Solved: Wireless woes

I just bought a new D-Link WBR-2310 wireless router and an Acer laptop. I am trying to set up a wireless network with two computers, the laptop and my desktop machine. I have the D-Link router wired to my desktop computer. During the installation of the software for the router, it stopped and said that it could not recognize the router as a D-Link product and suggested that I might need a firmware upgrade. I also have no internet connection on the desktop in this configuration, but if I go back to plugging my cable modem directly into my Ethernet port it works again.

Something strange was that the wireless connection on my laptop works like a charm… and still is working like a charm. Although it states that it’s a 54Mbps connection and the router is supposed to be 108Mbps.

I called D-Link technical support last night and spent an hour and a half on the phone with them and we weren’t able to come up with anything. We attempted defining an IP address and DNS, and automatic IP and DNS configuration. Pinging the IP would not work either. We also attempted to disable the Windows XP firewall to no avail. D-Link suggested that I call the manufacturer of my computer and get technical support from them because we determined that there is nothing wrong with the router by plugging it into the Ethernet port on my laptop. Since I bought all the parts for the computer years ago and put it together myself, I can’t call anyone for advice.

Has anyone seen a problem like this before? I apologize if there is a post that already deals with this, but I couldn’t find one.

 

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

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

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : acer-c28991bd48
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : cablerocket.net

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : cablerocket.net
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Atheros AR5005G Wireless Network Ada
pter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-16-CF-50-09-70
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.101
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : January 19, 2007 6:15:39 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : January 19, 2007 9:15:39 AM

 

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

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

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : kristjan-nvlga7
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce MCP Networking Adapter

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-E0-18-FC-34-D8
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.68
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
4.2.2.2

Ethernet adapter Network Bridge:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : MAC Bridge Miniport
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 52-D4-78-01-3D-84
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

C:\Documents and Settings\Kris>

 

As far as I know there is no 3rd party firewall running, and we disabled the windows xp firewall in an attempt to get it working. The antivirus program that I use is called NOD 32, as far as I know there is no firewall bundled with it.

 

Thanks,

I'm at work for the day, but I'll give this a try when I get home tonight.

 

I'm happy to report that I just disabled internet connection sharing and I'm now hooked up!

Thank you, I really appreciate your help.

Kris