Windows XP hangs with PCI Wireless G card

[bobandnae]

I've recently created a wireless network, and installed the Linksys WMP54g PCI card in my desktop. In order for it to work, I had three phone calls with their tech support to find out that the Wireless Zero Config. service needed to be re-enabled, and now it seems to work - mostly. However, when I log on to the desktop, there is now a very long delay between showing my desktop, icons and all, and actually being able to use the computer. I don't think it is due to enabling the Zero Config service, because it didn't do that before when the service was enabled. Does anybody know if the Wireless card could cause this, and if so, what can I do to solve the problem?

I have another problem that I think I know how to solve now from reading another post, but if someone can confirm or deny my suspicions, I'll be glad to hear it: I'm using a Linksys Wireless broadband router (don't remember the model no.), and trying to share dial-up internet over it (while I wait for broadband). Each time I reboot my PC, the connection to it is somehow messed up - I don't get an IP address from it. To fix it, I go and set a static IP and all that, say ok, then set it back to dynamic, open the connection and click repair and it works from then on. Also, the shared internet hasn't yet worked on my desktop, and I haven't been able to make the internet-connected computer dial from my laptop (which has been able, on occasion, to use the internet connection). The post that I read said that the machine that shares the internet connection needs to also be the DHCP server, and that DHCP should be turned off in the router. I will try this tonight and hope that all my problems just dissappear.

Thanks in advance,

Robert Dunn

[Greenstead]

I think your problems may have dissappeared.

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[bobandnae]

Update: disabling DHCP on the router, and assigning static IPs to all four networked objects (the desktop that dials up is 192.168.0.1, the router ...2, the PC with wireless is ...3 and the laptop ...4) has made the internet work great. However, the delay in booting is still an issue. I usually leave the computer on, but it'd still be nice to know what's going on. So if anybody has a hint for me I'm all ears (or eyes or whatever).

Thanks again,
Robert

[Greenstead]

One thing that can cause delays on is the PC trying to re-establish network connections that no longer exist - it sits doing a timeout.

If you set to view hidden folders and look under your username folder under \documents and settings\ you will find a folder 'nethood'. This is the memory of previous network connections which it trys to re-establish. If there are old ones you can just delete them.
(having said this, the system deletes them if they cannot be found in 24 hrs - so this should not be the problem).