wireless adapter connected, no internet

finlay · 01-29-2007, 11:12 AM

This is regarding a Dell Inspiron 6400 laptop. the intel pro wireless adapter as well as the broadcom adapter connect OK Even with McAfee disabled (no firewalls) no internet connection is available and I cannot ping any addresses listed by ipconfig. I've tried everything I can think of, running the wireless adapter with WZC and then using the Intel software, minimizing the number of protocols - I now have Client for MS Networks, File and printer sharing, QoS, Network Monitor driver, IPV6, AEgis, WLAN transport, and TCP/IP - nothing makes any difference. DHCP is enabled.
Another problem is that Internet Explorer always exits with an error message.
If I try to repair connection I get Windows cannot disable the wireless adapter. Similarly with ipconfig /release /renew. If I run those I get limited or no connectivity.
Dell diagnostics reports all well with the adapters as does msconfig.
Can any one help? this one's driving me crazy.

Finlay

finlay · 01-29-2007, 11:58 AM

My apologies. I have eventually sorted this. The answer of course was staring me in the face. a setting in McAffee security. Of course it was! It ALWAYS is!

**Cellus** · 01-29-2007, 12:19 PM

That's good to hear. Just for future reference, what was the setting in McAfee that fixed this problem?

01-29-2007, 11:12 AM	#1 (permalink)
finlay Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 7 OS: XP Pro, Fedora Core 5	wireless adapter connected, no internet This is regarding a Dell Inspiron 6400 laptop. the intel pro wireless adapter as well as the broadcom adapter connect OK Even with McAfee disabled (no firewalls) no internet connection is available and I cannot ping any addresses listed by ipconfig. I've tried everything I can think of, running the wireless adapter with WZC and then using the Intel software, minimizing the number of protocols - I now have Client for MS Networks, File and printer sharing, QoS, Network Monitor driver, IPV6, AEgis, WLAN transport, and TCP/IP - nothing makes any difference. DHCP is enabled. Another problem is that Internet Explorer always exits with an error message. If I try to repair connection I get Windows cannot disable the wireless adapter. Similarly with ipconfig /release /renew. If I run those I get limited or no connectivity. Dell diagnostics reports all well with the adapters as does msconfig. Can any one help? this one's driving me crazy. Finlay Last edited by finlay : 01-29-2007 at 11:16 AM.

01-29-2007, 12:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
Cellus Moderator Networking Team Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 2,633 OS: Windows Vista Business SP1, Windows XP Professional SP3 My System	That's good to hear. Just for future reference, what was the setting in McAfee that fixed this problem? __________________ TSF Networking Team HijackThis 5 Step Process Donate!

01-29-2007, 11:58 AM	#2 (permalink)
finlay Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 7 OS: XP Pro, Fedora Core 5	My apologies. I have eventually sorted this. The answer of course was staring me in the face. a setting in McAffee security. Of course it was! It ALWAYS is!