Re: No Wireless Connectivity after SP2, Hardwire OK

From: Joakim (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 10/12/04 

Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 04:19:31 -0700

Hi Hans-Georg! :)

>
>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.

Yeah, that is my best guess too. I failed to mention that
I have a laptop with a wireless NIC and SP2 installed as
well, and that works without a problem (don't remember
which manufacturer of the NIC there, but it's a standard
HP configuration...).
So the router firmware should be fine. It probably IS D-
Link that is just blaming microsoft instead of updating
the driver for the problematic NIC in my stationary...
My frustration is based on the fact that both D-Link and
Microsoft seem to blame each other, and I was hoping that
someone had figured out a way around the problem while
they sort it out (if ever). But it looks like I just have
to uninstall SP2 :(

>
>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.
>

Yup, already done that. It occured to me that there is
one thing that I put off for later though, if every thing
else fails, and that is as you suggested to download the
full SP2 and re-install it. - I'll do that today, and
post back here with the result.

>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?
>

Don't know much about Linksys, but yeah, their products
are pretty cheap. D-Links products are pretty cheap as
well, and I've had lots of problems with them before...

>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.
>

Yup, as I mentioned: My laptop works just fine with a
wireless NIC and SP2...

Anyway, thanks for your effort, and hope I and all the
others that have problems with NICs after SP2 will
eventually get an answer to this :P

Joakim

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