Re: Two wireless adapters in one laptop ???

On Sun, 26 Feb 2006 18:59:47 -0500, malamilia@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

On Sun, 26 Feb 2006 16:40:56 -0700, "Steve Winograd [MVP]"
<bcmaven@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

In article <irc402d75lkl53461fmvg2gqb6hqtm0hif@xxxxxxx>,
malamilia@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
Here is an update:

The Linksys unit never did work right. All day Friday and Saturday,
it would not even see the router which is only a few inches away. I
returned the unit the the store yesterday. I may try another type of
Linksys but if the problem is driver related I would like to try a
different make.

My local Best buy and Staples carry D-Link and Netgear USB Wireless
adapters - all within the same price range. Any preference to either
one ??

Thanks.

I've had so many problems with Linksys network adapters, wired and
wireless, on so many versions of Windows, that I won't buy anything
from Linksys. If one of my consulting clients asks me to install a
Linksys adapter, I say that I'll do it, but I won't guarantee that it
will work.

I've had very good results with Netgear and D-Link, with a slight
preference for Netgear.

I just purchased the Netgear WG111v2 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter -
installed the drivers and fired it up. It picked up the router, but
cannot negotiate a connection. I disabled it and enabled the Intel
Pro mini adapter built=in with lap top - no connection problem. I am
restoring windows to last week in the hope that any traces of linksys
is gone and will re-install the Netgear.

I'm I doing anything wrong ?

Without more details, it's hard to say what's wrong.

Make sure that the encryption settings are identical on the router and
the network adapter. If MAC address filtering is enabled on the
router, add the network adapter's MAC address to the allowed list.
Make sure that the router and the network adapter agree on whether
they allow 802.11b, 802.11g, or both.

What did you do to try to connect to the wireless router, and what
happened when you did it? If there was an error message, what did it
say? The more details you give, the more likely it is that someone
can help.

Thanks Steve. I had posted another message ea;ier on. The unit
connects now, but cycles on/off . I even unistall the Intel Pro
adapter. No change. The unit connects on Channel 11 then scans again
to ch 1 and disconnects. I am not touching anything.

Please help.

How is the router (AP) and Client setup?
# Are you broadcasting the SSID (AP)?
# What entries are in your Preferred list (Client)?
# Did you DISABLE "Automatically connect to non-preferred networks" (Client)?
# Did you do a NetStumbler scan of your neighborhood?
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/disabling-ssid.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/disabling-ssid.html
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/11/make-your-wireless-computer-connect.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/11/make-your-wireless-computer-connect.html

Did you completely disable all traces of the non used Client Manager (Intel /
Linksys / Netgear)?
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/01/stabilise-your-wifi-use-only-one-wifi.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/01/stabilise-your-wifi-use-only-one-wifi.html

--
Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck mvps org.
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