Belkin 54g PCMCIA Card problem (F5D7010)

Dear All,

I am running Windows XP Pro on a Toshiba Satellite 5200, I have
purchased a Belkin 54g pcmcia card (F5D7010) to use instead of the interal
wireless Atheros AR5001X card due to problems with it (Internal wirless is
switched off).

The problem I have noticed is that the Belkin 54g card doesn't work
until I login, for example I can not ping my computer if I stay on the logon
scrren but once I login I can then ping my notebook and connect to it. At
first I thought it was a charateristic of Wireless but I decided to enable
the internal wireless card and reboot, when the machine displayed the logon
screen I could ping it and connect to it remotely (Remote Desktop
Connection) but not with the Belkin card.

Any ideas?

Mark

I would also like to add that the Power Light is on when I reach the Logon
screen.

Also if I logon on then logout the card functions okay, i.e. I can ping the
notebook and Remotely connect to it afterwards.

Puzzled I am, I know it maybe something to do with services starting but as
far as I can tell it looks identical to the internal card (Start Up as
manual).

Mark
"Mark Miles" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Dear All,
>
> I am running Windows XP Pro on a Toshiba Satellite 5200, I have
> purchased a Belkin 54g pcmcia card (F5D7010) to use instead of the interal
> wireless Atheros AR5001X card due to problems with it (Internal wirless is
> switched off).
>
> The problem I have noticed is that the Belkin 54g card doesn't work
> until I login, for example I can not ping my computer if I stay on the
logon
> scrren but once I login I can then ping my notebook and connect to it. At
> first I thought it was a charateristic of Wireless but I decided to enable
> the internal wireless card and reboot, when the machine displayed the
logon
> screen I could ping it and connect to it remotely (Remote Desktop
> Connection) but not with the Belkin card.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Mark
>
>

>> I am running Windows XP Pro on a Toshiba Satellite 5200, I have
>>purchased a Belkin 54g pcmcia card (F5D7010) to use instead of the interal
>>wireless Atheros AR5001X card due to problems with it (Internal wirless is
>>switched off).
>>
>> The problem I have noticed is that the Belkin 54g card doesn't work
>>until I login, for example I can not ping my computer if I stay on the
>
> logon
>
>>scrren but once I login I can then ping my notebook and connect to it. At
>>first I thought it was a charateristic of Wireless but I decided to enable
>>the internal wireless card and reboot, when the machine displayed the
>
> logon
>

same problem over here,
Windows 2000, and a PCI 54g card from Belkin. (regular pc)
problem is i want to login to a domain, which won't work whithout the card,
and the card won't work until i login
only solution until now is to login locally, logoff , and then login to
the domain.





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Verstrooid Profke wrote:
>>> I am running Windows XP Pro on a Toshiba Satellite 5200, I have
>>> purchased a Belkin 54g pcmcia card (F5D7010) to use instead of the
>>> interal
>>> wireless Atheros AR5001X card due to problems with it (Internal
>>> wirless is
>>> switched off).
>>>
>>> The problem I have noticed is that the Belkin 54g card doesn't work
>>> until I login, for example I can not ping my computer if I stay on the
>>
>>
>> logon
>>
>>> scrren but once I login I can then ping my notebook and connect to
>>> it. At
>>> first I thought it was a charateristic of Wireless but I decided to
>>> enable
>>> the internal wireless card and reboot, when the machine displayed the
>>
>>
>> logon
>>
>
> same problem over here,
> Windows 2000, and a PCI 54g card from Belkin. (regular pc)
> problem is i want to login to a domain, which won't work whithout the card,
> and the card won't work until i login
> only solution until now is to login locally, logoff , and then login to
> the domain.
>
>
>
>
>

I have done this:

installed (freeware) version of FireDaemon
made a service which lauches %windir%\bcwltry.exe at boottime
and problem is solved.
pc is now even reachable without being logged on, which is exactly what
i want.


--
Treat your password like your toothbrush.
Don't let anybody else use it,
and get a new one every six months