let me. I can log in to the home network
but just not the internet. My desktop PC is wired to the router and
works perfectly on the internet. I tried wiring my laptop to the
router and that also works perfectly on the internet as well. I've
tried configureing the IP address and all that kind of stuff to be the
same as my desktop but i still can't get on. The adaptor can sent
packets but is not recieving them. I installed the wireless adaptor on
my desktop and it logged on to the internet fine with no trouble. So
what can be the problem here? Myself I think that it's something to
with the laptop's software and settings.

How can the laptop recieve packets?
Does the IP address and all that have to be the same? (If yes, what
ones?)

If anyone can shine a light on my problem it would be greatly
appreciated.
My Desktop is an Intel Celeron D 3 GhZ, 768 mb RAM, Windows XP Home
Edition (Service Pack 1),
My Laptop is an Intel Celeron 2.5 Ghz, 256mb Ram, Windows XP
Professional.

Thanks.

 

[R. McCarty]

How do you configure the Wireless router ( SSID name, Channel # )?
By default most Wireless Access Points use Channel #6. If you have
neighbors with Wireless you might be better off using an alternate
Channel #.

Wireless uses DHCP ( Dynamic Host Control Protocol ). The NIC
in your laptop receives it's configuration data via DHCP.

Most Wireless cards provide their own Interconnect software. I'd
probably allow XP (SP2) to handle it instead.

 

[Jim]

Hi, I recently bought a Linksys WUSB54GS wireless network adaptor with
a Linksys WRT54GS wireless router. I installed the net. adaptor on my
laptop and it installed perfectly fine. But, when I try to go on the
internet with it, it won't let me. I can log in to the home network
but just not the internet. My desktop PC is wired to the router and
works perfectly on the internet. I tried wiring my laptop to the
router and that also works perfectly on the internet as well. I've
tried configureing the IP address and all that kind of stuff to be the
same as my desktop but i still can't get on. The adaptor can sent
packets but is not recieving them. I installed the wireless adaptor on
my desktop and it logged on to the internet fine with no trouble. So
what can be the problem here? Myself I think that it's something to
with the laptop's software and settings.

How can the laptop recieve packets?
Does the IP address and all that have to be the same? (If yes, what
ones?)

If anyone can shine a light on my problem it would be greatly
appreciated.
My Desktop is an Intel Celeron D 3 GhZ, 768 mb RAM, Windows XP Home
Edition (Service Pack 1),
My Laptop is an Intel Celeron 2.5 Ghz, 256mb Ram, Windows XP
Professional.

Thanks.

Every computer must have its own IP address.

How did you setup the wireless adapter, and how is the wireless portion of
the router code setup?

What are the results of ipconfig/all on the laptop?

Jim

 

[lukerobin]

The network is using WEP 128 bit on channel 1

 

[lukerobin]

what do you mean by the wireless portion of the router code setup? I'm
new to networking so i don't know much about it

 

[Guest]

Hello. I also had the same problem. If you go to
Linksys website,there they have a utility you can
run which will configure all your
settings for you. Hope this helps.

 

[Guest]

Hi, I recently bought a Linksys WUSB54GS wireless network adaptor with
a Linksys WRT54GS wireless router. I installed the net. adaptor on my
laptop and it installed perfectly fine. But, when I try to go on the
internet with it, it won't let me. I can log in to the home network
but just not the internet. My desktop PC is wired to the router and
works perfectly on the internet. I tried wiring my laptop to the
router and that also works perfectly on the internet as well. I've
tried configureing the IP address and all that kind of stuff to be the
same as my desktop but i still can't get on. The adaptor can sent
packets but is not recieving them. I installed the wireless adaptor on
my desktop and it logged on to the internet fine with no trouble. So
what can be the problem here? Myself I think that it's something to
with the laptop's software and settings.

How can the laptop recieve packets?
Does the IP address and all that have to be the same? (If yes, what
ones?)

If anyone can shine a light on my problem it would be greatly
appreciated.
My Desktop is an Intel Celeron D 3 GhZ, 768 mb RAM, Windows XP Home
Edition (Service Pack 1),
My Laptop is an Intel Celeron 2.5 Ghz, 256mb Ram, Windows XP
Professional.

Thanks.

Assuming you installed the utility came with your wireless network adapter
to manage your connection to the internet.

You have also Windows Zero Configuration (WZC) is turned ON and try to
configure the wireless so a recipes of conflict here.
Try to Disable the WZC from the services by doing this:
Open a run command and type: services.msc click OK and on the Services
window scrll down to Wireless Zero Configuration and stop from runing close
the services and Reboot your Laptop.

If that didn't help then do this:
Take your laptop near from the Router and Double click on the Two Monitors
Icon on the Notification area for the Local Area connection.
On the Network connections Right Click on the Wireless Network connection
and select properties.
Under general tab click on the Internet Protocol TCP/IP and click
properties, onthe TCP/IP properties under the General Tab be sure get the IP
automatically Radio button is checked and click [OK] to close the TCP/IP
window.

Back to the Wireless Network Connnection Properties window click on Wireless
Networks (if you can't find this then try to right clcik the Wireless
connection and Enable it) there you will find these options:

[ ] Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings [ uncheck this
if you are using the Linksys utility to manage the wireless]

¬ Available networks-----------------------------------¬
To connect to................................
[ View Wireless Networks ] you can click this to view
wireless in your area

`---------- Preferred networks---------------------------------------------¬

* LinksysRobin (Automatic)




[ Add] [ Remove ] [ Properties ] click Properties if your network SSID
in that Box and fill in the Details for :
Network name (SSID): [ LinksysRobin ] Exact as created on the Router!

Network Authentication: [ ][v] you will
have Open, Share, WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK

Data Encryption: [ WEP ]
Network Key: [ The key you created on the Router]
Confirm network Key: [ Retype it again ]


then click on connection Tab and check the Box for connect when a network in
range.

Click [OK] and try to connect and hopefully you will get connection.

My advice to you try to use Different channel than the famous (11) say like
4 or 5 or 6 to be away from your neighbors interference in the the channel 11
which by default everybody use it as the wireless channel and also try
WPA-PSK as your encryption method safer than WEP.
HTH.
Let us know.
Regards,
nass

 

[Bill James]

Did you use the same WEP key in the router and the wireless adapter? Often times the easiest way to troubleshoot wireless is to take off all options like WEP and enabled SSID broadcast until you get it working, then re-enable security one setting at a time.

 

[mareta]

Hi, I recently bought a Linksys WUSB54GS wireless network adaptor with
a Linksys WRT54GS wireless router. I installed the net. adaptor on my
laptop and it installed perfectly fine. But, when I try to go on the
internet with it, it won't let me. I can log in to the home network
but just not the internet. My desktop PC is wired to the router and
works perfectly on the internet. I tried wiring my laptop to the
router and that also works perfectly on the internet as well. I've
tried configureing the IP address and all that kind of stuff to be the
same as my desktop but i still can't get on. The adaptor can sent
packets but is not recieving them. I installed the wireless adaptor on
my desktop and it logged on to the internet fine with no trouble. So
what can be the problem here? Myself I think that it's something to
with the laptop's software and settings.

- Turn encryption off on both router and wireless NIC (for now).
- Make sure DHCP is enabled on the router. (Me thinks it isn't)
- Make sure DHCP or some form of "Get IP's automatically" is enabled on the
wireless NIC
- Connect again
- http://www.yahoo.com (does it work?)
- No? Then http://69.147.114.210/ (does it work?)
- Yes? Check DNS
- http://www.yahoo.com (does it work?)

- Once its talking, re-enable encryption again.
- Use WPA, not WEP, by the way. (Far more secure.)

 

[mareta]

Did you use the same WEP key in the router and the wireless adapter?
Often times the easiest way to troubleshoot wireless is to take off all
options like WEP
and enabled SSID broadcast until you get it working, then re-enable
security one setting at a time.

Disabling encryption while troubleshooting is good advice, but an SSID is
not a "security setting".

You should always broadcast an SSID. Disabling SSID broadcast does nothing
in terms of security. Windows "Zero Config" may not see a disabled SSID,
but even most third party clients do.

Plus, broadcasting with a disabled SSID is considere to be rude RFI.

There is absolutetly nothing to gain by disabling SSID broadcast.

The OP needs to simply re-enable encryption (WPA, not WEP) once it is
talking...

 

[Jim]

what do you mean by the wireless portion of the router code setup? I'm
new to networking so i don't know much about it

I meant the portion of the router setup which controls wireless. This
includes such things as the SSID (network ID), wireless encryption (both
type and key), wireless security (which includes restricting access to
certain computers depending on their MAC address), time of day when the
router will respond to wireless communication, and so on.

If the wireless key that the router expects does not match the one that the
adapter sends, they will not connect (for instance).

Doesn't the manual that came with your router discuss these issues?

Jim

 

[lukerobin]

Mareta, when I try to access Linksys online utility (http\:
192.168.1.1) the computer says that the connection has timed out. I
have tried this for the last week but cant log in. Thus, I can't
disable my security settings. I have tried this on both Firefox and
Internet Explorer.