wireless LAN conected...but is it?

[housedog]

hi i am problems with linksys WUSB546 usb network adapter the problem is it says it is connected to my linksys WRT54G router but it is only connected at 5.5mbps this results in it not working at all it also says that the signal strength is :excellent so i click on the windows wireless icon //picture below pops up\\ and it says it has sent XXX amount of packets and always it says it has received 0 so i tried to reinstall it and now i can only connect to the router some times for example it will work for a few hours then it will lose connection and will not receive connection for the next half hour so i tried reentering my pass word still no luck now i don't no what to do any idea what is going on?

this is what it looks like when it is working/in windows monitor\


and working in /linksys monitor\


and this is what it looks like when it is not working in /windows monitor\ i know its only been going for 37 sec but believe me it stays like that for about half an hour


and not working in /linksys monitor\


if you have any idea how to fix this please say it would be much appreciated...if you need any more info also just tell me what u want to know

thanks
housedog

[johnwill]

Let's see this when you have an issue.


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

In the command prompt window that opens, type type the following command:

Note that there is a space before the /ALL, but there is NOT a space after the / in the following command.

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.

[housedog]

Hi john thanks for the reply

my wan is working at the momment...do u also want me 2 ipconfig when it is not working?

here is the ipconfig now that it is working!

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

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

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : XXXX
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection 3:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Linksys Wireless-G USB Network Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.13
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.17
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 202.74.207.10
202.74.202.100

i put X's over host name and physical address just to be safe...

i will do another ipconfig when my network adapter cuts out again

thanks
housedog

[johnwill]

Well, the fact that you have a manual configuration of your IP addresses prevents Windows from knowing when you're connected, which is why it always says it's connected. Why are you manually assigning the IP addresses?

[housedog]

Hi john

this is the Windows config when it did that stupid 5mbps thing "not working"(i think its the same)

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

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

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : XXXX
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection 3:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Linksys Wireless-G USB Network Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.13
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.17
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 202.74.207.10
202.74.202.100

The reason we have set our network manually is so 1 we don't get hacked and 2 if there is a problem on the network we can find it easily via the router log files

thanks
housedog

[clyde123]

"The reason we have set our network manually is so 1 we don't get hacked"

If you're behind a router, you won't get hacked any differently with a manually assigned IP as opposed to a DHCP assigned one.

You'll need to change the PC to "Obtain an IP address automatically" and then post the results here as a first step to understanding what's happening.

[johnwill]

What he said.

[housedog]

hello

having a few problems changing my router and other wan adapters to DHCP so i think I'm going to have to leave it sorry guys i manged to get a bit beater screen shot of the connection image



as you can see it has sent lots of packets but not received any you can also see it says it is connected but only at 5.5 mbps but the signal strength is full you can finally see how long it has been connected for ..like 60mins........what is going on?????? lol

i possible think it may be the drivers now but I'm not sure is there a program or something that can check if i have the right drivers or clear out any drivers that might be confusing it?

thanks
housedog

[johnwill]

With a manual IP address assigned, it's impossible to see what's going on there. I don't think you have any connection. Note that the status will say connected all the time for a manual address.

[housedog]

any other ideas guys?

thanks housedog

[johnwill]

I've said it a number of times, this is my last attempt.

Enable DHCP on that connection and post another IPCONFIG /ALL please.