wireless troubles

[kateydid514]

Ok, I've been having a lot of trouble with the wireless internet in my home. There is a network of 4 computers, 3 of them being wireless. 2 of the wireless computers have wonderful internet service, but the third just will not connect. I have tried contacting the router's company but none of their advice is helping. I deleted and reinstalled the program on the non-working computer. For most of the time the computer says that it "cannot associate with the access point" but it will also switch to "you are conncect to access point but internet cannot be found." It's an old computer (it's running on windows 98) but for awhile the internet was working fine on it and I just want to be able to get it back to that point. I have run out of ideas on how to proceed from here so I was wondering if anyone else had some suggestions? Thanks.

 

[etaf]

can you post an ipconfig /all

from a working machine and from the win98 PC

ipconfig /all

TWO Methods to do that - some people have problems with ONE----

ONE ---------------------------------
start
run
cmd {command in win98}
ipconfig /all

rightclick in the box
select all
enter
control key + C key - to copy
then reply here and
control key + V to paste

TWO -----------------------------------------------

Start, Run, CMD to open a DOS window and type:

IPCONFIG /ALL >C:\RESULT.TXT

Open C:\RESULT.TXT with Notepad and copy/paste the entire results here.

 

[kateydid514]

For the working computer:
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Kate P>ipconfig/all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Katelyn
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connecti
on
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0F-1F-B4-E7-68

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Dell Wireless WLAN 1350 WLAN Mini-PC
I Card
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-90-96-C6-A9-C1
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.101
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.87.64.146
68.87.75.194
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, January 19, 2007 11:37:03 AM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, January 20, 2007 11:37:03
AM

C:\Documents and Settings\Kate P>



For the nonworking computer: I can't seem to copy the same information. The computer won't allow me to right click within that window.

 

[kateydid514]

oops, sorry, i figured it out.
the information from the nonworking computer:
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . :
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Primary WINS Server . . . . :
Secondary WINS Server . . . :
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . :
Lease Expires . . . . . . . :

3 Ethernet adapter :

Description . . . . . . . . : AOL Dial-Up Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . : 44-45-53-54-61-70
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . :
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Primary WINS Server . . . . :
Secondary WINS Server . . . :
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . :
Lease Expires . . . . . . . :

C:\WINDOWS\Desktop>

 

[JohnWill]

The 0.0.0.0 IP address normally means you have driver and/or hardware problems on the computer. Another cause is a duplicate IP address on the network.

 

[kateydid514]

Is there anything I can do to fix that?

 

[etaf]

start>
control panel>
system>
hardware tab>
device manager button>

network adapters
click on the + sign

post backs whats there

also any ! X or ?

 

[kateydid514]

Network Adapters:
AOL Adapter
AOL Dial-up Adapter
Dial-up Adapter
Dial-up Adapter Number 2 (VPN Support)
Linksys Wireless/G PCR Adapter
Microsoft Virtual Private Networking Adapter
WAN miniport (ATW)

No ? or !

 

[etaf]

have a look on one of the working PC's device manager

post back contents

then post and IPCONFIG /ALL
for working and non working

 

[kateydid514]

Sorry it took me so long to repsond...I haven't been home


Network Adapters (for working computer):
1394 Net Adapter
Dell Wireless WLAN 1350 WLAN mini-PC Card
Intel (R) Pro 100 VE Network Connection

ipconfig/all (for working computer):

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

C:\Documents and Settings\Kate P>ipconfig/all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Katelyn
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connecti
on
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0F-1F-B4-E7-68

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Dell Wireless WLAN 1350 WLAN Mini-PC
I Card
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-90-96-C6-A9-C1
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.101
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.87.64.146
68.87.75.194
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, February 11, 2007 1:13:43 PM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, February 12, 2007 1:13:43 PM


C:\Documents and Settings\Kate P>


ipconfig/all (for nonworking computer):

DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . :
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Primary WINS Server . . . . :
Secondary WINS Server . . . :
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . :
Lease Expires . . . . . . . :

3 Ethernet adapter :

Description . . . . . . . . : AOL Dial-Up Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . : 44-45-53-54-61-70
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . :
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Primary WINS Server . . . . :
Secondary WINS Server . . . :
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . :
Lease Expires . . . . . . . :

C:\WINDOWS\Desktop>

 

[etaf]

is that the full IPCONFIG /ALL for the non working PC ??

 

[kateydid514]

yes it is

 

[etaf]

it does not appear complete missing the header

 

[kateydid514]

yeah, i know. i'm not sure why it did that but i copied everything that was there

 

[etaf]

it may be worth reinstalled the drivers for the netwrok adapters
you can do this from device manager