does win2k work with wireless?

bt seem to think not even though i suspect otherwise - here is the
problem:

i have a win2k pro machine it is up to date - it has mcafee and zone
alarm installed

using a bt voyager 1055 wireless adapter and bt voyager 2091 wireless
router i try to connect - the connection remains for a minute then
drops

i have tried with and without the antivirus and firewall software
running and still the same

now i tried to see if it was a problem with the configuration:

i installed winxp pro on a spare partition - lo and behold it works
perfectly (that's how i am sending this!) - however i can't use xp pro
because i dont have a licence and i don't see why i should pay more
money when 2k pro is meant to run wireless fine

is there something extra to be done in 2k?

is there any software that will 'help' 2k pro run wireless as simply as
win xp pro?

any help would be greatly appreciated

many thanks

martin

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> bt seem to think not even though i suspect otherwise - here is the
> problem:
>
> i have a win2k pro machine it is up to date - it has mcafee and zone
> alarm installed
>
> using a bt voyager 1055 wireless adapter and bt voyager 2091 wireless
> router i try to connect - the connection remains for a minute then
> drops
>
> i have tried with and without the antivirus and firewall software
> running and still the same
>
> now i tried to see if it was a problem with the configuration:
>
> i installed winxp pro on a spare partition - lo and behold it works
> perfectly (that's how i am sending this!) - however i can't use xp pro
> because i dont have a licence and i don't see why i should pay more
> money when 2k pro is meant to run wireless fine
>
> is there something extra to be done in 2k?
>
> is there any software that will 'help' 2k pro run wireless as simply as
> win xp pro?
>
> any help would be greatly appreciated
>
> many thanks
>
> martin
>

I never had a problem installing wireless NIC using Win 2K Pro, which
was used before I switched to Win XP Pro.

If you got a problem with the card and Win 2k Pro, then I suggest you
call the card's Tech Support.

Duane

Duane

lo

i deleted the widcomm bluetooth software and conenctions and hey presto
works fine!

what an ass!

sorry for troubling ya and thanks for looking Duane

ta

10 mins then it timed out

the connection has gone again

i have noticed that when the wireless fails it is using the ip address:

169.254.5.156

when it works it is using:

192.168.1.1

any ideas?

that should be 192.168.1.2

have decided to allocate the IP address manually

it seems to be working but aint countin no chickens before they be
hatchin!!!

On 11 Jun 2006 11:40:43 -0700, (E-Mail Removed) wrote in
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>
>
>that should be 192.168.1.2
>
>have decided to allocate the IP address manually
>
>it seems to be working but aint countin no chickens before they be
>hatchin!!!

When DHCP works, you get the 192.168.1.x address (from the router)
When DHCP fails, you get the 169.254.5.x address (from Windows)
You need to find out why DHCP is failing, and fix the problem.
Assigning a static address manually is a band aid that can mask a
problem (e.g., poor signal, interference, buggy firmware) that needs to
be fixed.

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aha

there is another wireless device nearby (i assume a house down the road
somewhere) that keeps popping up - if this network had misconfigured
DHCP (i.e. acting as a DHCP server) could it be affecting my wireless
connection?

I am on channel 5 where as this other network uses 11

many thanks for the info

martin

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> aha
>
> there is another wireless device nearby (i assume a house down the road
> somewhere) that keeps popping up - if this network had misconfigured
> DHCP (i.e. acting as a DHCP server) could it be affecting my wireless
> connection?
>

What network are you talking about yours or this other network? And you
cannot mis-configure the DHCP server on a router. If DHCP is enabled on
the router, it will take care of itself. If it's disabled, then the
router just becomes a wire/WAP switch.

XP has the ability to seek out other networks and try to connect to
them. Win 2k Pro has this service too called Wireless Zero
Configuration, which is disabled by default on Win 2K Pro.

The wireless card or the router could be going bad too, which is causing
the O/S to timeout and assign the 169 IP to the NIC.

You can configure the NIC to use a static IP on the router (it's not a
DHCP issued by the router) and see if the problem follows. You won't get
the 169 IP with using a static IP as you told the NIC what IP to use,
but the connection will be lost.

Duane
> I am on channel 5 where as this other network uses 11

Win 2K doesn't have a roaming ability

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>
>
>
> 10 mins then it timed out
>
> the connection has gone again
>
> i have noticed that when the wireless fails it is using the ip address:
>
> 169.254.5.156
>
> when it works it is using:
>
> 192.168.1.1
>
> any ideas?
>

What kind of a wireless adapter are you using? And router?

Using a bt voyager 1055 wireless adapter and bt voyager 2091 wireless
router

martin