Repost: D-LInk wireless PCI needs rescan every log on

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Nick Mirro wrote:
> no reply : - (
>
> I have 2 D-Link wireless PCI adapters - DWL-G520 (using D-Link
> utility) running on a w2k and xp machine.
>
> The connection works from the OS log on screen. When I log on to
> either machine, the desktop appears and then the wireless connection
> is dropped. I am required to rescan every time I log back on.
>
> My laptop connects with a DWL G650, using Windows to manage the
> connection. No problems.
>
>
> Setup
>
> D-Link (DI-624) broadband wireless 'G' router.
> Infrastructure WEP open system 64 bit encryption.
> Mode is G with or without turbo.
> Both machines use D-Links config utility to manage connection.
>
> Nick

Using the proprietary config utility, disable Wireless Zero
Configuration. Also, broadcast SSID - this is often the solution to
squirrely wireless connections.

Q

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Thanks for your help with this. I have been broadcasting SSID. In both the
D-Link router and PCI wireless config utilities, there is no reference to
zero config (though I remember it from my Linksys setup prior).

Can you tell me where this setting is found?

Nick



"Quaoar" <quaoar@tenthplanet.net> wrote in message
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> Nick Mirro wrote:
>> no reply : - (
>>
>> I have 2 D-Link wireless PCI adapters - DWL-G520 (using D-Link
>> utility) running on a w2k and xp machine.
>>
>> The connection works from the OS log on screen. When I log on to
>> either machine, the desktop appears and then the wireless connection
>> is dropped. I am required to rescan every time I log back on.
>>
>> My laptop connects with a DWL G650, using Windows to manage the
>> connection. No problems.
>>
>>
>> Setup
>>
>> D-Link (DI-624) broadband wireless 'G' router.
>> Infrastructure WEP open system 64 bit encryption.
>> Mode is G with or without turbo.
>> Both machines use D-Links config utility to manage connection.
>>
>> Nick
>
> Using the proprietary config utility, disable Wireless Zero Configuration.
> Also, broadcast SSID - this is often the solution to squirrely wireless
> connections.
>
> Q
>

Archived from groups: alt.internet.wireless (More info?)

Nick Mirro wrote:
> Thanks for your help with this. I have been broadcasting SSID. In
> both the D-Link router and PCI wireless config utilities, there is no
> reference to zero config (though I remember it from my Linksys setup
> prior).
> Can you tell me where this setting is found?
>
> Nick
>
>
>
> "Quaoar" <quaoar@tenthplanet.net> wrote in message
> news:FqmdneYFkehT6lHcRVn-iw@comcast.com...
>> Nick Mirro wrote:
>>> no reply : - (
>>>
>>> I have 2 D-Link wireless PCI adapters - DWL-G520 (using D-Link
>>> utility) running on a w2k and xp machine.
>>>
>>> The connection works from the OS log on screen. When I log on to
>>> either machine, the desktop appears and then the wireless connection
>>> is dropped. I am required to rescan every time I log back on.
>>>
>>> My laptop connects with a DWL G650, using Windows to manage the
>>> connection. No problems.
>>>
>>>
>>> Setup
>>>
>>> D-Link (DI-624) broadband wireless 'G' router.
>>> Infrastructure WEP open system 64 bit encryption.
>>> Mode is G with or without turbo.
>>> Both machines use D-Links config utility to manage connection.
>>>
>>> Nick
>>
>> Using the proprietary config utility, disable Wireless Zero
>> Configuration. Also, broadcast SSID - this is often the solution to
>> squirrely wireless connections.
>>
>> Q


The Wireless Zero Configuration service can be found from All
Programs/Accessories/System Tools/Administrative Services/Services or
the Administrative Services control panel/Services.