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Skavenger
I need some help solving a wireless network problem.
I have set up a Peer to Peer Adhoc wireless network.
Running Windows XP Pro
My main PC has a Buffalo PCI Wireless card.
My second PC is a Compaq Laptop with a Buffalo WLI-CB-G54S Wireless PCMCIA
Card
Have not installed Buffalo's own Wireless Software
Problem:
Network coverage is very intermittent, more on than off!! Even when PC is
sat next to Laptop.
Network Diagnostic Check:
I attempted to check the Network by carrying out the following diagnostics.
Loop Back check OK on both
Ping own IP OK on both
Ping Network PC IP - here's where the problems begin, see below:
User Accounts
When logged in as a user with limited access Pinging own IP failed.
When Logged in as a User with Administrator privileges Pinging own IP
worked, does a user need to be logged in as Administrator? As limited
account cannot Ping own Card IP
Intermittent Response
When Pinging Network IP's the response is intermittent sometimes out of four
Pings I get very slow response, 4ms - 1399ms, usually out of four two time
out.
Login
When attempting to access the PC with user accounts set up will the network
work if the other PC is switched on but no one is logged in.
Network Stumbler
Reports much of the same graph results across a time span show no coverage
or Grey Yellow & occasional Green.
When starting Network Stumbler it switches off Wireless Zero G and a red
cross appears on the Wireless Icon in the Task Bar, I take it this is so it
does not see your own wireless card
Other Items
When Network Stumbler is running and Network Wireless Zero G is stopped if
you open a Windows Browser My Network Places/Entire Network/Microsoft
Windows Network is visible but clicking on Microsoft Windows Network gives
no response.
When I quit Network Stumbler and Wireless Zero G restarts I have noticed
that in Windows Explorer My Network Places is visible but not expandable
I.E. Entire Network and Microsoft Windows Network is not there??
When checking IP Config WNS Proxy is not enabled, should it be?
In Wireless Zero G Config Properties I noticed NDIS I/O Protocol mentioned,
I recently tried out a freebie firewall "Sygate Personal Firewall" which
kept reporting NDIS I/O as attempting to access the network not knowing what
NDIS I/O was I told the firewall to block access, this firewall has now been
uninstalled but how do I check that NDIS I/O is operating OK.
I have set up a Peer to Peer Adhoc wireless network.
Running Windows XP Pro
My main PC has a Buffalo PCI Wireless card.
My second PC is a Compaq Laptop with a Buffalo WLI-CB-G54S Wireless PCMCIA
Card
Have not installed Buffalo's own Wireless Software
Problem:
Network coverage is very intermittent, more on than off!! Even when PC is
sat next to Laptop.
Network Diagnostic Check:
I attempted to check the Network by carrying out the following diagnostics.
Loop Back check OK on both
Ping own IP OK on both
Ping Network PC IP - here's where the problems begin, see below:
User Accounts
When logged in as a user with limited access Pinging own IP failed.
When Logged in as a User with Administrator privileges Pinging own IP
worked, does a user need to be logged in as Administrator? As limited
account cannot Ping own Card IP
Intermittent Response
When Pinging Network IP's the response is intermittent sometimes out of four
Pings I get very slow response, 4ms - 1399ms, usually out of four two time
out.
Login
When attempting to access the PC with user accounts set up will the network
work if the other PC is switched on but no one is logged in.
Network Stumbler
Reports much of the same graph results across a time span show no coverage
or Grey Yellow & occasional Green.
When starting Network Stumbler it switches off Wireless Zero G and a red
cross appears on the Wireless Icon in the Task Bar, I take it this is so it
does not see your own wireless card
Other Items
When Network Stumbler is running and Network Wireless Zero G is stopped if
you open a Windows Browser My Network Places/Entire Network/Microsoft
Windows Network is visible but clicking on Microsoft Windows Network gives
no response.
When I quit Network Stumbler and Wireless Zero G restarts I have noticed
that in Windows Explorer My Network Places is visible but not expandable
I.E. Entire Network and Microsoft Windows Network is not there??
When checking IP Config WNS Proxy is not enabled, should it be?
In Wireless Zero G Config Properties I noticed NDIS I/O Protocol mentioned,
I recently tried out a freebie firewall "Sygate Personal Firewall" which
kept reporting NDIS I/O as attempting to access the network not knowing what
NDIS I/O was I told the firewall to block access, this firewall has now been
uninstalled but how do I check that NDIS I/O is operating OK.