wireless connection

[waga17]

Hi I have a DI-524 and can connect to my internet via ADSL and a BT voyager modem. It all works fine wired and wireless when I configure it.

But as soon as I reboot my machine I cannot connect to the internet wirelessly. I get limited or no connectivity.

I am pretty sure its because until I plug my laptop into my router I cant pick up and renew my IP address but why?????

[johnwill]

Please supply the following info, exact make and models of the equipment please.

What country are you located in.
Name of your ISP (Internet Service Provider).
What is the expected Upstream/Downstream speed for your ISP Connection?
Make and exact model of the broadband modem.
Make and exact model of the router (if a separate unit).
Model numbers can usually be obtained from the label on the device.
Connection type, wired or wireless.
If wireless, encryption used, (none, WEP, WPA, or WPA2)
Make and model of your computer.
Version and patch level of Windows on all affected machines, i.e. XP-Home (or XP-Pro), SP1-SP2, Vista, etc.
The Internet Browser in use, IE, Firefox, Opera, etc.




Please give an exact description of your problem symptoms, including the exact text of any error messages.

If you're using a wireless connection, have you tried a direct connection with a cable to see if that changes the symptoms?

If there are other computers on the same network, are they experiencing the same issue, or do they function normally?




On any affected computer, I'd also like to see this:

Hold the Windows key and press R, then type CMD to open a command prompt:

Type the following commands:

PING 216.109.112.135

PING yahoo.com

NBTSTAT -n

IPCONFIG /ALL

Right click in the command window and choose Select All, then hit Enter.
Paste the results in a message here.

If you are on a machine with no network connection, use a floppy, USB disk, or a CD-RW disk to transfer a text file with the information to allow pasting it here.

[waga17]

What country are you located in. - England
Name of your ISP (Internet Service Provider). - BT
What is the expected Upstream/Downstream speed for your ISP Connection? - 4Mb
Make and exact model of the broadband modem. - BT Voyager
Make and exact model of the router (if a separate unit). - DLINK DI-524
Model numbers can usually be obtained from the label on the device.
Connection type, wired or wireless. - Wired and Wireless
If wireless, encryption used, (none, WEP, WPA, or WPA2) - WPA
Make and model of your computer. - Dell Inspiron 6400
Version and patch level of Windows on all affected machines, i.e. XP-Home (or XP-Pro), SP1-SP2, Vista, etc. - XP Home SP2
The Internet Browser in use, IE, Firefox, Opera, etc. - IE 7




Please give an exact description of your problem symptoms, including the exact text of any error messages. - I have set up my router and can connect to the internet fine. When the ethernet is connect it works and I can also connect to the network wirelessly. However when I take the ethernet out the wireless drops straight out and will connect but with limited or no connectivity.

I can connect my work laptop to the network fine with the required network key.

I have tried using a static IP and this does not work at all and I have tried not protection on the network and the same thing happens.

If you're using a wireless connection, have you tried a direct connection with a cable to see if that changes the symptoms? - Yes Wired works fine

If there are other computers on the same network, are they experiencing the same issue, or do they function normally? - No others although my work PC can connect wirelessly no problem

Results of ping etc:

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

C:\Documents and Settings\Mark Wagstaff>ping 216.109.112.135

Pinging 216.109.112.135 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 216.109.112.135: bytes=32 time=110ms TTL=50
Reply from 216.109.112.135: bytes=32 time=109ms TTL=50
Reply from 216.109.112.135: bytes=32 time=112ms TTL=50
Reply from 216.109.112.135: bytes=32 time=115ms TTL=50

Ping statistics for 216.109.112.135:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 109ms, Maximum = 115ms, Average = 111ms

C:\Documents and Settings\Mark Wagstaff>ping yahoo.com

Pinging yahoo.com [216.109.112.135] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 216.109.112.135: bytes=32 time=112ms TTL=50
Reply from 216.109.112.135: bytes=32 time=110ms TTL=50
Reply from 216.109.112.135: bytes=32 time=110ms TTL=50
Reply from 216.109.112.135: bytes=32 time=108ms TTL=50

Ping statistics for 216.109.112.135:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 108ms, Maximum = 112ms, Average = 110ms

C:\Documents and Settings\Mark Wagstaff>nbtstat -n

Local Area Connection:
Node IpAddress: [192.168.0.133] Scope Id: []

NetBIOS Local Name Table

Name Type Status
---------------------------------------------
WAGSTAFF <00> UNIQUE Registered
WAGSTAFF <20> UNIQUE Registered
MSHOME <00> GROUP Registered

Wireless Network Connection:
Node IpAddress: [0.0.0.0] Scope Id: []

No names in cache

C:\Documents and Settings\Mark Wagstaff>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Wagstaff
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Cont
roller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-15-C5-15-DB-57
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.133
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 194.72.9.34
192.168.0.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 02 May 2008 21:28:42
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 09 May 2008 21:28:42

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Networ
k Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-13-02-65-83-63

C:\Documents and Settings\Mark Wagstaff>

[johnwill]

That IPCONFIG shows a good connection, are you attempting to connect wirelessly here?

[waga17]

No on a cable.

When on cable it works and will connect wirelessly but when I take ethernet out the wireless drops out??

My worl laptop will connect wirelessly fine??

[johnwill]

You have no wireless connection at all with the cable attached.

When you search for wireless networks, do you find them? Have you disabled all encryption and MAC filtering on the router as a test?