Re: wireless zero configuration won't stay running

From: Quaoar (quaoar_at_tenthplanet.net)
Date: 07/29/04 

Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 12:37:03 -0600

Amanda Grimmer wrote:
> I'm having an issue with a Toshiba laptop running XP and a linksys
> instant wireless card (wpc11). The card will enable, but when I try
> to receive an ip address, it says its unable to connect to the dhcp
> server. DHCP is enabled on this laptop and we know the wireless
> access point and router do work for other laptops.
>
> The Linksys knowledge base says the wireless zero configuration needs
> to be running because I'm not receiving a wireless networks tab when
> I'm in the wireless card properties window. I checked and the
> wireless zero configuration service wasn't running. It is set to
> start automatically and I can start it manually, but when I reboot, it
> doesn't start again. The user is an administrator on the pc. He is
> currently logging into our domain, so I logged in as administrator on
> the pc itself and the service still isn't starting.
>
> I have downloaded the XP driver from the linksys website. And I have
> applied a microsoft patch K826942 which is for wireless fixes. After
> I loaded that, I now receive an Authentication tab in the wireless
> properties box instead of a wireless card tab. When I click on it,
> there is a box that checked and it says enable IEEE 802.1x
> authentication for this network.
>
> Does anyone know why the wireless zero configuration is service might
> not be starting on it's own? And, is this really my problem with this
> linksys card or am I looking in the wrong place?

First make certain that there isn't a wireless MAC address filter set in
the router that is locking out the laptop card. Secondly, if the
Linksys configuration applet is installed, open it and make sure that
there are no bogus entries in any of the fields, particularly the SSID
and WEP key fields, set shared key. This applet should not have any
control over the wireless card with WZC, but I can verify that if the
applet has bogus information, the connection cannot be established with
WZC.

Make sure any other network connections have been disabled, leaving only
the wireless active. In the event that there is a winsock or layered
services problem, Google for lspfix.exe and winsockxpfix.exe and run
both in their default modes. Reboot. Open the wireless and hopefully
you will have the whole thing, set Let Windows Manage. Do not check the
802.11x authentication box unless needed for WPA. If this does not
work, then rerun the Connection Wizard.

Q

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