wireless problem

[alves]

Hi,

My wireless card is picking up all available networks and seems to be
working fine, however it cannot get an IP address. I went to command
prompt and when typing IPCONFIG I get the following error:

__________________________________________________________
Windows IP Configuration

An internal error occurred: A device attached to the system is not
functioning.

Please contact Microsoft Product Support Services for further help.

Additional information: Unknown media status code.
__________________________________________________________

Additionally: No error is listed in the device manager and in network
connection the wireless appears as "Connected, Firewalled"

Icon on tray shows activity, but no connection is available to the
network.

Thanks in advance.

PA

 

[Lem]

Hi,

My wireless card is picking up all available networks and seems to be
working fine, however it cannot get an IP address. I went to command
prompt and when typing IPCONFIG I get the following error:

__________________________________________________________
Windows IP Configuration

An internal error occurred: A device attached to the system is not
functioning.

Please contact Microsoft Product Support Services for further help.

Additional information: Unknown media status code.
__________________________________________________________

Additionally: No error is listed in the device manager and in network
connection the wireless appears as "Connected, Firewalled"

Icon on tray shows activity, but no connection is available to the
network.

Thanks in advance.

PA

Has your system ever worked properly? If so, what happened just before
the current problem started?
Did you uninstall malware?
Did you uninstall some Norton product (some might consider this a
redundant question)?

Have you tried to use System Restore to go back to a point when things
were working?

Have you tried to uninstall the NIC (from Device Manager) and then let
Windows find it and re-install by re-booting?

If you recently uninstalled a Norton product, I've seen some old posts
that might be applicable:
http://www.techwarelabs.com/community/viewtopic.php?t=3131

If you recently uninstalled other malware, you may have a damaged
LSP/Winsock layer. See
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/problems-with-lsp-winsock-layer-in.html

As Chuck says, "Try the easiest solution first. Restart the computer, if
you haven't yet done this." I'd suggest that the next easiest thing to
try is #7 (assuming you have WinXP sp2). Also see "resetting TCP/IP" (#9).

You will have to use another machine to download the various tools and
then copy them to the problem machine using a USB flash drive, CDRom, or
floppy disk.

 

[alves]

Thanks a million,

Chuck's step 7 solved the problem. it is up and running!!!

PA