D800 Wireless DHCP problem

Question

I cannot get my D800 to successfully obtain an IP address from my wireless network. Environment:

Latitude D800, TrueMobile 1300 WLAN miniPCI (driver = 3.40.73.0), A10 Bios, Win XP Pro SP2

Linksys wireless router and access points, 802.11g

I have plenty of other devices using this network, including other Dell PCs using third-party cards, and none seem to have a problem. I can also plug a network cable in from the network, and get an IP address immediately. I am able to connect to the wireless network, can see the SSID, have great signal quality, etc. Hitting Repair or running ipconfig /renew does not resolve the problem.

I'm stumped. Any hints would be welcome.

justmeagain · Answer

Is the router encrypted??...if so, disable encryption and test the connection. Linksys routers utilize passphrase to generate a wep key, this passphrase will not work with the TrueMobile cards. If you use wep encryption, be sure to manually set the key in the router and carefully enter that key in your wireless connection.

Also be sure all firewalls are properly configured or disabled....

DPAKING · Answer

Thanks...entering the hex key (rather than the text passphrase) worked. In the frenzy of trying to hack every other possible thing, I guess I overlooked the obvious. :-)

justmeagain · Answer

It's the simple things that always give us the most trouble :).....glad this worked for you....

brespa · Answer

Hello, I got the same problem, but no help with deactivating wep. Only change was inatallation of Windows XO SP2. After that it does not work anymore. Just with cable connection there is no problem. Any suggestion whatnelse can help. After deinstallation of SP2 all is working fine. But that can n ot be the solution for me. Is there any special administration of the windows firewall neede. But deactivating does not help too!
Please help!

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D800 Wireless DHCP problem

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