Re: wireless connection
- From: "Kevin Nelson" <kevin-nelson@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2005 09:02:26 -0400
The router is an SMC Barricade 4 port wireless router with usb print
server - SMC2804wbrp-g
The laptop has a mini pci wireless card built in
Windows xp is running the show and all service packs and updates are
installed.
Thanks
Kevin
"Simon Glencross" <simon.glencross@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:OQK7d7maFHA.3572@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Kevin,
>
>
> Out of interest what type of router are you using? Is the wireless card in
> the laptop an internal one or card?
>
> Is windows xp controling the wireless connection or 3rd party software?
>
> Is XP running the latest service pack and updates?
>
> Cheers
>
> Simon
>
> "Kevin Nelson" <kevin-nelson@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:ePvmGjlaFHA.2580@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >I have set up a wireless router for someone and it works as long as the
> > laptop is left on. Once it is turned off the laptop loses the signal or
> > latches onto another weaker signal in the apartment building.
> >
> > This is what I received from the folks with the problem...
> >
> > "When we turn on the computer, and try to get on the web we get a
message
> > saying that there is no connection to the Internet currently available.
> > The
> > message gives the option of working offline, or try again. We try again,
> > but we can't connect.
> >
> > We go to START, Connect to, Wireless Network Connection, and it says
that
> > on SMC we have limited or no connectivity. We view the other networks
> > available and we are able to connect. As soon as we connect to a network
> > other than SMC, the SMC bar graph turns to fully green. Until then only
> > the
> > first bar was green. If we change back to the SMC network, the system
> > finally connects after a long time of searching, but only with limited
or
> > no connectivity. We try to get to the web and it tells us again that
there
> > is no connection to the Internet currently available.
> >
> > When we click on the underlined limited or no connectivity and click
> > repair, the system either doesn't find the IP address or if it finds it,
> > it
> > connects to another network, not the SMC."
> >
> > They are running XP Pro on the desktop and laptop. There is a printer
> > shared
> > through the desktop, which they cannot print to from the laptop since
they
> > are having the connection problem.
> >
> > The router is connected correctly to the cable modem and to the desktop.
> > The
> > desktop is having no problems at all. The are using dhcp and when I was
> > there last we set the laptop's wireless to connect to the adhoc. When I
> > checked their router, SMC, had a yellow star next to it as the preferred
> > network. The router is new and the laptop is only about a year old.
> >
> > What am I missing here?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Kevin
> >
> >
>
>
.
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