Can't get it to work ...

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

When communicating with an AP you should definitely be using Infrastructure
mode. Try disabling WEP until you get the basics working. Also try
rebooting the router after configuration changes; it isn't required
according to the manual, but it definitely help me with Belkin gear; maybe
it'll help with D-Link too.

Ron Bandes, CCNP, CTT+, etc.

"Eugene Smith" <user@host.com> wrote in message
news:7ca76$40ce95f8$424bfad1$31763@msgid.meganewsservers.com...
> Here's the situation.
>
> I've got a wireless network card ( D-Link DWL-510 ) and a
> wireless router ( D-Link DI-524 ). Network card is plugged into
> the computer running Windows 2000.
> If I set the mode in D-Link Wireless Utility to "Ad-Hoc": it
> appears to send a few packets back and forth, change the status
> to "Waiting for peer", and that's it. I never get a connection.
> In SiteSurvey it shows the router, WEP = No, AP = No, Strength =
> 100.
> If I set the mode to "Infrastructure", it tries to connect and
> then says "No Connection to Network". SiteSurvey does not show
> any networks at all.
>
> I've got all the newest drivers, newest firmware, matching
> SSIDs, identical encryption configuration. Router works fine
> otherwise. ( In fact, writing this message through the router
> using the wired network card plugged into the port of the very
> same router ). Disabling wired card does not help.
>
> Any ideas? I'm starting to think that either the card or the
> router are defective ...
>
>
>

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

Ok, some progress ... Now the card and the router are able
to connect with each other. However, I'm NOT pleased with
the range of communication. Quality of connection fluctuates
between "good" and "poor" when the router is just 3 feet away
from the card. ( "NetStumbler" application estimates the signal/noise
level at -85 dBm ). If I take them further apart, the connection
becomes unstable.
The funny thing is, at the same time I can see no less than FOUR
different Wi-Fi access points other than mine. Some of their
signals must have travelled much longer distance, maybe 40-50
feet, and passed three or four thick walls on the way to my card.
I suspect that my router is defective and I have to exchange it.


"Ron Bandes" <RunderscoreBandes @yah00.com> wrote in message
news:kNEzc.1013$0b.1248553@news4.srv.hcvlny.cv.net...
> When communicating with an AP you should definitely be using
Infrastructure
> mode. Try disabling WEP until you get the basics working. Also try
> rebooting the router after configuration changes; it isn't required
> according to the manual, but it definitely help me with Belkin gear; maybe
> it'll help with D-Link too.
>
> Ron Bandes, CCNP, CTT+, etc.
>
> "Eugene Smith" <user@host.com> wrote in message
> news:7ca76$40ce95f8$424bfad1$31763@msgid.meganewsservers.com...
> > Here's the situation.
> >
> > I've got a wireless network card ( D-Link DWL-510 ) and a
> > wireless router ( D-Link DI-524 ). Network card is plugged into
> > the computer running Windows 2000.
> > If I set the mode in D-Link Wireless Utility to "Ad-Hoc": it
> > appears to send a few packets back and forth, change the status
> > to "Waiting for peer", and that's it. I never get a connection.
> > In SiteSurvey it shows the router, WEP = No, AP = No, Strength =
> > 100.
> > If I set the mode to "Infrastructure", it tries to connect and
> > then says "No Connection to Network". SiteSurvey does not show
> > any networks at all.
> >
> > I've got all the newest drivers, newest firmware, matching
> > SSIDs, identical encryption configuration. Router works fine
> > otherwise. ( In fact, writing this message through the router
> > using the wired network card plugged into the port of the very
> > same router ). Disabling wired card does not help.
> >
> > Any ideas? I'm starting to think that either the card or the
> > router are defective ...
> >
> >
> >
>
>

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

What are the frequency channels of the other AP's. For non-interference, you
can have APs with channels 1, 6, or 11. You can view the channel frequency
with NetStumbler.




"Eugene Smith" <user@host.com> wrote in message
news:7ed0b$40d3ec67$424bfad1$22698@msgid.meganewsservers.com...
> Ok, some progress ... Now the card and the router are able
> to connect with each other. However, I'm NOT pleased with
> the range of communication. Quality of connection fluctuates
> between "good" and "poor" when the router is just 3 feet away
> from the card. ( "NetStumbler" application estimates the signal/noise
> level at -85 dBm ). If I take them further apart, the connection
> becomes unstable.
> The funny thing is, at the same time I can see no less than FOUR
> different Wi-Fi access points other than mine. Some of their
> signals must have travelled much longer distance, maybe 40-50
> feet, and passed three or four thick walls on the way to my card.
> I suspect that my router is defective and I have to exchange it.
>
>
> "Ron Bandes" <RunderscoreBandes @yah00.com> wrote in message
> news:kNEzc.1013$0b.1248553@news4.srv.hcvlny.cv.net...
> > When communicating with an AP you should definitely be using
> Infrastructure
> > mode. Try disabling WEP until you get the basics working. Also try
> > rebooting the router after configuration changes; it isn't required
> > according to the manual, but it definitely help me with Belkin gear;
maybe
> > it'll help with D-Link too.
> >
> > Ron Bandes, CCNP, CTT+, etc.
> >
> > "Eugene Smith" <user@host.com> wrote in message
> > news:7ca76$40ce95f8$424bfad1$31763@msgid.meganewsservers.com...
> > > Here's the situation.
> > >
> > > I've got a wireless network card ( D-Link DWL-510 ) and a
> > > wireless router ( D-Link DI-524 ). Network card is plugged into
> > > the computer running Windows 2000.
> > > If I set the mode in D-Link Wireless Utility to "Ad-Hoc": it
> > > appears to send a few packets back and forth, change the status
> > > to "Waiting for peer", and that's it. I never get a connection.
> > > In SiteSurvey it shows the router, WEP = No, AP = No, Strength =
> > > 100.
> > > If I set the mode to "Infrastructure", it tries to connect and
> > > then says "No Connection to Network". SiteSurvey does not show
> > > any networks at all.
> > >
> > > I've got all the newest drivers, newest firmware, matching
> > > SSIDs, identical encryption configuration. Router works fine
> > > otherwise. ( In fact, writing this message through the router
> > > using the wired network card plugged into the port of the very
> > > same router ). Disabling wired card does not help.
> > >
> > > Any ideas? I'm starting to think that either the card or the
> > > router are defective ...
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>