Connection OK, but 'network cable unplugged'

Question

Hi, I have an Inspiron 8200 with a Truemobile 1150 WLAN Mini PCI card and an SMC 2671W access point. The PC can connect to the access point with 'excellent' radio connection, but TCP/IP over this NIC isn't possible: the systray shows the 'network cable unplugged' icon. OS is W2K SP4, I already de- and reinstalled the latest NIC drivers and updated the AP firmware, but all with no luck. My TCP/IP layers should be fine since I can connect to the LAN with the other (3COM, cabled) network card. Another PC can connect to the AP with no problems. Would anybody have a clue? I don't know what to do anymore .. Kind regards, Christoph

justmeagain · Answer

try downloading and installing a file named 'w2kroute.exe' from the dell website....what you described appears to be a win route problem seen in w2k, this file should resolve the issue....

cb_nos · Answer

Thank you so much, that was it! Regards, Christoph

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