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April 2nd, 2008 20:00
Dell Wireless 1350 WLAN
Hi, currently i am using a Dell Latitude 100L laptop with Windows XP running on it and with a Dell Wireless 1350 WLAN Mini-PCI Card which the Dell WLAN Utility monitors and regulates wireless connections. Until recently my wireless card was working fine but a couple days ago i noticed that my wireless card could detect various wireless signals, most of which were not protected so therefore were accessible. The problem is that the card can detect various wireless signals and their SSID but will not connect to them for some reason. Usually with a wireless card if the singal is weak you will still be able to connect but will have limited or no connectivity resulting in you being unable to access the internet. In my case, when trying to connect, it wont even attempt to connect to any of the networks for some reason. I've downloaded the latest drivers for my card, uninstalled and reinstalled with latest drivers, ran the tests provided by the wlan utility and all come back with results showing that the card is functioning properly. I'm completely lost now and need some help.
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volcano11
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April 3rd, 2008 01:00
To help troubleshoot this problem, on the computer with the problem, go to Start > Run and type cmd then click OK. In the command prompt window that opens, type ipconfig /all then hit the enter key. Write down the output from this command or select it and save it to a txt file, then copy this output into a reply to this message.
Steve
Smokey1214
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April 7th, 2008 21:00
Here you go, I hope this helps.
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . : home-0b5a0420e6
Primary Dns Suffix. . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . :Broadcast
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 3:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . : Media Disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . : 00-11-43-64-1D-8B
Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection 2:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix. :
Description . . . . . . . . . . : Dell Wireless 1350 WLAN Mini-PCI Card
Physical Address. . . . . . . . : 00-0B-7D-12-E4-73
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . :
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
The parts that are left blank were like that when i accessed the ipconfig and same goes for the ip address and subnet mask regarding the "0.0.0.0" just incase you were wondering.
volcano11
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April 8th, 2008 03:00
See if the following Microsoft article helps solve the problem:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822123
Steve
Smokey1214
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April 8th, 2008 14:00
I actually didn't have to try your method, before i started the methods you gave me (thanks by the way), i restarted my laptop and i could connect to one of the open access points that weren't encrypted but i noticed that it still doesn't even attempt to connect to the other network to which i prefer. I think it might have something to do with the router instead of the laptop's network card or its configuration. I guess i'll just buy my own router and hopefully everything works out.