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Windows ME and Wireless Internet
Hi,
I have a laptop running ME and am trying to connect to my Orange Broadband Router without success. I have no trouble with connecting wireless to the Router with my desktop PC running XP using a Sweex USB dongle, but using the same dongle on my laptop doesn't work. I have also tried a Motorola PCMCIA card on my laptop without success. Both the dongle and the PCMCIA card allow me to see the Router, but both tell me I am disconnected. I have tried re-entering the WEP key several times. I have tried Pinging the router's IP address, but it says "Destination host unreachable". Any ideas? Thanks, |
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Have you installed the necessary Win Me drivers for the dongle and PCMCIA
card? What does running WinIPCfg tell you about your adapter? Both the dongle and the PCMCIA card allow me to see the Router, but both tell me I am disconnected. I have tried re-entering the WEP key several times. Ok, so it appears you may have installed the drivers. Can you connect if you TEMPORARILY disable WEP on the router? Have you perhaps enabled MAC filtering on the router, that is only allowing clients with known MAC addresses to connect? This is called on some routers "registration". One final thought. I assume that you have DHCP enabled on the router, that is the router allocates an IP address to each machine wanting to connect. If so check that you haven't allocated and IP address to the Wireless NIC on the laptop OR if you have that the IP address is within the allocated range on the router. -- Mike Maltby Robin CB wrote: Hi, I have a laptop running ME and am trying to connect to my Orange Broadband Router without success. I have no trouble with connecting wireless to the Router with my desktop PC running XP using a Sweex USB dongle, but using the same dongle on my laptop doesn't work. I have also tried a Motorola PCMCIA card on my laptop without success. Both the dongle and the PCMCIA card allow me to see the Router, but both tell me I am disconnected. I have tried re-entering the WEP key several times. I have tried Pinging the router's IP address, but it says "Destination host unreachable". Any ideas? Thanks, |
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Thanks Mike,
I can confirm that the drivers and utilities have been installed for both devices. I have tried temporarily removing all WPA / WEP security from the router, but this hasn't allowed connection. Typing WinIPCfg tells me my Host Name, but the DNS Server is blank. The Node Type is Broadcast, but the other Host Information is blank. The Ethernet Adapter Information gives me an Adapter Address, but the IP Address says "Media Disconnected". The Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, etc are blank. I cannot find anything about MAC on the router settings, but DHCP is enabled. The Start Address and Server End Address are very close together (only the last set of numbers is different ), but I can't see a way of changing them. Does this give you a clue? Thanks, Robin "Mike M" wrote: Have you installed the necessary Win Me drivers for the dongle and PCMCIA card? What does running WinIPCfg tell you about your adapter? Both the dongle and the PCMCIA card allow me to see the Router, but both tell me I am disconnected. I have tried re-entering the WEP key several times. Ok, so it appears you may have installed the drivers. Can you connect if you TEMPORARILY disable WEP on the router? Have you perhaps enabled MAC filtering on the router, that is only allowing clients with known MAC addresses to connect? This is called on some routers "registration". One final thought. I assume that you have DHCP enabled on the router, that is the router allocates an IP address to each machine wanting to connect. If so check that you haven't allocated and IP address to the Wireless NIC on the laptop OR if you have that the IP address is within the allocated range on the router. -- Mike Maltby Robin CB wrote: Hi, I have a laptop running ME and am trying to connect to my Orange Broadband Router without success. I have no trouble with connecting wireless to the Router with my desktop PC running XP using a Sweex USB dongle, but using the same dongle on my laptop doesn't work. I have also tried a Motorola PCMCIA card on my laptop without success. Both the dongle and the PCMCIA card allow me to see the Router, but both tell me I am disconnected. I have tried re-entering the WEP key several times. I have tried Pinging the router's IP address, but it says "Destination host unreachable". Any ideas? Thanks, |
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Robin,
Knowing the router model would possibly help, especially so as you have been unable to determine whether router is blocking access from your hardware based on its MAC address. Alternatively have you been able to connect to the router using the same hardware (usb or PCMIA) but installed in another system which would mean that either the device is registered with the router or that the router doesn't require device registration? You might be better posting details of your problem to the WindowsMe.Networking NG. (microsoft.public.windowsme.networking) where one of the networking gurus might see your post, Steve Winograd is one who comes to mind although I know he has recently cut down on his posting to the NGs. Incidentally if the router doesn't require hardware registration and you are using WEP encryption this is a bit like having your front door kept closed by a piece of string. As you may know it takes about 20 seconds to break WEP using readily available tools. -- Mike Maltby Robin CB wrote: Thanks Mike, I can confirm that the drivers and utilities have been installed for both devices. I have tried temporarily removing all WPA / WEP security from the router, but this hasn't allowed connection. Typing WinIPCfg tells me my Host Name, but the DNS Server is blank. The Node Type is Broadcast, but the other Host Information is blank. The Ethernet Adapter Information gives me an Adapter Address, but the IP Address says "Media Disconnected". The Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, etc are blank. I cannot find anything about MAC on the router settings, but DHCP is enabled. The Start Address and Server End Address are very close together (only the last set of numbers is different ), but I can't see a way of changing them. Does this give you a clue? |
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Mike,
Thanks again for your help. My router is a proprietary one from Orange (called an Orange Livebox), so I can't easily identify it, but the firmware is INVENTEL v5.10. Re WEP - sorry I should have said - it is currently set to "WPA Only". I will try the Networking NG this evening. Cheers, Robin "Mike M" wrote: Robin, Knowing the router model would possibly help, especially so as you have been unable to determine whether router is blocking access from your hardware based on its MAC address. Alternatively have you been able to connect to the router using the same hardware (usb or PCMIA) but installed in another system which would mean that either the device is registered with the router or that the router doesn't require device registration? You might be better posting details of your problem to the WindowsMe.Networking NG. (microsoft.public.windowsme.networking) where one of the networking gurus might see your post, Steve Winograd is one who comes to mind although I know he has recently cut down on his posting to the NGs. Incidentally if the router doesn't require hardware registration and you are using WEP encryption this is a bit like having your front door kept closed by a piece of string. As you may know it takes about 20 seconds to break WEP using readily available tools. -- Mike Maltby |
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