Linksys WUSB54G wireless adapter cannot access internet

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musicboy333@yahoo.com (bobber) wrote in
news:fb2f867f.0405081443.58b2e6ed@posting.google.com:

> Hi, I just bought a Linksys WUSB54G wireless adapter, it works fine, I
> can see the networks and it shows good signal strength. I am
> accessing school's WiFi network (802.11 11 Mbps) through it. The only
> problem it that I cannot use it either for Browser or FTP or any other
> application. Any advice on what is causing this problem and how to fix
> it will be appreciated as Liknksys support staff themselves have no
> clue!
>
You determine if the card is getting a IP from a DHCP server on the
network. If the card is getting an IP that starts with 169, then it may
indicate the O/S and the NIC are having trouble due to some kind of mis-
configuration of the NIC. Can you access anything when the machine is using
a wire connection? IPconfig /all will show the IP the machine is using.

Duane