Wireless netowrk is killing me

TruckStuff · Post by **TruckStuff** » Sat Aug 30, 2003 9:31 pm

I'm at my in-laws this weekend trying to set them up with wireless for their new cable modem. I've set these up in the past and did not have nearly as many problems. I'm using all Linksys gear.

Current Situation: all wired computers in the house are able to connect to the net (I'm posting from them). I do NOT have any MAC filters in place yet. All wireless devices have the proper SSID entered. All wireless are running WinXP. I enabled WEP on the router and entered the key into the WinXP config util. It won't connect to the router no matter what happens. The machine either takes some random private IP address (as if it couldn't find the DHCP server on the router) or it givves me a message saying "Invalid IP Address". The signal strength is always excellent; the wireless and the router are one room apart.

I'll keep searching LinkSys support, but if anyone has any experience with this, I'd appreciate some direction. TIA.

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Sat Aug 30, 2003 10:13 pm

If you've done it before I can only assume you have a bad router. Have you tried setting it up without encryption just to see if that works?

I got a bad D-Link router the other day for a client and had to replace it.

TruckStuff · Post by **TruckStuff** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 12:13 pm

Originally posted by FlyingPenguin
If you've done it before I can only assume you have a bad router.

This is the assumption I have come to also. I stripped the network down to no MAC filters, no WEP with SSID broadcasts enabled and still got nothing. Problem is that I don't know if its the router or the card in the PC. The PC is able to see the network (it finds the SSID when it searches), just not access it. Right now I'm planning on buying another router and card and just returning which ever winds up being the problem. One trip to best buy rather than several.

BillyGoat · Post by **BillyGoat** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 12:31 pm

Right now I'm planning on buying another router and card and just returning which ever winds up being the problem. One trip to best buy rather than several.

ah so wise- this is the voice of experience

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 1:48 pm

Reset the router back to the defaults. If it's cable you don't need to configure anything. If it's DSL all you need to do is configure the PPPOE login.

See if that works.

TruckStuff · Post by **TruckStuff** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 5:52 pm

Figured it out. Turns out the router was bad. Bought a new one and all is good now.