Re: Unable to connect wireless to new modem.

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rod wrote:
Thank you for replying Lem,
and for the information on "n" and "draft"
here is the adaptor
http://cjoint.com/data/eiaruZp3lu.htm

We tried to reset the router to a suitable standard (eg "b" I think)
but the router will not hold the saved settings.
We shall be contacting Billion today for advice.

Other than that, connected by the ethernet cable, my connection
is flying.
Rodney



"Lem"
I don't know what a "D Link G54" adapter is ("G54" sounds more like Linksys than D-Link), but your comment that your adapters "works with 802.11b" suggests that they are 802.11b adapters rather than 802.11g. In any case, make sure your new "draft n" router is not set by default to "n only" but to a mode that will work with whatever standard that your adapters use.

And note that "draft" means just that, i.e., not finished -- these products are not built in compliance with a standard and whatever the box says, the device is not guaranteed to work with devices of other manufacturers.

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Lem -- MS-MVP

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Your adapter is 802.11g compliant. Its actual model number is DWL-G510.

Here are the resource pages: http://support.dlink.com/products/revision.asp?productid=DWL-G510
Note that if you have version B, you will need to download an updated driver in order for it to work reliably with XP sp3.

The default settings of your router should work with your adapter, once you have updated the adapter's driver if necessary. If you have changed the default settings, here is what you should be using:

WLAN Service: Enable
SSID: *not* hidden
Mode: n+g (or g only)
WDS Service: Disable
I would ignore the "WPS Service" stuff.

For ease of setup, first get things working with no encryption, then enable WPA-Preshared Key (I don't think your adapter will support WPA2-PSK, but use that if it can). Use AES with WPA if your adapter will support it.

--
Lem -- MS-MVP

To the moon and back with 2K words of RAM and 36K words of ROM.
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