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Flyinace2000
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July 3rd, 2003 19:00
WPC54G
I can not get my new LinkSys wpc54g pc card to work with my Inspirion Laptop... I have tried all the "latest" drivers and even called Dell's so called award winning support. Linksys says that the ports miight be 6 bit in withc case th bios would have to be updated. That was done and i am now running the As23 Bios from Dell. The card still does not work. It pwers up fine. The other computers on the wireless network work fine. This laptop is still giving me a head ache. Anyone ever experiance this. Thanks
-Will
Flyinace2000
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Posted July 4th, 2003 06:00
yeah sorry i forgot.
Inspiron 4000
Windows ME
Bios updated to A23
using the newest drivers from linksys
Windows "sees" the card in there but does not want to talk to it. The app bundled with it doesn't want to start either. I found a related post the was posted a few weeks ago and has been pushed down a few pages. Please help i am doing this set up for a friend of mine. The XP machine (USB adapter was a dream the set up) works fine, The other computer is right next to the router so it is running via Cat5e wire and just this lap top is being a PITA.
- My guess is it didn't install correctly. I would Add/Remove Programs any Linksys software, go to the Device Manager's Network Adapter entry for the Linksys and uninstall the driver, then delete the Linksys, then reboot with it in the notebook. Let Me find the card and point it to the driver. Then reload the Linksys wireless utility. The reason the Linksys utility won't start is it has nothing to talk to, seeing Windows doesn't enable the card.
Flyinace2000
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Posted July 6th, 2003 13:00
Yeah i did that already with LinkSys on the phone. Still no dice. Has anyone else had similare incompatibilities with an INspirpn? The lady from Linksys said it might be caused by the PC Card reader was only 6 bit and not 32? Sound right? I did update the BIOS (on her recomendation) to try to correct the problem.
-Will
Mike in San Dim
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Posted September 16th, 2003 19:00
I have the exact same problem with an Inspiron 2500 running XP Pro and the WPC54G. I think the problem is that the card is fully 32 bit and the PCMCIA data width maximum is 16 bits on the Inspiron.
If anyone has a solution I would love to hear from you. I spent hours with Linksys. The card configures but it never finds a wireless network. I can plug in the Linksys 80211.B card and it finds the 54G network access point within seconds. That card has a 16 bit PCMCIA interface. I flashed the BIOS and it had no effect.
I have the same problem running xp Home on my Inspiron 2500. Like you, I can insert a 802.11b Orinoco Silver card and can hook up to my Linksys WAP54g Access point in a matter of seconds. The WPC54G installs and XP sees it and says it is working fine, but it just doesn't see the Access point. I too spent many hours with Linksys on the phone. Latest drivers?.. I got 'em. I have replaced the card and access point under Linkysys warranty and still get the same results.
I have a O2 Micro OZ6933 Cardbus controller and it has the following specs:
The OZ6933 dual PCMCIA socket supports two 3.3V/5V 8/16-bit PC Card R2 cards or 32-bit CardBus R3 cards. The R2 card support is compatible with the Intel 82365SL PCIC controller, and the R3 card support is fully compliant with the 2000 PC Card Standard CardBus specification. The OZ6933 is a stand-alone device, which means that it does not require an additional buffer chip for the PC Card socket interface.
The WAP54G is a 32bit/3.3v card and the Orinoco card is a 16bit/5v card. Seems to me it should work ,but doesn't. It has to be a hardware configuration problem of some kind.
tlsullivan
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Posted November 1st, 2003 22:00
I use this card on with my Inspiron 8000 running WinXP Pro (SP1). I used to have a lot of problems with Windows ME. Have you thought about upgrading to XP Home or Pro?
Tammy
My Inspiron 2100 freezes when I insert the WPC54G, which I purchased form Dell a few weeks ago. I spent hours on this reading through Windows, Dell and Lynksys posts, but I can't seem to solve the problem. Maybe I should just return the WPC54G to Dell and get a blue tooth adapter. Any thoughts?
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Posted July 3rd, 2003 19:00
Message Edited by johnallg on 07-03-2003 04:47 PM