Wireless problem

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Hello Well Respected Microsoft MVPs.

Did I post to the right group or should I try somewhere else?

I just purchased a refurb. wireless PCMCIA card for my notebook.
Netgear WN511b and Compaq Presario 1700 17XL265 Win2000 sp4.

I followed instructions, installed newest drivers, put the card in when
prompted. Got a strong signal and the status is
"Connected to router" It should however say "connected to internet". Because
of this webpages do not load.
It works with a wire. The manual that I also downloaded says in the
troubleshooting section is that this would be a network configuration
problem, but then how come it works with a wire. I took off the firewall,
same problem.
I googled it and the best thing that came so far is this software called
Network Magic. I have it installed and everything works. It's only a 7 day
trial version, however.
cost $60.00 to keep it. When I take it off the problem comes back. How did
Network Magic fix the problem, I can't figure out.
Netgear will not talk to me for free because it's a refrurb. I could only
email them which I did and so far no response.
Using WEP security 64 bit. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.
 
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Sirius said:
I just purchased a refurb. wireless PCMCIA card for my notebook.
Netgear WN511b and Compaq Presario 1700 17XL265 Win2000 sp4.

I followed instructions, installed newest drivers, put the card in
when prompted. Got a strong signal and the status is
"Connected to router" It should however say "connected to internet".
Because of this webpages do not load.
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You'll do better to examine your configuration instead. Open a command
window and pay attention to what directory it's in. "cd" if necessary to a
non-system directory where you can write a file, then:

ipconfig /all > results.txt
route print >> results.txt

The open the results.txt file and copy/paste the contents into your reply
here.

Also reply with the information as to whether the IP address is DHCP
assigned or static. Most wireless access points can be configured to only
allow access to DHCP assigned addresses from that access point, even though
the connection will show as "established."
 
Thank you. Here it is:



Windows 2000 IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : notebook1
Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No


Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : RangeMax(tm) NEXT Wireless Notebook
Adapter WN511B
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-14-6C-D2-E8-82

DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.91.15

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . :

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:



Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Cable Disconnected

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Compaq 10_100 MiniPCI Ethernet NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-8B-AB-A1-20

===========================================================================
Interface List
0x1 ........................... MS TCP Loopback interface
0x1000003 ...00 50 8b ab a1 20 ...... Compaq 10_100 MiniPCI Ethernet NIC
0x2000004 ...00 14 6c d2 e8 82 ...... RangeMax(tm) NEXT Wireless Notebook
Adapter WN511B
===========================================================================
===========================================================================
Active Routes:
Network Destination Netmask Gateway Interface Metric
127.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 1
169.254.0.0 255.255.0.0 169.254.91.15 169.254.91.15 1
169.254.91.15 255.255.255.255 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 1
169.254.255.255 255.255.255.255 169.254.91.15 169.254.91.15 1
224.0.0.0 224.0.0.0 169.254.91.15 169.254.91.15 1
255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 169.254.91.15 1000003 1
===========================================================================
Persistent Routes:
None
Router DHCP configuartion:

DHCP Server Off Private LAN

Private LAN DHCP Settings

DHCP Start Address
DHCP End Address
DHCP Lease Time : : :
Days Hours Minutes Seconds


Other option would be to have it off.

Thank you.
 
Sirius said:
Hello Well Respected Microsoft MVPs.

Did I post to the right group or should I try somewhere else?

I just purchased a refurb. wireless PCMCIA card for my notebook.
Netgear WN511b and Compaq Presario 1700 17XL265 Win2000 sp4.

I followed instructions, installed newest drivers, put the card in when
prompted. Got a strong signal and the status is
"Connected to router" It should however say "connected to internet".
Because of this webpages do not load.
It works with a wire. The manual that I also downloaded says in the
troubleshooting section is that this would be a network configuration
problem, but then how come it works with a wire. I took off the firewall,
same problem.
I googled it and the best thing that came so far is this software called
Network Magic. I have it installed and everything works. It's only a 7 day
trial version, however.
cost $60.00 to keep it. When I take it off the problem comes back. How did
Network Magic fix the problem, I can't figure out.
Netgear will not talk to me for free because it's a refrurb. I could only
email them which I did and so far no response.
Using WEP security 64 bit. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.
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The fact that your machine uses an IP address of 169.254.91.15
indicates that it was unable to obtain an address from the DHCP
server. This in turn suggests that you have a problem with your
wireless connection.

During testing, you should use a fixed IP address. Any address
will do, provided that it is in the same subnet as your router's IP
address and provided that it is not already in use.

By the way, most of the respondents in these newsgroups are
not MVPs. If you seek answers from everyone (and most of
these answers are of excellent quality!) then it's best to change
your initial address accordingly.
 
Sorry about the addressing. I did not know.
Assigning a static IP address did not work.
Also, when Network Magic is installed it does not assign
an IP address either.
 
Sirius said:
Sorry about the addressing. I did not know.
Assigning a static IP address did not work.
Also, when Network Magic is installed it does not assign
an IP address either.
Click to expand...

The address you see is merely a symptom, and assigning
a fixed IP address won't solve your problem. You have
to concentrate on fixing your wireless connection.
 
What needs fixing in the wireless connection?
The notebook is able to see the wireless network, and knows there is a WEP
security and asks for the password.
After that there is a connection with a good signal.
And status says "Connected to Router".
The router is also seeing the notebook.

And everything worsk just fine with Network Magic.
What does this software do that can not be done manualy?

Thank you.
 
Wireless connections are difficult to diagnose via a newsgroup
because each card uses its own technique. You would need to
find someone who has an identical adapter.

I recently dealt with a case similar to yours. The wireless
connection looked perfect, yet I was unable to ping the router.
To make a connection, I was forced to switch off the wireless
router and turn it back on again. Eventually it turned out that the
wireless adapter had two separate IP addresses. Removing
one solved the problem. I'm not saying your problem is caused
by the same mechanism - this is just an illustration.

I suggest you repost your question in a networking newsgroup
and state the exact make & model of your adapter.
 
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