Yesterday I purchased a Linksys Wireless-G WMP54G PCI card for my desktop. I live in an apartment that I am able to access internet in with 2 seperate laptops. This one I am on right now is running Windows Vista and is the one I mainly use. The other is my roommates that is running Windows XP and he complains about not being able to access the net most of the time.
On this laptop I am able to see that the router is named Motorola 2 and there is one other system connected to the network named LUCY. I am not 100% sure if this is wireless net provided by the apartment complex or if I am just accessing from someone's personal router.
Anyways, I installed the card in my desktop by running the setup wizard and software from the disc first then installing the PCI card and rebooting to finish the wizard. I ran the software and got the message first that said "Cannot Connect to Access Point" then it would change to "Cannot Connect to the Internet" then back to access point. I searched through these forums and tried uninstalling the Linksys software through Add/Remove programs then rebooting and letting Windows wizard take over.
Once I did this, I was still unable to even find the wireless connection even with this laptop sitting right beside the computer accessing the same connection the desktop can't find. I tried disconnecting this laptop from the connection just in case the router only allowed 2 users to the connection. The desktop found the wireless connection for a split second but now nothing.
I have moved the desktop to the living room to try to catch a better signal but still nothing. The card is installed correctly and by running Ipconfig and Ipconfig /all I come up with this:
Windows IP Configuration
Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection 2:
Media State ............. : Media Disconnected
IPCONFIG /ALL
Windows Ip Configuration
Host Name ........... : josh-21pe18ghuj
Primary Dns Suffix .:
Node Type .............: Broadcast
IP Routing Enabled : No
WINS Proxy Enabled: No
Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection 2:
Media State ....................... : Media Disconnected
Description ......................... : Linksys Wireless-G PCI Adapter
Physical Address ................ : 00-21-66-**-**
My desktop currently does have another wired ethernet adapter installed and 2 other connections in the Network Connections that I have disabled. Any help would be great and sorry for the long post.
On this laptop I am able to see that the router is named Motorola 2 and there is one other system connected to the network named LUCY. I am not 100% sure if this is wireless net provided by the apartment complex or if I am just accessing from someone's personal router.
Anyways, I installed the card in my desktop by running the setup wizard and software from the disc first then installing the PCI card and rebooting to finish the wizard. I ran the software and got the message first that said "Cannot Connect to Access Point" then it would change to "Cannot Connect to the Internet" then back to access point. I searched through these forums and tried uninstalling the Linksys software through Add/Remove programs then rebooting and letting Windows wizard take over.
Once I did this, I was still unable to even find the wireless connection even with this laptop sitting right beside the computer accessing the same connection the desktop can't find. I tried disconnecting this laptop from the connection just in case the router only allowed 2 users to the connection. The desktop found the wireless connection for a split second but now nothing.
I have moved the desktop to the living room to try to catch a better signal but still nothing. The card is installed correctly and by running Ipconfig and Ipconfig /all I come up with this:
Windows IP Configuration
Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection 2:
Media State ............. : Media Disconnected
IPCONFIG /ALL
Windows Ip Configuration
Host Name ........... : josh-21pe18ghuj
Primary Dns Suffix .:
Node Type .............: Broadcast
IP Routing Enabled : No
WINS Proxy Enabled: No
Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection 2:
Media State ....................... : Media Disconnected
Description ......................... : Linksys Wireless-G PCI Adapter
Physical Address ................ : 00-21-66-**-**
My desktop currently does have another wired ethernet adapter installed and 2 other connections in the Network Connections that I have disabled. Any help would be great and sorry for the long post.