Wireless PCI Card Setup Problem

[hanuman99]

I recently bought a wireless PCI card for one of my kids desktop but facing some problem connecting the network. I bought a Intellinet Wireless Network PCI Adapter and installed it on the Dell Dimension 8100 loaded with Windows XP.

Here is my hardwares setup:
Modem: ZTE ZXDSL 831
Router: Linksys WRT54G

The problem i'm facing now is my new wireless PCI card can't establish the connection to my wireless router. Tried both bundled utility ("Ralink Wireless Utility") & windows zero configuration (disabling WZC in services) but no help.

Tried TCP/IP stack repair as below but still no help:
Reset TCP/IP stack to installation defaults. netsh int ip reset reset.log
Reset WINSOCK entries to installation defaults: netsh winsock reset catalog
Reboot my machine.

Additional info:
I could see my neighbour wireless network but mine intermittently appear.
I have notebook installed with Intel PRO/Wireless 22300BG which is working fine.

Heres a copy paste of the IPconfig:

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\oddkm>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : personal-0e8358
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection 10:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Ralink Turbo Wireless LAN Card
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0E-2E-FA-23-79

Could someone help me please....

[stif_NEC]

Try changing the channel(use 11,9,1) of the router. Then try to see if you can see the network. if might be have some interferrence. Do you have a cordless phone near the router? Try moving it away from the router.

[hanuman99]

Thanks for reply buddy!
Tried change to various channels (1,6,9 & 11) but no help.
Got the cordless phone next to my router, moved it far away from the router (I even turn it off) but still no help.

Anything else that I should try.....?

[stif_NEC]

Try reinstalling the adapter and install the drivers only ( after uninstall, go to device manager and do a hardware scan then once it detect the adapter install the drivers only).

Then try to reconnect to the entwork if this may not work, try connecting this computer on a different network (if possible). if not install it on a different computer (for isolation)

[hanuman99]

Tried uninstall & reinstall the driver only --> No help!
Test with other network (so happen that there is one unsecured wireless network available in my neighbourhood) --> Work Fine!
I don't have other desktop, so I can't to do an isolation test.

[DellCA]

Hanuman99, I noticed in your original post that the adapter is listed as a Ralink Turbo Wireless LAN Card. Try disabling the turbo setting on the card (force it do 54Mbps for 802.11G or 11Mbps for B) and see if that makes a difference. I've seen in the past where two different brands fail to talk to each other because they handle the higher, non-standard, speeds differently.

Larry
Dell Customer Advocate

[johnwill]

DellCA is correct, I'd disable ALL the proprietary "turbo" modes on both the router and the wireless adapter.

[ThorXP]

Welcome to TSF....

Here are some articles that may help:

MSBBN: How to troubleshoot wireless connection problems
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;831770

How to troubleshoot wireless network connections in Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;870702

I do not know if you have service pack 2 installed but it is a rather large help.

Download Windows XP Service Pack 2 full installation
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

[hanuman99]

Thanks for the feedback everyone. Really appreciate it. :pray
Let me try out all the tips & will update the result.