Wireless USB Adapter

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October 7th, 2009, 10:04 AM
Zonie

Wireless USB Adapter

Background Info;

Dell Vostro, 2GB Ram, XP Pro.

The system has a standard ethernet card built on mobo. Works fine. Client wants PC in another room on wireless. Installed Belkin wireless usb. Utility shows SSID, device manager shows Belkin wireless, network connections shows wireless. The problem is, I have set the wireless router for mac filter. When I go to DOS prompt and do an ipconfig /all, the ethernet card shows up with mac address, the wireless does not show up at all. Thinking there is a problem with the Belkin I bought a new Dlink and installed only to discover it does the same thing. What gives, anyone have any ideas as to why the wireless won't resolve and show IP and Mac?

TIA
October 7th, 2009, 10:58 AM
CCT

So it didn't take when you ran the Control Panel wireless network setup wizard?
October 7th, 2009, 01:53 PM
CeeBee

Wireless switch off? Or wireless connection disabled? That would cause the interface not to show in ipconfig.
October 7th, 2009, 07:30 PM
Zonie

Quote:

Originally Posted by CCT

So it didn't take when you ran the Control Panel wireless network setup wizard?

I used the software with both adapters. Both adapters showed in control panel>network connections>wireless network not connected, device manager> Network adapters> device is working properly.
October 7th, 2009, 07:31 PM
Zonie

Quote:

Originally Posted by CeeBee

Wireless switch off? Or wireless connection disabled? That would cause the interface not to show in ipconfig.

There is no wireless switch, this is a PC, wireless device is enabled, I even dusabled the local card in case there was some conflict, nada.
October 8th, 2009, 06:01 AM
CCT

Try a winsock reset - Click start, Run, copy & paste the following command:

netsh winsock reset

Or even a winsock repair; http://windowsxp.mvps.org/winsock.htm

You have entered the Mac for the computer into the router (since you used Mac filtering)? The router is broadcasting?
October 8th, 2009, 08:34 AM
Zonie

Allready have done reset and repair before posting. I am somewhat at a loss when the device shows everywhere else except for DOS under Ipconfig cmd. Maybe the next thing is a SFC , repair install, or maybe even a wipe and reinstall.