Wireless problem

[Guest Sirius]

Hello Well Respected Microsoft MVPs.

 

Did I post to the right group or should I try somewhere else?

 

I just purchased a refurb. wireless PCMCIA card for my notebook.

Netgear WN511b and Compaq Presario 1700 17XL265 Win2000 sp4.

 

I followed instructions, installed newest drivers, put the card in when

prompted. Got a strong signal and the status is

"Connected to router" It should however say "connected to internet". Because

of this webpages do not load.

It works with a wire. The manual that I also downloaded says in the

troubleshooting section is that this would be a network configuration

problem, but then how come it works with a wire. I took off the firewall,

same problem.

I googled it and the best thing that came so far is this software called

Network Magic. I have it installed and everything works. It's only a 7 day

trial version, however.

cost $60.00 to keep it. When I take it off the problem comes back. How did

Network Magic fix the problem, I can't figure out.

Netgear will not talk to me for free because it's a refrurb. I could only

email them which I did and so far no response.

Using WEP security 64 bit. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 

Thank you.

[Guest h.stroph]

Re: Wireless problem

 

In news:u0xiDhr2IHA.2208@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl,

Sirius <nospam22-nospam@yahoo.nul> typed:

> I just purchased a refurb. wireless PCMCIA card for my notebook.

> Netgear WN511b and Compaq Presario 1700 17XL265 Win2000 sp4.

>

> I followed instructions, installed newest drivers, put the card in

> when prompted. Got a strong signal and the status is

> "Connected to router" It should however say "connected to internet".

> Because of this webpages do not load.

 

You'll do better to examine your configuration instead. Open a command

window and pay attention to what directory it's in. "cd" if necessary to a

non-system directory where you can write a file, then:

 

ipconfig /all > results.txt

route print >> results.txt

 

The open the results.txt file and copy/paste the contents into your reply

here.

 

Also reply with the information as to whether the IP address is DHCP

assigned or static. Most wireless access points can be configured to only

allow access to DHCP assigned addresses from that access point, even though

the connection will show as "established."

[Guest Sirius]

Re: Wireless problem

 

Thank you. Here it is:

 

 

 

Windows 2000 IP Configuration

 

 

 

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : notebook1

Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast

 

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

 

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

 

 

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:

 

 

 

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : RangeMax NEXT Wireless Notebook

Adapter WN511B

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-14-6C-D2-E8-82

 

DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

 

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

 

Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.91.15

 

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0

 

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

 

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . :

 

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

 

 

 

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Cable Disconnected

 

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Compaq 10_100 MiniPCI Ethernet NIC

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-8B-AB-A1-20

 

===========================================================================

Interface List

0x1 ........................... MS TCP Loopback interface

0x1000003 ...00 50 8b ab a1 20 ...... Compaq 10_100 MiniPCI Ethernet NIC

0x2000004 ...00 14 6c d2 e8 82 ...... RangeMax NEXT Wireless Notebook

Adapter WN511B

===========================================================================

===========================================================================

Active Routes:

Network Destination Netmask Gateway Interface Metric

127.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 1

169.254.0.0 255.255.0.0 169.254.91.15 169.254.91.15 1

169.254.91.15 255.255.255.255 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 1

169.254.255.255 255.255.255.255 169.254.91.15 169.254.91.15 1

224.0.0.0 224.0.0.0 169.254.91.15 169.254.91.15 1

255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 169.254.91.15 1000003 1

===========================================================================

Persistent Routes:

None

Router DHCP configuartion:

 

DHCP Server Off Private LAN

 

Private LAN DHCP Settings

 

DHCP Start Address

DHCP End Address

DHCP Lease Time : : :

Days Hours Minutes Seconds

 

 

Other option would be to have it off.

 

Thank you.

 

 

 

 

 

"h.stroph" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message news:g4c2sd$tc1$1@aioe.org...

> In news:u0xiDhr2IHA.2208@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl,

> Sirius <nospam22-nospam@yahoo.nul> typed:

>

>> I just purchased a refurb. wireless PCMCIA card for my notebook.

>> Netgear WN511b and Compaq Presario 1700 17XL265 Win2000 sp4.

>>

>> I followed instructions, installed newest drivers, put the card in

>> when prompted. Got a strong signal and the status is

>> "Connected to router" It should however say "connected to internet".

>> Because of this webpages do not load.

>

> You'll do better to examine your configuration instead. Open a command

> window and pay attention to what directory it's in. "cd" if necessary to a

> non-system directory where you can write a file, then:

>

> ipconfig /all > results.txt

> route print >> results.txt

>

> The open the results.txt file and copy/paste the contents into your reply

> here.

>

> Also reply with the information as to whether the IP address is DHCP

> assigned or static. Most wireless access points can be configured to only

> allow access to DHCP assigned addresses from that access point, even

> though

> the connection will show as "established."

>

>

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Wireless problem

 

 

"Sirius" <nospam22-nospam@yahoo.nul> wrote in message

news:u0xiDhr2IHA.2208@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> Hello Well Respected Microsoft MVPs.

>

> Did I post to the right group or should I try somewhere else?

>

> I just purchased a refurb. wireless PCMCIA card for my notebook.

> Netgear WN511b and Compaq Presario 1700 17XL265 Win2000 sp4.

>

> I followed instructions, installed newest drivers, put the card in when

> prompted. Got a strong signal and the status is

> "Connected to router" It should however say "connected to internet".

> Because of this webpages do not load.

> It works with a wire. The manual that I also downloaded says in the

> troubleshooting section is that this would be a network configuration

> problem, but then how come it works with a wire. I took off the firewall,

> same problem.

> I googled it and the best thing that came so far is this software called

> Network Magic. I have it installed and everything works. It's only a 7 day

> trial version, however.

> cost $60.00 to keep it. When I take it off the problem comes back. How did

> Network Magic fix the problem, I can't figure out.

> Netgear will not talk to me for free because it's a refrurb. I could only

> email them which I did and so far no response.

> Using WEP security 64 bit. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

>

> Thank you.

 

The fact that your machine uses an IP address of 169.254.91.15

indicates that it was unable to obtain an address from the DHCP

server. This in turn suggests that you have a problem with your

wireless connection.

 

During testing, you should use a fixed IP address. Any address

will do, provided that it is in the same subnet as your router's IP

address and provided that it is not already in use.

 

By the way, most of the respondents in these newsgroups are

not MVPs. If you seek answers from everyone (and most of

these answers are of excellent quality!) then it's best to change

your initial address accordingly.

[Guest Sirius]

Re: Wireless problem

 

Sorry about the addressing. I did not know.

Assigning a static IP address did not work.

Also, when Network Magic is installed it does not assign

an IP address either.

 

"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message

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>

> "Sirius" <nospam22-nospam@yahoo.nul> wrote in message

> news:u0xiDhr2IHA.2208@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> Hello Well Respected Microsoft MVPs.

>>

>> Did I post to the right group or should I try somewhere else?

>>

>> I just purchased a refurb. wireless PCMCIA card for my notebook.

>> Netgear WN511b and Compaq Presario 1700 17XL265 Win2000 sp4.

>>

>> I followed instructions, installed newest drivers, put the card in when

>> prompted. Got a strong signal and the status is

>> "Connected to router" It should however say "connected to internet".

>> Because of this webpages do not load.

>> It works with a wire. The manual that I also downloaded says in the

>> troubleshooting section is that this would be a network configuration

>> problem, but then how come it works with a wire. I took off the firewall,

>> same problem.

>> I googled it and the best thing that came so far is this software called

>> Network Magic. I have it installed and everything works. It's only a 7

>> day trial version, however.

>> cost $60.00 to keep it. When I take it off the problem comes back. How

>> did Network Magic fix the problem, I can't figure out.

>> Netgear will not talk to me for free because it's a refrurb. I could only

>> email them which I did and so far no response.

>> Using WEP security 64 bit. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

>>

>> Thank you.

>

> The fact that your machine uses an IP address of 169.254.91.15

> indicates that it was unable to obtain an address from the DHCP

> server. This in turn suggests that you have a problem with your

> wireless connection.

>

> During testing, you should use a fixed IP address. Any address

> will do, provided that it is in the same subnet as your router's IP

> address and provided that it is not already in use.

>

> By the way, most of the respondents in these newsgroups are

> not MVPs. If you seek answers from everyone (and most of

> these answers are of excellent quality!) then it's best to change

> your initial address accordingly.

>

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Wireless problem

 

 

"Sirius" <nospam22-nospam@yahoo.nul> wrote in message

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> Sorry about the addressing. I did not know.

> Assigning a static IP address did not work.

> Also, when Network Magic is installed it does not assign

> an IP address either.

>

 

The address you see is merely a symptom, and assigning

a fixed IP address won't solve your problem. You have

to concentrate on fixing your wireless connection.

[Guest Sirius]

Re: Wireless problem

 

What needs fixing in the wireless connection?

The notebook is able to see the wireless network, and knows there is a WEP

security and asks for the password.

After that there is a connection with a good signal.

And status says "Connected to Router".

The router is also seeing the notebook.

 

And everything worsk just fine with Network Magic.

What does this software do that can not be done manualy?

 

Thank you.

 

"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message

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>

> "Sirius" <nospam22-nospam@yahoo.nul> wrote in message

> news:uotLDpG3IHA.3384@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> Sorry about the addressing. I did not know.

>> Assigning a static IP address did not work.

>> Also, when Network Magic is installed it does not assign

>> an IP address either.

>>

>

> The address you see is merely a symptom, and assigning

> a fixed IP address won't solve your problem. You have

> to concentrate on fixing your wireless connection.

>

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Wireless problem

 

Wireless connections are difficult to diagnose via a newsgroup

because each card uses its own technique. You would need to

find someone who has an identical adapter.

 

I recently dealt with a case similar to yours. The wireless

connection looked perfect, yet I was unable to ping the router.

To make a connection, I was forced to switch off the wireless

router and turn it back on again. Eventually it turned out that the

wireless adapter had two separate IP addresses. Removing

one solved the problem. I'm not saying your problem is caused

by the same mechanism - this is just an illustration.

 

I suggest you repost your question in a networking newsgroup

and state the exact make & model of your adapter.

 

 

"Sirius" <nospam22-nospam@yahoo.nul> wrote in message

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> What needs fixing in the wireless connection?

> The notebook is able to see the wireless network, and knows there is a WEP

> security and asks for the password.

> After that there is a connection with a good signal.

> And status says "Connected to Router".

> The router is also seeing the notebook.

>

> And everything worsk just fine with Network Magic.

> What does this software do that can not be done manualy?

>

> Thank you.

>

> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message

> news:eJ1IwvG3IHA.4476@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>

>> "Sirius" <nospam22-nospam@yahoo.nul> wrote in message

>> news:uotLDpG3IHA.3384@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>> Sorry about the addressing. I did not know.

>>> Assigning a static IP address did not work.

>>> Also, when Network Magic is installed it does not assign

>>> an IP address either.

>>>

>>

>> The address you see is merely a symptom, and assigning

>> a fixed IP address won't solve your problem. You have

>> to concentrate on fixing your wireless connection.

>>

>

>

[Guest Sirius]

Re: Wireless problem

 

This does not explain why everything works with Network Magic.

 

 

"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message

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> Wireless connections are difficult to diagnose via a newsgroup

> because each card uses its own technique. You would need to

> find someone who has an identical adapter.

>

> I recently dealt with a case similar to yours. The wireless

> connection looked perfect, yet I was unable to ping the router.

> To make a connection, I was forced to switch off the wireless

> router and turn it back on again. Eventually it turned out that the

> wireless adapter had two separate IP addresses. Removing

> one solved the problem. I'm not saying your problem is caused

> by the same mechanism - this is just an illustration.

>

> I suggest you repost your question in a networking newsgroup

> and state the exact make & model of your adapter.

>

>

> "Sirius" <nospam22-nospam@yahoo.nul> wrote in message

> news:u$pyNNJ3IHA.2060@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>> What needs fixing in the wireless connection?

>> The notebook is able to see the wireless network, and knows there is a

>> WEP security and asks for the password.

>> After that there is a connection with a good signal.

>> And status says "Connected to Router".

>> The router is also seeing the notebook.

>>

>> And everything worsk just fine with Network Magic.

>> What does this software do that can not be done manualy?

>>

>> Thank you.

>>

>> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message

>> news:eJ1IwvG3IHA.4476@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>>

>>> "Sirius" <nospam22-nospam@yahoo.nul> wrote in message

>>> news:uotLDpG3IHA.3384@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>>> Sorry about the addressing. I did not know.

>>>> Assigning a static IP address did not work.

>>>> Also, when Network Magic is installed it does not assign

>>>> an IP address either.

>>>>

>>>

>>> The address you see is merely a symptom, and assigning

>>> a fixed IP address won't solve your problem. You have

>>> to concentrate on fixing your wireless connection.

>>>

>>

>>

>

>

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Wireless problem

 

"Sirius" <nospam22-nospam@yahoo.nul> wrote in message

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> This does not explain why everything works with Network Magic.

>

 

Sorry, I know nothing about Network Magic.

[Guest Sirius]

Re: Wireless problem

 

Here is the link: http://www.networkmagic.com/download

 

Thank you.

 

"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message

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> "Sirius" <nospam22-nospam@yahoo.nul> wrote in message

> news:OHkCtQS3IHA.1192@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>> This does not explain why everything works with Network Magic.

>>

>

> Sorry, I know nothing about Network Magic.

>

[Guest skyjacker]

Re: Wireless problem

 

 

Did you try reinstalling the wireless card drivers/software? I have a

Netgear wn511t and a Dell Inspiron laptop (with XP though) and had a

similar symptom...I just installed the software again and it started

working...not sure why though. guess its worth a shot.

 

 

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[Guest Sirius]

Re: Wireless problem

 

Yes, I did that. But it did not help either.

Thank you.

 

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> Did you try reinstalling the wireless card drivers/software? I have a

> Netgear wn511t and a Dell Inspiron laptop (with XP though) and had a

> similar symptom...I just installed the software again and it started

> working...not sure why though. guess its worth a shot.

>

>

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