>
> Greetings, list members. I'm finally back on the list after a couple or
> so years, this time with a different email account.
>
> I'm having problems with my Linksys 802.11g card. Can someone help
> troubleshoot? I haven't been able to get a web site in a browser window for
> over three days now on the usual wireless network. I tried a bunch of
> things:
>
> 1. I called Dell to help troubleshoot the Inspiron 8200 laptop-- one of
> the last things we did was a Repair Installation of Windows XP Home. It's
> more screwed up now than before-- it freezes up and some of the Utilities
> don't function. This is ok-- I can do a full Reinstall later on my own.
> The tech suggested that I might have a virus or spyware. I told him that I
> have Norton installed on both partitions and AVG on the first partition as
> well. I have Microsoft Defender and Adaware SE installed on the First
> partition also, and I scan with all programs at least once a day (different
> times for each program).
>
> 2. We also uninstalled and reinstalled the Linksys software. No luck.
>
> 3. The Dell & Linksys techs suggested that my firewall might be
> interfering. I didn't have problems before, but I disabled the Zone Alarm
> anyway, to entertain them. No luck.
>
> 4. I have two partitions on my laptop's hard drive, both of which have XP
> Home installed. On the First (now screwed up) partition, I got good signal
> with the card, but "Limited or no connectivity". I clicked Repair but got
> an error message stating that I wasn't getting an IP address. The Dell &
> Linksys techs both had me do an IP config and other stuff to no avail. I
> thought maybe there was something wrong with the particular network, so I
> decided to try other networks...
>
> 3. I went to the park near City Hall the other night. I picked up
> several networks, a few of which were open/unsecured. I got good signal
> from them but still couldn't get a page to open at all in a browser window:
> so it's not the particular network that's having problems-- it's the laptop
> and/or card. Which is it?
>
> 4. I tried running the card on the Second partition, which also has XP
> installed (with all Updates as well). The card used to run on this seldomly
> used partition perfectly well. Since I did the Repair Installation of XP on
> the First partition, this Second partition should've been spared from
> getting screwed up like the First one, right? The card's lights come on,
> but this time instead of Limited or No Connectivity, I got Very Good to
> Excellent signal, but I still couldn't get a page to open. Then I got the
> blue screen of death on the Second partition. I haven't tried to reboot
> since. The Second partition also got screwed up somehow.
>
> 5. I usually run the card in the Second (bottom) card slot, to keep the
> dust off. I thought maybe the slot might be screwed up, so I switched to
> the First (top) slot. No luck.
>
> 6. When I called Linksys to help troubleshoot the card (see above), they
> recommended I try the card in another laptop. We tried to install the card
> and software on an older laptop which has 'Windows mE on it. The
> installation worked but the card didn't (the card lights came on though).
> The tech said that these g cards don't always work with mE anyway-- try a
> better OS. But I don't have another working laptop with a newer OS. The
> tech suggested I hook up my laptop to another (wired) network to see if it's
> the laptop that's having the problem. I will try connecting to a DSL
> network tomorrow at a friend's house.
>
> 7. Last night the same friend said that these cards tend to get "burnt
> out". I don't know if this is true. I actually sniffed the card anyway,
> and it didn't smell burnt at all LOL
>
> Pretty soon, I'm gonna have to resort to voodoo to get this fixed. Any
> tips or suggestions are welcome. Thanks in advance.
>
>
> Frank
>
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