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Complicated Wireless 2200BG card problem

post #1 of 12
2/10/05 at 9:09pm
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This is my first post here. Hope I find the help needed

The problem is that my connection status is exellent, but I can't recieve an packets


I used an external wireless card (ORiNOCO Wireless LAN PC Card) and it worked properly.

The properties are the same for both the 2200BG and ORiNOCO connections. I tried changing IPs, updating driver... and still didn't work!!!

The problem started when 2 days ago I turned on my computer in the morning, and sinsce then my 2200BG card is not working!!!

Does that mean that my card is defective?? I'm sure there is no problem in the router because all other computers in the house are working properly, and mine worked when I used the external card.

Hope someone can help me solve this problem
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post #2 of 12
2/10/05 at 9:23pm
was your 2200bg working before? what have you done to your computer since (i.e. reformatted, etc)?

first thing, upon turn on, press F2 to get into the bios...check to see if your wireless is enabled in the bios.
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post #3 of 12
2/10/05 at 9:33pm
Do you use WEP security? If you do, check the passcode on the 2200.
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post #4 of 12
2/10/05 at 9:53pm
Perhaps you have MAC filtering enabled in your router?
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post #5 of 12
2/10/05 at 9:56pm
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Originally Posted by laffingbilly
was your 2200bg working before? what have you done to your computer since (i.e. reformatted, etc)?

first thing, upon turn on, press F2 to get into the bios...check to see if your wireless is enabled in the bios.
Yes it was working properly before that morning. I dind't format my computer, didn't touch the bios, and didn't touch the driver. I dind't change anything at all!!! I went now to the bios, and all seems to be allright:

***** Wireless Configuration *********
Onboard Bluetooth: Installed
MiniPCI Device: Wireless
MiniPCI Status: Enabled
Wireless Control: <Fn+F2>/Application
Wireless: On

Everything seems normal. Right?
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Originally Posted by unclejung
Do you use WEP security? If you do, check the passcode on the 2200.
I dind't find anything that has to do with WEP security!!! Shouldn't that be in the Wireless 2200BG properties? I dind't find anything
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Originally Posted by dellbert
Perhaps you have MAC filtering enabled in your router?
I don't know what does that mean, but I am sure it's not that. As I said, it worked on my external card, and anobody touched the router settings.




Th big problem is that I am now in Africa (Benin) for work, and there are no Dell dealers here. So if I want to solve the problem, I have to do it myself
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post #6 of 12
2/10/05 at 11:49pm
ok, check a few things...

1. if you have security, make sure you inputted the password correctly on your lappie

2. on your router, make sure you are broadcasting the right 802.11b/g?

3. on your lappie, make sure your wireless device is the corresponding 802.11b/g. intel 2200 allows you to select 802.11b and g, 802.11g only...so there may be problem with that...it is also the reason why you may be not getting connection.

4. also what kind of router do you have? if you have something with super transmit like 108Mbps stuff, you might have to configure it to broadcast appropriately. i just went through this problem with a netgear router.

5. some routers have problems with b and g accessing at the same time, so make sure the configurations are correct....

6. if you have mac filter enabled, make sure you have the correct mac address (run from cmd ipconfig /all on your lappie to find it)

7. i would delete your home network in the preferred networks box under wireless properties, and reenter the connection. first, have the CSID on your router broadcasted until you can connect with your lappie. i have found that especialy with the linksys routers, that i had problems connecting initially from my lappie when i first set it up. once i had established the connection in the perferred settings, i disabled CSID broadcast.

8. my best guess would be that there is an incompatibility between what your router is transmitting (i.e. wirless b) and your laptop is set at (wireless g only). or that you set up transmit rate at 54Mbps rather than auto select.
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post #7 of 12
2/11/05 at 1:09am
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Originally Posted by laffingbilly
ok, check a few things...

1. if you have security, make sure you inputted the password correctly on your lappie

2. on your router, make sure you are broadcasting the right 802.11b/g?

3. on your lappie, make sure your wireless device is the corresponding 802.11b/g. intel 2200 allows you to select 802.11b and g, 802.11g only...so there may be problem with that...it is also the reason why you may be not getting connection.

4. also what kind of router do you have? if you have something with super transmit like 108Mbps stuff, you might have to configure it to broadcast appropriately. i just went through this problem with a netgear router.

5. some routers have problems with b and g accessing at the same time, so make sure the configurations are correct....

6. if you have mac filter enabled, make sure you have the correct mac address (run from cmd ipconfig /all on your lappie to find it)

7. i would delete your home network in the preferred networks box under wireless properties, and reenter the connection. first, have the CSID on your router broadcasted until you can connect with your lappie. i have found that especialy with the linksys routers, that i had problems connecting initially from my lappie when i first set it up. once i had established the connection in the perferred settings, i disabled CSID broadcast.

8. my best guess would be that there is an incompatibility between what your router is transmitting (i.e. wirless b) and your laptop is set at (wireless g only). or that you set up transmit rate at 54Mbps rather than auto select.
Thanks for the detailed reply.

1- The network here doesn't require any secutiry or password.

2- "on your router, make sure you are broadcasting the right 802.11b/g" I don't know how to do it. The router was installed once a year ago by the internet company, and since then everything is working fine.

3- "on your lappie, make sure your wireless device is the corresponding 802.11b/g" Yes it is both

4- The router is an Intel wireless router and it was installed by the company. I don't have any knowledge about routers

5- same as above

6- I typed ipconfid/all in the command console, and this is what I got:

C:\>ipconfig/all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : D537C81J
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network
Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0E-35-60-5E-96
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.8
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.0.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.2
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 198.0.0.0

7- I deleted it. I had to check "use Windows to configure my wireless network settings". Now I don't know how to add it , but it's still in the "Available networks" box.

8- "set up transmit rate at 54Mbps rather than auto select" Where is that? On my Laptop or in the laptop?
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post #8 of 12
2/11/05 at 1:31am
all i can say is reinstall drivers for chipset, uninstall the orinocco if they are installed and reset your router. DOnt enable any security features in the mean time and try to connect, then take it form there. hope my simple advice does the trick for ya.


BTW alot of times when you connect to a network and u cant transmit, usually one of the security settings is off, maybe the wap key is wrong or mac, or something, thats why i suggest ya reset router and just start from scratch knock out all possibilities that may be affecting your conection
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post #9 of 12
2/11/05 at 6:29am
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Thanks everybody for the help.
I was a little confused when you asked me about the router I'm using. I thought my intel wireless gateway is the router. I now learned that the real router actually is located in Atlanta, USA, and I'm using that connection through satellite.
And I also learned that the MAC address is the address of my Wireless 2200BG card, and it's probably blocked by the router! (I was downloading a lot lately )
Sorry for bothering you, and excuse me for my networking ignorance
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post #10 of 12
2/11/05 at 6:32am
no bother...glad you resolved the issue...well maybe not...stop downloading so much porn..and these kinds of things won't happen.
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post #11 of 12
2/11/05 at 8:45am
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Originally Posted by laffingbilly
no bother...glad you resolved the issue...well maybe not...stop downloading so much porn..and these kinds of things won't happen.
It wasn't porn. I was downloading some southpark episodes, but you just gave me an idea
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post #12 of 12
2/11/05 at 3:04pm
yeah, right, south park...you can call it whatever you want, man...we all know it was porn...but glad your "south park" downloads can resume
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