Your answer indicates that the computer was unable to recognize the network hardware. If you have not done this already, update the drivers and firmware for all network devices. I think that the computer is unable to decide which network device to use -- the wired or wireless card. I would recommend disabling the network card that is not in use in the Device Manager. This may be a primitive approach, but I hope that it works for you.
I get "ping request could not find host www.dell.com"
I've got win xp and I rolled the system back to a previous restore point and it my connection came back. I think I've narrowed to trouble down to the Truemobile 1300 WLAN I installed. I'm unable to get log onto to the web with that, either, though it shows me connected to WLAN at a good throughput. When I rolled back that machine, the drivers for the WLAN adapter (internal mini-pci), were of course eliminated, and my regular LAN started working again. When I reinstalled the WLAN drivers (the latest), it seemed to be able to load part of the page before it stopped working. Again, it shows a good connection, but I can't view pages or check email. When I reinstalled that Truembolie 1300 driver, it also took out my regular lan again, though that too shows a stable connection.
I tried ipconfig /release, then ipconfig /renew, but I got an error message that said "An error ocurred while renewing interface Wireless Network Connection : an operating was attempted on something that is not a socket."
Seems very mysterious to me. Any ideas? How do I get my regular LAN back without going back to a previous restore point?
I've tried that, but to no avail. It appears that for some reason, the winsock gets corrupted. When delete teh winsock entries from the registry and reinstall the TCP protocol (on the advise of a poster on another board), my wired LAN comes back. Still no wireless, though. It's a mystery.
I think I'm going to try removing it and installing a PCMCIA wireless card and see if that works.
DELL-BobT
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November 6th, 2003 16:00
DT2003,
Thank you for using the Dell Community Forum.
Try to ping the Dell web site. Open a DOS window and type:
Please respond with the results.DELL-BobT
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November 6th, 2003 22:00
David,
Your answer indicates that the computer was unable to recognize the network hardware. If you have not done this already, update the drivers and firmware for all network devices. I think that the computer is unable to decide which network device to use -- the wired or wireless card. I would recommend disabling the network card that is not in use in the Device Manager. This may be a primitive approach, but I hope that it works for you.
DT2003
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November 6th, 2003 22:00
I get "ping request could not find host www.dell.com"
I've got win xp and I rolled the system back to a previous restore point and it my connection came back. I think I've narrowed to trouble down to the Truemobile 1300 WLAN I installed. I'm unable to get log onto to the web with that, either, though it shows me connected to WLAN at a good throughput. When I rolled back that machine, the drivers for the WLAN adapter (internal mini-pci), were of course eliminated, and my regular LAN started working again. When I reinstalled the WLAN drivers (the latest), it seemed to be able to load part of the page before it stopped working. Again, it shows a good connection, but I can't view pages or check email. When I reinstalled that Truembolie 1300 driver, it also took out my regular lan again, though that too shows a stable connection.
I tried ipconfig /release, then ipconfig /renew, but I got an error message that said "An error ocurred while renewing interface Wireless Network Connection : an operating was attempted on something that is not a socket."
Seems very mysterious to me. Any ideas? How do I get my regular LAN back without going back to a previous restore point?
Thanks!
- David
DT2003
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November 10th, 2003 13:00
Hi,
I've tried that, but to no avail. It appears that for some reason, the winsock gets corrupted. When delete teh winsock entries from the registry and reinstall the TCP protocol (on the advise of a poster on another board), my wired LAN comes back. Still no wireless, though. It's a mystery.
I think I'm going to try removing it and installing a PCMCIA wireless card and see if that works.