I have a home wireless set up using a Linksys Access Point (WAP54G-UK) which has worked fine for a couple of years supporting 3 x laptops plus a desktop - all running XP One laptop has now stopped working - reports No Wireless Networks in Range. Thought the internal wireless module may have failed (Actiontec Prism) though Network Troubleshooter says everything is working normally. Installed a new PCMCIA card (Zyxel G-120) - all appeared to install OK but still reporting "No Wireless Networks in Range). Borrowed a USB wireless card (Inventel) and it works perfectly. Signal strength shows as near maximum (the laptop is sited only a few feet from the Access Point) and it can see several networks as well as my own. Any suggestions as to how to identify what is wrong with my internal and PCMCIA wireless ? Chris
"Chris" wrote in message news:756dnZvBGPi8dBPVnZ2dnUVZ8q_inZ2d@bt.com... >I have a home wireless set up using a Linksys Access Point (WAP54G-UK) >which > has worked fine for a couple of years supporting 3 x laptops plus a > desktop - all running XP > One laptop has now stopped working - reports No Wireless Networks in > Range. > Thought the internal wireless module may have failed (Actiontec Prism) > though Network Troubleshooter says everything is working normally. > Installed a new PCMCIA card (Zyxel G-120) - all appeared to install OK but > still reporting "No Wireless Networks in Range). Borrowed a USB wireless > card (Inventel) and it works perfectly. Signal strength shows as near > maximum (the laptop is sited only a few feet from the Access Point) and it > can see several networks as well as my own. > Any suggestions as to how to identify what is wrong with my internal and > PCMCIA wireless ? It does look as if the laptop adaptor is having problems. What is odd is that this also affects a PCMCIA card as well as the built-in one. Try using the laptop near a different router (if you have access to one) to see whether this makes any difference. Have a look in Control Panel | Network and see if the entries for the internal and PCMCIA cards are enabled. Also look in Control Panel | System | Devices | Device Manager to see if there is any problem with these cards - it would show up as a cross or a eclamantion mark by the entry for the card.
"Chris" wrote in message news:756dnZvBGPi8dBPVnZ2dnUVZ8q_inZ2d@bt.com... >I have a home wireless set up using a Linksys Access Point (WAP54G-UK) >which > has worked fine for a couple of years supporting 3 x laptops plus a > desktop - all running XP > One laptop has now stopped working - reports No Wireless Networks in > Range. > Thought the internal wireless module may have failed (Actiontec Prism) > though Network Troubleshooter says everything is working normally. > Installed a new PCMCIA card (Zyxel G-120) - all appeared to install OK but > still reporting "No Wireless Networks in Range). Borrowed a USB wireless > card (Inventel) and it works perfectly. Signal strength shows as near > maximum (the laptop is sited only a few feet from the Access Point) and it > can see several networks as well as my own. > Any suggestions as to how to identify what is wrong with my internal and > PCMCIA wireless ? > > Chris 802.11a/b/g/n ?? Try it on legacy, any different? Channel being used? - Given I can't tell what each of your clients & server are capable of nor set to.
Re-think. WEP/WPA-WPA2 ??
"William4" wrote in message news:cqednXevSby7-g3VnZ2dnUVZ8sPinZ2d@bt.com... > Re-think. > > WEP/WPA-WPA2 ?? > Inbuilt adapter is 802.11b, PCMCIA and the USB adapters are both g Using WEP 128 bit on Channel 11. Device manager thinks they are OK - i.e. status box says "This device is working properly" for each USB adapter sees my network and several other ones in the vicinity
