Inspiron1300 - Wireless connection problem

Question

Hi,   I cannot connect with my Inspiron 1300 which has a Dell Wireless WLAN card.   He finds the network, I can fill in the WEP key but when I click on connect nothing happens. Even without data encryption it does not work.   My wireless acces point is US Robotics Wireless Turbo Access Point.   A second laptop (Acer) which has a US Robotics card works well.   I noticed that no IP address client & gateway is given?   How to resolve?   Philippe

Greg16 · Answer

I noticed a few possible issues in the pics you posted: First is that your ap is on ch.6, but your card appears to be set to ch.11. Also, your connection is not an ad hoc network, but the checkbox is checked. (Sorry if I am mistaken, but I can only read english)

Philippe Dass · Answer

Hi Greg,

I tried on ad hoc network and the 8054 SSID network still with the same results.

Channel 6 is from an older screenshot. Even if they're both on 11 or 6, it remains the same.

What I notice is that the laptop does not receive an ip address , so there is no transfer protocol (?).

Connection is ok, signal strength is ok, but transfer of data seems impossible. I think more and more that the problem is with the acces point.

I had an laptop of a friend with a Belkin card and it was also impossible to get a working connection with the US Robotics acces point.

Regards,

Philippe

glsmas · Answer

Try shutting down your computer first, then unplug your modem from the electrical outlet, then your router. Wait 30 sec. Then:

1) Plug in your modem *first*, wait 30-45 seconds

2) Plug in your router, wait another 30 seconds

3) Power up your computer and see if you can connect.

Also what kind of connection (cable, dsl) modem do you have, what security setting do you have or want to run (WEP, WPA or WPA2). Setting up a WPA2 security is a bit more tricky than WEP.

Philippe Dass · Answer

Hi,

I have a cable modem and I use WEP.

Without any problem I can connect with a Dell Latitude D810, after introducing the WEP Key.

The Dell Inspiron 1300 just does not want to connect. So I do not think it is a cable or router problem but more of a problem with the Dell Inspiron modem.

Best regards,

Philippe

glsmas · Answer

Philippe, try clearing (removing) your networks in your wireless utility and let it reconnect to your network again from scratch. Sometimes that helps. You'll have to type in your WEP key again when the window comes up asking for it.

Philippe Dass · Answer

That also does not work. What I will try now is to disable the Dell Wireless modem and install a US Robotics USB Wireless modem. I hope this will work.

I think the Dell modem is not compatible with my US Robotics Acces Point.

Regards,

Philippe

Philippe Dass · Answer

OK, problem solved.   I performed a winsock repair and now it is working.   Thx for your support.   Phil

glsmas · Answer

Phil, cool, glad you got it!

glsmas · Answer

Phil, I wanted to ask: what is a 'winsock' repair?

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