Re: No Wireless Connectivity after SP2, Hardwire OK

From: Hans-Georg Michna (hans-georgNoEmailPlease_at_michna.com)
Date: 10/12/04 

Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 09:54:16 +0200

On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 00:10:01 -0700, "Joakim"
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Hans-Georg: Your page is excellent! - Unfortunately I've
>spent hours following your suggestions without being able
>to fix this problem. If I've missed something I would
>only be happy if you could specifically answer what to do
>to fix the problem, otherwise I have to conclude that
>your reference to your page unfortunately only takes the
>light from the problem, suggesting that something that we
>can't fix on our own is fixable :)

Joakim,

thanks for the good words! The page
(http://www.michna.com/kb/wxnet.htm) aims at fixing 90% of all
small network problems. Of course there will always be a few
oddball problems that it cannot solve. Same for the special SP2
installation and post-installation page
(http://www.michna.com/kb/WxSP2.htm).

But let's see what it turns out to be at the end in your case. I
wouldn't be surprised at all if the solution were right there on
that page. My first guess is still the driver update or third
party configuration software removal. My second guess is that
the router firmware needs updating.

What I would try first is to uninstall the wireless network
adapter driver entirely, along with all configuration software
you might have installed. Then reboot, let PnP detect the card
again and install the driver. If you cannot get a new driver,
you have to try the old one again.

One company that keeps appearing suspiciously frequently with
problems in the newsgroups is Linksys. I don't know their
products, but I suspect that they may be about the cheapest you
can get. Is that so?

Could you borrow equipment from another manufacturer for a test?
If possible from a manufacturer with a good reputation and not
exactly the cheapest? I wouldn't be surprised at all if that
worked out of the box.

Hans-Georg 

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