wireless networking

[scottfmd]

I recently upgraded my old 802.11b Intel wireless gateway router to a new
Linksys WRT 54GS router and wireless adapters. My P4 desktop, which for
years worked well with the Intel wireless gateway adapter and router, does
not work. In fact, I have two XP computers in the same room with the same
wireless adapter; one works (an older P3 that previously was not wireless),
one doesn't. The P4 wireless PCI card is functioning and accesses the
network, but will not access the internet. It appears that the computer
cannot access the modem's IP address as the IP address and subnet mask keep
coming up zeros. I am certain there is a problem in the XP wireless
configuration, possibly triggered by the previous wireless system; since the
other computer in the same room with the same OS and PCI card works fine.
The Linksys tech support was no help. Please help before I have to reinstall
my whole OS!!

 

[R. McCarty]

Easiest fix may be to manually assign the correct TPC/IP addressing
to the card. You should check your System Event log to see if there
are logged errors related to the DHCP service.

 

[scottfmd]

The Linksys utility does have an option to manually enter the IP address; I
copied the settings from the computer that works but it did not help. How do
I check the system event log? Any other suggestions?

 

[Lem]

I recently upgraded my old 802.11b Intel wireless gateway router to a new
Linksys WRT 54GS router and wireless adapters. My P4 desktop, which for
years worked well with the Intel wireless gateway adapter and router, does
not work. In fact, I have two XP computers in the same room with the same
wireless adapter; one works (an older P3 that previously was not wireless),
one doesn't. The P4 wireless PCI card is functioning and accesses the
network, but will not access the internet. It appears that the computer
cannot access the modem's IP address as the IP address and subnet mask keep
coming up zeros. I am certain there is a problem in the XP wireless
configuration, possibly triggered by the previous wireless system; since the
other computer in the same room with the same OS and PCI card works fine.
The Linksys tech support was no help. Please help before I have to reinstall
my whole OS!!

First make sure that you have uninstalled all software related to the
Intel wireless adapter. Then make sure that *either* the Linksys
configuration software *or* Windows Wireless Zero Configuration is
managing your new adapter.

See http://www.ezlan.net/wireless.html (and read the whole page!)

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Lem -- MS-MVP

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