Your laptop is not seeing the router (no doubt because WEP is disallowing a good connection) and therefore the laptop is not getting a valid IP address from the router. Instead it is assigning itself the 169.254.xxx.xxx address which is a Windows auto config address when Windows does not see a DHCP server (the router). Your router will assign addresses to the attaching PCs starting at 192.168.1.100 and work its way up. Each PC will get a different address, but all will be in the range 192.168.1.100 - ?.
Anyway, WEP is not configured properly on the laptop. Double check the settings and if necessary uninstall the WPC11 and then reinstall it. It would also be a good idea to go over to Linksys and download and install the latest firmware and drivers for these devices.
What operating system is the laptop running? If it is anything other than WinXP, there is a WLAN monitor for the WPC11, which can be used to configure it. WinXP uses its own Wireless Zero Configuration utility, accessed on the Wireless Network Connections properties tab. What version of the card do you have?
Thanks for your response. I sort of concluded what you say. I have uninstalled and reinstalled WPC11 twice. The problem, there is no opportunity to configure WEP, etc. At least, I don't recognize it. If I could figure out how to reconfigure it, I think I could get it back on track. I visited Linksys webesite. I read something about setting everything back to default and starting over. I haven't tried that. I guess that is my next step. I can't understand why there isn't a way to get into the configure mode.
The O/S is Win98 SE on both the laptop and the D233. The WPC11 ver. 3.0 is in the laptop. There is an Instant Wireless Configuration Utility that can be access thru the systray. I clicked the Encryption tab and noticed that 'Manual Entry' was selected. On the other two computers I had selected 'Create with Passphrase'. When I originally enabled encryption and went thru the procedure on the laptop, the laptop automatically showed the manual entry. I assumed this was handled automatically. This was a wrong assumption. I changed the selection to 'Change with Passphrase' and everything is back on track. Thank you very much for your assistance.
Now, 1 day later, I boot up the laptop and I'm right back where I was. No communication. The changes I made are still there. Maybe the only way to get it right is to go to Default and start over. If I do this, is it only necessary to do so on the laptop, which is the only one not performing OK?
Correct, you only need to start over on the laptop. I suggest you download the latest driver at Linksys. It is version 1.7.37.1098. The driver download also includes the WLAN utility, version 1.5. Uninstall the current WLAN utility and through Device Manager, remove the WPC11 network adapter. Then restart the system. When the WPC11 is re-detected, use the driver you previously downloaded. Als re-install the WLAN utility. Hopefully starting fresh will resolve the problem.
I was finally successful in connecting. I D/L the driver to a DOK on my 8300. I removed the network adapter on the laptop and restarted - Then found out that I couldn't access the DOK for installing the new driver. So I let the old driver install. I then copied the driver to C: Temp. I could access it from there. In Device Manager I clicked update driver and installed it. It still wouldn't work. I then reconfigured all the Network settings, which had changed. I found a setting which allowed you to add a Gateway address. This seemed to do the trick.
When I run the IP Configuration, the first dialog box shows PPP Adapter. I read somewhere in the instructions that this should not be there. Clicking the drop-down box shows the Wireless Card. Does this have a purpose? There doesn't seem to be a way to remove it. And in Zone Alarm Firewall tab it is shown as in the Internet Zone, not the trusted zone. Is this the correct setting? Thanks.
The PPP adapter in WINIPCFG is your dial-up modem. WINIPCFG will show an IP address and subnet mask of 0.0.0.0 until it connects to an ISP and obtains addressing information. It is perfectly normal. Likewise, seeing it in ZA's Internet Zone is normal.
_Paladin
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November 3rd, 2003 19:00
Ken Butler,
Your laptop is not seeing the router (no doubt because WEP is disallowing a good connection) and therefore the laptop is not getting a valid IP address from the router. Instead it is assigning itself the 169.254.xxx.xxx address which is a Windows auto config address when Windows does not see a DHCP server (the router). Your router will assign addresses to the attaching PCs starting at 192.168.1.100 and work its way up. Each PC will get a different address, but all will be in the range 192.168.1.100 - ?.
Anyway, WEP is not configured properly on the laptop. Double check the settings and if necessary uninstall the WPC11 and then reinstall it. It would also be a good idea to go over to Linksys and download and install the latest firmware and drivers for these devices.
_Paladin
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November 3rd, 2003 20:00
Ken Butler,
What operating system is the laptop running? If it is anything other than WinXP, there is a WLAN monitor for the WPC11, which can be used to configure it. WinXP uses its own Wireless Zero Configuration utility, accessed on the Wireless Network Connections properties tab. What version of the card do you have?
Ken Butler
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November 3rd, 2003 20:00
Paladin:
Thanks for your response. I sort of concluded what you say. I have uninstalled and reinstalled WPC11 twice. The problem, there is no opportunity to configure WEP, etc. At least, I don't recognize it. If I could figure out how to reconfigure it, I think I could get it back on track. I visited Linksys webesite. I read something about setting everything back to default and starting over. I haven't tried that. I guess that is my next step. I can't understand why there isn't a way to get into the configure mode.
Ken Butler
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November 4th, 2003 03:00
Paladin:
The O/S is Win98 SE on both the laptop and the D233. The WPC11 ver. 3.0 is in the laptop. There is an Instant Wireless Configuration Utility that can be access thru the systray. I clicked the Encryption tab and noticed that 'Manual Entry' was selected. On the other two computers I had selected 'Create with Passphrase'. When I originally enabled encryption and went thru the procedure on the laptop, the laptop automatically showed the manual entry. I assumed this was handled automatically. This was a wrong assumption. I changed the selection to 'Change with Passphrase' and everything is back on track. Thank you very much for your assistance.
Ken Butler
Ken Butler
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November 4th, 2003 19:00
Palodin:
Now, 1 day later, I boot up the laptop and I'm right back where I was. No communication. The changes I made are still there. Maybe the only way to get it right is to go to Default and start over. If I do this, is it only necessary to do so on the laptop, which is the only one not performing OK?
Ken Butler
_Paladin
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November 4th, 2003 22:00
Ken Butler,
Correct, you only need to start over on the laptop. I suggest you download the latest driver at Linksys. It is version 1.7.37.1098. The driver download also includes the WLAN utility, version 1.5. Uninstall the current WLAN utility and through Device Manager, remove the WPC11 network adapter. Then restart the system. When the WPC11 is re-detected, use the driver you previously downloaded. Als re-install the WLAN utility. Hopefully starting fresh will resolve the problem.
Ken Butler
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November 8th, 2003 02:00
Paladin:
I was finally successful in connecting. I D/L the driver to a DOK on my 8300. I removed the network adapter on the laptop and restarted - Then found out that I couldn't access the DOK for installing the new driver. So I let the old driver install. I then copied the driver to C: Temp. I could access it from there. In Device Manager I clicked update driver and installed it. It still wouldn't work. I then reconfigured all the Network settings, which had changed. I found a setting which allowed you to add a Gateway address. This seemed to do the trick.
When I run the IP Configuration, the first dialog box shows PPP Adapter. I read somewhere in the instructions that this should not be there. Clicking the drop-down box shows the Wireless Card. Does this have a purpose? There doesn't seem to be a way to remove it. And in Zone Alarm Firewall tab it is shown as in the Internet Zone, not the trusted zone. Is this the correct setting? Thanks.
Ken Butler
_Paladin
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November 8th, 2003 11:00
Ken Butler,
The PPP adapter in WINIPCFG is your dial-up modem. WINIPCFG will show an IP address and subnet mask of 0.0.0.0 until it connects to an ISP and obtains addressing information. It is perfectly normal. Likewise, seeing it in ZA's Internet Zone is normal.
Ken Butler
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November 8th, 2003 15:00
Thanks, Paladin.
Ken Butler