Wireless Pci Adapter Not Connecting :angry:

[duffman77087]

well i just bought a airlink101 802.11g wireless pci adapter, supports both b/g @ 11/54 data rates well i can not get it to connect to my wireless router, its a 2WIRE home portal from sbc yahoo dsl and its wireless compatible because i was running a airlink usb wireless adapter and it worked fine well i tried using airlink101's software and it does not eaven start up on my computer to configure the network so i tried using windows to configure the network and the line shows that its there with a great signal but its a locked network and i put my wep code in it and nothing when i try to connect it says windows could not connect to the network ask the administrator. so what should i do ???

[flashram]

You need to ensure the software running the wireless connection receiver is turned on to the same WEP and your wireless pci adaper, a bit like modems talking to each other.

 

Also check in the firewall and make sure that you haven't got that turned on to disable connections.

 

I have found that making the computers pci adapter that has the wireless card in, a static IP address makes mine work better than trying to have the transmitter end setup an IP address when you are trying to connect. Seems to have to do with timing out while the computer is firing up.

 

Go through the setup methodically and don't assume that you have something set correctly until you check it. Also turn off the security to your wireless network whilst you setup the system and then turn it on once you have told the system that the IP address of the computer you are trying to get to access is allowed, otherwise you might just keep chasing your tail.

 

Sometimes the aerials on the network cards aren't all that good either but by the sound of it, it should be fine.

Edited May 27, 2006 by flashram

[Madmanmcp]

First thing I would do is turn off ALL firewalls including Windows XP Firewall and all antivirus programs.

 

Information about 2wire:

h_tp://www.dslreports.com/faq/twowire/8.%20Two%20Wire%20Home%20Portal%20Modems

 

2Wire units that do not have wireless built in: 1000©, 1070(-, 1100, 1500©, 100(s), 165, 1250

 

Q: Is the Software required for use? (#5905)

A: The software is not required for setup or normal operations.

 

 

Help from Practically Networked:

h_tp://www.practicallynetworked.com/review.asp?pid=306

 

Help from ExtremeTech:

h_tp://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1156510,00.asp