Wireless Connection problem

Working on a Dell 4600, XP Sp2 . . . we are unable to get online with the
Linksys WSB54G. ver. 2 network adapter . . . connection has been working
well until recently. Now it will only go online if we hardwire it. The
network adapter works on other computers. We have talked with the ISP
provider, Linksys and AOL (which is the Broadband part), and they have
shuffled us from one to the other, each saying it's the other's problem.

We have reformatted the drive, and reinstalled the XP Sp2, and are still
having the same problem.
Any help would be much appreciated. If you need more information, please let
us know and we will try to oblige.

Two frustrated 75-year-old's.

Barb
Fri May 09 01:30:08 PDT 2008

what router are you connecting to? have you tried resetting it? what
have you tried so far?

On Thu, 8 May 2008 19:31:54 -0700, "Barb and Ray"
<tincantyps@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

>Working on a Dell 4600, XP Sp2 . . . we are unable to get online with the
>Linksys WSB54G. ver. 2 network adapter . . . connection has been working
>well until recently. Now it will only go online if we hardwire it. The
>network adapter works on other computers. We have talked with the ISP
>provider, Linksys and AOL (which is the Broadband part), and they have
>shuffled us from one to the other, each saying it's the other's problem.
>
>We have reformatted the drive, and reinstalled the XP Sp2, and are still
>having the same problem.
>Any help would be much appreciated. If you need more information, please let
>us know and we will try to oblige.
>
>Two frustrated 75-year-old's.
>
>
--

Barb Bowman
MS-MVP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/meetexperts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/

Barb
Fri May 09 17:10:42 PDT 2008


"Barb Bowman" <barb@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:er2824pk212cnlolti8p8guehdoos1gkp7@4ax.com...
> what router are you connecting to? have you tried resetting it? what
> have you tried so far?

Router/modem is an AT&T Home Portal, have run the Network Setup Wizard . . .
IP address comes up as 169.254 . . . , we have been told it should be
192.168 . . .

Have done an ipconfig /release . . . and . . . renew; gets as far as
Acquiring IP Address then hangs . . .

We have this computer at our house where we have three XP comps successfully
networked. The owners' have same type of network at their home, same thing
happens there.

>
> On Thu, 8 May 2008 19:31:54 -0700, "Barb and Ray"
> <tincantyps@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>>Working on a Dell 4600, XP Sp2 . . . we are unable to get online with the
>>Linksys WSB54G. ver. 2 network adapter . . . connection has been working
>>well until recently. Now it will only go online if we hardwire it. The
>>network adapter works on other computers. We have talked with the ISP
>>provider, Linksys and AOL (which is the Broadband part), and they have
>>shuffled us from one to the other, each saying it's the other's problem.
>>
>>We have reformatted the drive, and reinstalled the XP Sp2, and are still
>>having the same problem.
>>Any help would be much appreciated. If you need more information, please
>>let
>>us know and we will try to oblige.
>>
>>Two frustrated 75-year-old's.
>>
>>
> --
>
> Barb Bowman
> MS-MVP
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/meetexperts/bowman.mspx
> http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/

Barb
Sat May 10 02:05:33 PDT 2008



is the adapter a WUSB54G ( as opposed to a WSB54G as you posted
which is an signal booster)? have you tried a different USB port on
that machine?

did the ISP have you try setting a static on the computer in the
proper 192.168.x.x range?

On Fri, 9 May 2008 17:11:04 -0700, "Barb and Ray"
<tincantyps@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

>
>"Barb Bowman" <barb@nospam.com> wrote in message
>news:er2824pk212cnlolti8p8guehdoos1gkp7@4ax.com...
>> what router are you connecting to? have you tried resetting it? what
>> have you tried so far?
>
>Router/modem is an AT&T Home Portal, have run the Network Setup Wizard . . .
>IP address comes up as 169.254 . . . , we have been told it should be
>192.168 . . .
>
>Have done an ipconfig /release . . . and . . . renew; gets as far as
>Acquiring IP Address then hangs . . .
>
>We have this computer at our house where we have three XP comps successfully
>networked. The owners' have same type of network at their home, same thing
>happens there.
>
>>
>> On Thu, 8 May 2008 19:31:54 -0700, "Barb and Ray"
>> <tincantyps@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>
>>>Working on a Dell 4600, XP Sp2 . . . we are unable to get online with the
>>>Linksys WSB54G. ver. 2 network adapter . . . connection has been working
>>>well until recently. Now it will only go online if we hardwire it. The
>>>network adapter works on other computers. We have talked with the ISP
>>>provider, Linksys and AOL (which is the Broadband part), and they have
>>>shuffled us from one to the other, each saying it's the other's problem.
>>>
>>>We have reformatted the drive, and reinstalled the XP Sp2, and are still
>>>having the same problem.
>>>Any help would be much appreciated. If you need more information, please
>>>let
>>>us know and we will try to oblige.
>>>
>>>Two frustrated 75-year-old's.
>>>
>>>
>> --
>>
>> Barb Bowman
>> MS-MVP
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/meetexperts/bowman.mspx
>> http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/
>
--

Barb Bowman
MS-MVP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/meetexperts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/