Wireless Networking Problems

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Acolyte2

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Any wireless networking gurus here? I cannot get my laptop to connect to the uni wireless system. I run Windows XP Pro, on an NEC Versa M540. The onboard wireless card is disabled, because the guys in the shop found it was causing startup conflicts. I bought a NetGear wireless card which I slide into the slot on the side. (PCMA or something.) I have installed it, downloaded new drivers, reinstalled and redownloaded. Unfortunately every time I pop the damn thing in it freezes my machine up. Not straight away, but soon. I have never been able to get connected, and it is starting to piss me off. Any ideas?

Cheers, Acolyte.
 
It sounds like you have device conflicts. I would question why your onboard wireless card had to be disabled instead of resolving the conflict that was causing the problem.

Try going to System Information and checking your Hardware Resources to see if there are any Conflict/Sharing hardware issues. See if you can figure out what is sharing the IRQ location with the wireless card.

It is going to be a process of elimination to find out what is causing this issue with both network cards.

You could try booting it in safe mode and see if the card will work without loading all startup programs and see which one is causing it.

You could also call Netgear and see if they can help you quicker.

I still think that your original wireless card should be working unless it is a bad card. I would question whether it should have been disabled rather than determining why it was having issues.
 
Put in the CD that came with the router. Go through all the menues like direct connection to the modem, then to the router etc. Assign passwords and use WPA encription not WEP. WEP can be 'sniffed' and makes your computer vulnerable to hackers.

Sometimes its just a case of the wireless card, the computer and the router losing their brains and you need to reset everything.
 
I go to onforce.com when I just can't figure it out. Crap some of this jazz is just beyond me and I need to sharpen my knife
 
check what wireless port is being used. Seems like the card is reading the disabled port. wHY IS THE ORIGINAL CARD CAUSING STARTUP CONFLICTS. It seems the "guys: you took the computer to, couldn;t fix the problem, or are you reluctent to pay a big bill for the correct fix. Have soneone who knows hardware troubles look at the system. It mat cost over a hundred dollars, but they can fix the trouble. It sounds like they did a cheap fix in the first place. You get what you pay for.
 
The PCMCIA card should be in the machine when you power it up.

You may need to look at compatability of your internal wireless, the PCMCIA card, and your router.

I don't care what they say about wireless G, B, and N all being upward and backward compatable, they aren't.

Wireless N is the new kid on the block with B being or should be totally gone now. Wireless G has a lot of compatibility issues and will soon be gone with the onset of Wireless N.

My newer "G" laptop will not connect to my "B" network with its builtin wireless but connects just fine with a compatable "B" pcmcia card.

If your router is a "B" You need to look at going ahead and upgrading to an "N". Forget about "G". G will be history soon, if not already. Thats why you may find some that are really cheap.

Wireless N is already standard in most new laptops, if not all... If you find a laptop with wireless G built in, it will be cheaper or will have been sitting on a shelf for a while. I would avoid it.

Sounds to me like you could have a compatability of wireless G to a B router....maybe....

I know.....TMI.....
 
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