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>> "Stephen Burdin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
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>> > Afternoon all,
>> >
>> > Here's my problem -
>> > I've just purchased the Belkin ADSL Modem with built-in wireless
>> > router (F5D7630uk4A) and Wireless Notebook Network Card 54g
>> > (F5D7010uk).
>> >
>> > My problem is that I can't get the laptop card to connect to the
>> > router when the wireless mode is set to '11g only' - I can only
>> > connect when I have one of the other options selected which all
>> > include '11b'. I can see the wireless network in the 'Site Monitor'
>> > tab of the 'Wireless LAN Utility' on the Laptop when the 'Wireless
>> > Mode' on the router is set to '11g Only' but the 'Link Status' tab
>> > says 'No Network available'. However, as soon as I set the
>> > 'Wireless Mode' on the router back to, say, 'Long Range Mixed
>> > (11b+11g)', the laptop reconnects but the speed is only 11mbps (in
>> > the 'link status' tab). Note that in the 'site monitor' tab the
>> > 'Selected Network' section says 'Standard.... 802.11b'.
>> >
>> > Anybody got any ideas? Am I missing some configuration on my laptop
>> > maybe?
>> >
>> > Cheers,
>> >
>> > Stephen
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Not sure if this thread's dead but I had the same problem with two
>> Belkin 54g wireless PCI cards, but running in ad hoc mode. After much
>> anguish I've cured the problem.
>>
>> Leave your router as it is for now. I suspect the problem is with the
>> card on the laptop rather than the router.
>>
>> First, if you installed the drivers that came on the CD with the
>> card, make sure you have the *latest* drivers installed for the card.
>> These can be downloaded from Belkin.com. If you haven't done so,
>> install these (the update will automatically remove the old ones from
>> your system). Make sure all your IP addresses are set up correctly
>> etc. once you've installed the drivers.
>>
>> Second, for some bizarre reason the Belkin cards seem to come with
>> '802.11b only' set as the default, and you can't change this from the
>> Belkin utility. You need to go into 'My Computer' - 'Hardware' -
>> 'Device Manager' then select the Belkin card Properties under the
>> 'Network Adapters' heading. Click the 'Advanced' tab at the top, and
>> you will see a long list of different settings for the card. For the
>> IBSS 45g(tm) mode make sure '54g - Auto' is selected. This will
>> enable 54g speeds but will still provide you with interoperability
>> for any .11b machines you might want to connect. Leave all other
>> settings alone.
>>
>> Come out of device manager, reboot everything in sight. Now,
>> depending on ranges, your 54g devices should be able to communicate
>> with each other at true 54g speeds. Bear in mind, though, that if
>> your site conditions are poor (big old walls etc) you might only be
>> making 36.0 Mbps (as I am). Far preferable to the 2 Mbps I was
>> getting under .11b though :-)
>>
>> HTH
>
>
> I tried that and it's still reporting a connection speed of 11Mbps.
> Have you got the same Router and Laptop card as us ?
>
> I think it's a problem with the Router. As when I set the Router
> Wireless mode to 11g only it's can't connect at all. The lpatop card
> utility reports that is can't find a 11g network only a 11b network ?
>
> What versions of the software are running on your router ?
>
> The signal strength is excellent.
>
> Any ideas ?
>
> Cheers
>
> Matt
>
Hello again,
Sorry it didn't work out.
As I said originally I'm not running a hardware router - I'm using two PCI
cards in ad hoc mode and a software router (Sygate) in the box that's
connected to the ADSL line. Afraid I have no experience with your router,
but just had a glance at the Belkin web site and there does not appear to
be a firmware upgrade for it, so either you have a faulty router, the
updated drivers for your card did not install cleanly, or something is
misconfigured.
I found this thread here, which gives instructions for a 'manual' install
of the updated drivers.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?O21A416F6
Worth a try I'd say, but if it doesn't work I'd contact Belkin support.
One more thing - have you made sure that you've disabled Windows XP's
handling of the wireless connection on the laptop and enabled the Belkin
utility?
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