Help help help. This is the second night I've been trying to get to the bottom of this so any feedback is much appreciated.
I basically can't get my laptop to connect to the internet via wireless (I've searched many forums and tried many options to no avail). However, I CAN connect to the internet via my ethernet/LAN connection.
The laptop is new, the wireless router isn't. I have connected to internet via wireless using this same router before with other laptops.
My Set Up
Laptop = Dell Inspiron 9400
OS= Windows XP Media Centre Edition, SP2
Wireless Adaptor = Intel Pro/Wireless 3945ABG
Router = Linksys Wireless G ADSL Gateway (Model=WAG54GS)
Problem #1: My wireless connection shows a 'Limited or No Availability' status
I ran IPCONFIG/ALL and this is what I got:
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : SAYANGCOM
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : WAG54GS
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : WAG54GS
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-18-8B-B4-CB-6C
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.111.39.1
192.111.39.4
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 29 March 2007 22:06:56
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 30 March 2007 22:06:56
Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection 3:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-19-D2-02-F2-4A
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.98.7
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
Immediately I suspected the issue was the missing default gateway. So I reset the router and re-started the PC - no change.
I then proceeded to manually configure my TCP/IP settings to look like this:
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : SAYANGCOM
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : WAG54GS
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : WAG54GS
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-18-8B-B4-CB-6C
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.111.39.1
192.111.39.4
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 29 March 2007 22:06:56
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 30 March 2007 22:06:56
Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection 3:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-19-D2-02-F2-4A
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.102
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.111.39.1
192.111.39.4
This time it worked and my wireless connection was up and running (or so I thought)... enter problem #2.
Problem #2: Wireless is connected but cannot connect to internet
Although my wireless is now connected, I cannot seem to get on the internet.
I have tried pinging 4.2.2.1 and there is no reply. I have been told this indicates that there is something probably wrong with the gateway still. This is where I get confused as I'm not sure now if it's a set up issue or my router is faulty.
I have checked my router and everything seems fine. Are there any other checks or tests I can run to eliminate problems. It's a minefield out there!
I basically can't get my laptop to connect to the internet via wireless (I've searched many forums and tried many options to no avail). However, I CAN connect to the internet via my ethernet/LAN connection.
The laptop is new, the wireless router isn't. I have connected to internet via wireless using this same router before with other laptops.
My Set Up
Laptop = Dell Inspiron 9400
OS= Windows XP Media Centre Edition, SP2
Wireless Adaptor = Intel Pro/Wireless 3945ABG
Router = Linksys Wireless G ADSL Gateway (Model=WAG54GS)
Problem #1: My wireless connection shows a 'Limited or No Availability' status
I ran IPCONFIG/ALL and this is what I got:
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : SAYANGCOM
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : WAG54GS
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : WAG54GS
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-18-8B-B4-CB-6C
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.111.39.1
192.111.39.4
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 29 March 2007 22:06:56
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 30 March 2007 22:06:56
Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection 3:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-19-D2-02-F2-4A
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.98.7
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
Immediately I suspected the issue was the missing default gateway. So I reset the router and re-started the PC - no change.
I then proceeded to manually configure my TCP/IP settings to look like this:
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : SAYANGCOM
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : WAG54GS
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : WAG54GS
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-18-8B-B4-CB-6C
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.111.39.1
192.111.39.4
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 29 March 2007 22:06:56
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 30 March 2007 22:06:56
Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection 3:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-19-D2-02-F2-4A
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.102
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.111.39.1
192.111.39.4
This time it worked and my wireless connection was up and running (or so I thought)... enter problem #2.
Problem #2: Wireless is connected but cannot connect to internet
Although my wireless is now connected, I cannot seem to get on the internet.
I have tried pinging 4.2.2.1 and there is no reply. I have been told this indicates that there is something probably wrong with the gateway still. This is where I get confused as I'm not sure now if it's a set up issue or my router is faulty.
I have checked my router and everything seems fine. Are there any other checks or tests I can run to eliminate problems. It's a minefield out there!