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11-08-2005, 11:37 PM
Ok, i know this is similar (almost identical) to problems i've seen (Xartni's "Help, wireless works, internet does not" (http://forums.practicallynetworked.com/showthread.php?t=4717), but i followed that thread through, but to no avail.
I have a WUSB54GS v.2 wireless access point and a WRT54GS v.4 router (they came as a package deal). At first, i couldnt get the stupid thing to work at all. That was fine, I was taking win2k off anyway. I installed XP (Clean install. I formatted first) and followed the instructions. Pushed the buttons. No go. So, after trying all of the things in Xartni's post, i called tech support. He guided me through UNINSTALLING the provided utilities (Which, by the way, the package had large orange stickers saying "attention!!!! insert CD before connecting cables!!). This fixed the problem for about 5 minutes (long enough for me to get off of the phone and download Firefox). Then, for no reason, it just drops the internet. I'm still connected to the router, but i cant see my other machine, no internet, etc. Well, i changed the channel on the router, and that worked for about 2 minutes, then i (following more knowledge base articles on the linksys site) assigned a static ip. That worked for about 3 minutes.
I have tried the "ipconfig /release" "ipconfig /renew" and get the same error as windows when i try to 'repair' a connection: "Unable to access DHCP server. Please contact your administrator."
I have tried it with and without WEP active, i have tried different ips and everything. I am at a loss. If anyone knows what would cause it to work for a minute, then quit, please let me know.
It's an AMD 2ghz 64bit 'hammer' processor - northbridge rev C0, 1gig ram, onboard usb...Fresh install of WinXP.
Help.
Please
I have a WUSB54GS v.2 wireless access point and a WRT54GS v.4 router (they came as a package deal). At first, i couldnt get the stupid thing to work at all. That was fine, I was taking win2k off anyway. I installed XP (Clean install. I formatted first) and followed the instructions. Pushed the buttons. No go. So, after trying all of the things in Xartni's post, i called tech support. He guided me through UNINSTALLING the provided utilities (Which, by the way, the package had large orange stickers saying "attention!!!! insert CD before connecting cables!!). This fixed the problem for about 5 minutes (long enough for me to get off of the phone and download Firefox). Then, for no reason, it just drops the internet. I'm still connected to the router, but i cant see my other machine, no internet, etc. Well, i changed the channel on the router, and that worked for about 2 minutes, then i (following more knowledge base articles on the linksys site) assigned a static ip. That worked for about 3 minutes.
I have tried the "ipconfig /release" "ipconfig /renew" and get the same error as windows when i try to 'repair' a connection: "Unable to access DHCP server. Please contact your administrator."
I have tried it with and without WEP active, i have tried different ips and everything. I am at a loss. If anyone knows what would cause it to work for a minute, then quit, please let me know.
It's an AMD 2ghz 64bit 'hammer' processor - northbridge rev C0, 1gig ram, onboard usb...Fresh install of WinXP.
Help.
Please