Wireless Problems

Post by **corpse** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 6:56 am

Have a Dlink router [wireless] and a computer a few rooms away from it with a wireless adapter.

In the taskbar it shows Excellent strength, but limited or no connectivity.

I have rebooted the modem, the rouiter and the computer several times with no luck.

It just keeps giving the computer a 169.000.000.000 address.

Oh, and sometimes when I click view available wireless networks it doesnt even show mine in the list, but shows 6 or 7 from nearby houses.

What kinds of things should I be looking for when it says the signal strngth is excellent.

Windows XP media center OS.

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 11:21 am

first of all, update the firmware on the router but do not do it wirelessly. second, are any of the 6 or 7 nearby networks open? if so, does your nic have a problem getting a proper IP address from them?

Post by **corpse** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 6:34 pm

I can connect to one of the Unsecured wireless networks in the neighborhood. JUst not to mine. I have reset the router and all that, but still no luck.

THink it might be the router?

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 6:44 pm

sounds like it. again, i would start by upgrading the firmware then do NOT secure it, leave it open, then try and see if the router will dish DHCP (give you a proper IP addy).

Post by **corpse** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 11:57 pm

This is a computer I got from someone and I noticed it has a bunch of UNIX and Netware stuff installed within Network Connections.

Could this affect anything? I Unchecked all that stuff, but I dont know if I have to click the remove or should I go through add/remove programs to uninstall it.

Not Unix but IPX and crap like that...also has SAP.

How do I get rid of all this stuff?

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 1:24 am

corpse wrote:This is a computer I got from someone and I noticed it has a bunch of UNIX and Netware stuff installed within Network Connections.

Could this affect anything? I Unchecked all that stuff, but I dont know if I have to click the remove or should I go through add/remove programs to uninstall it.

Not Unix but IPX and crap like that...also has SAP.

How do I get rid of all this stuff?

oh boy. uninstall what you don't use then, but i doubt that's doing it. did you update the firmware or what? quit sidetracking.

Post by **corpse** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 5:22 am

Upgrading didnt help. Will try a new rouiter.

Thanks for the help

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 11:35 am

if you're going to buy a new one: Linksys WRT54GL

go.