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"Ron Bandes" <RunderscoreBandes @yah00.com> wrote in message news:<oFxsc.43712$cz5.14696995@news4.srv.hcvlny.cv.net>...
> I have found that the Belkin router needs to be rebooted after making
> changes. Although the manual doesn't say this, and the router appears to
> take the changes, I couldn't associate an access point with the router until
> I rebooted the router.
>
> Ron Bandes, CCNP, CTT+, etc.
>
> "Greg Surratt" <glsurrattt@att.net> wrote in message
> news:qj35b05ve1klsi8utkcqed8pphb433l58u@4ax.com...
> > On 24 May 2004 14:51:42 -0700, terrypabrick@netscape.net (Terry)
> > wrote:
> >
> > >terrypabrick@netscape.net (Terry) wrote in message
> news:<4a1703f0.0405232332.4deccaba@posting.google.com>...
> > >> I am trying to use a belkin wireless network card in conjunction with
> > >> the belkin adsl wireless router.
> > >>
> > >> Everything works apart from .. I can only connect to the internet via
> > >> the ethernet connection to the router (not the wireless connection).
> > >>
> > >> None the less I am successfully connected to the wireless network I
> > >> have set up.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Any sugestions as to where to look. Currently I am getting the router
> > >> to assign IP addresses to my ethernet card and wireless card (not
> > >> using static ip addresses).
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Thanks
> > >
> > >done some more work and have now found that if i disable security it
> > >all works fine.
> > >
> > >with security the wireless card shows that it has connected
> > >sucessfully to my network (used 128 bit WEP then WPA psk) but cannot
> > >access anything.
> > >
> > >DHCP does not seem to work when i enable a security mode - anybody
> > >else has similar probs ?
> >
> > Not sure if this will help, but I found that I could not configure the
> > Belkin Router with Norton Antivirus and Norton Internet Security
> > enabled. Evidently, they are using scripts to program the router. I
> > was able to put the information in, but when I clicked to save,
> > nothing happened and I lost all the stuff I had just entered.
> >
> > Configuring the individual Belkin cards in the PCs was not a problem,
> > but I couldn't connect to the router because it wasn't configured the
> > same.
> >
> > Belkin Tech support was no help - although, after I discovered the
> > solution to my problem, I emailed them and suggested they ask about
> > firewalls and antivirus software running on the machine before getting
> > into the standard "Did you reboot the PC?" and "Pull the plug on the
> > router and do a factory reset."
> >
> > Greg
Thanks for this Greg,
I uploaded the latest firmware - no effect.
Went back to static IP addresses - no effect.
It just decided to work with WPA late in the evening - when I rebooted
and power clycled everything. I think the firmware fixed a problem
and the reboot caused that to take effect.
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