IE6 won't use wireless card [was XP wireless not working]

Thanks to everyone who responded to the last thread. I finally
discovered that the Netgear Super-G card was intermittently failing
and probably just happened to work when I tried it in another
computer.


I replaced the failing card with a new one, but now I have a new
problem. IE6 refuses to work with the card unless my office VPN is
active. I tried asking in IE6 specific forums, but after a few days
I've gotten no useful answers so I thought I'd try here.

The situation is this: my office laptop has built-in 11b radio, but at
home I have a Netgear Super-G network so I use a WG511T card instead.
The laptop also has a Cisco VPN set up by office IT. Normally, I
should be able to use either radio, use my own network with the VPN
disabled (and IE proxy settings disabled) and then connect the VPN to
use my office network. This is the way I used my old Netgear card and
it still works the same with the built-in 11b radio.

However, with the new Netgear card, IE6 won't work unless the VPN is
connected. When the VPN is disabled, all I get is "can't display page
- can't find server or DNS error" regardless of proxy settings. I get
the same error even if I type the server's address manually so it
seems like IE6 isn't even trying.

Other net apps (Outlook, ftp, ping, trace, nslookup) are working
normally regardless of the VPN - when VPN is connected they route
through my office, otherwise they route through my home network and
ISP. Only IE6 demands the VPN be active.

I can't find any settings different between the connection using the
new card and the one using the built-in radio - both are configured
through DHCP from my router and the settings all appear to be correct.
Naturally the routing tables all change when the VPN is active. All
the IE6 settings appear to be the same regardless of connection. I've
tried uninstalling/reinstalling the Netgear card, flushing the DNS and
browser caches when the card is in use, enabling/disabling the IE6
proxy settings, etc. Nothing has worked. IE6 seems to be completely
ignoring the proxy settings and just expecting the VPN all the time.

There don't seem to be any settings for specific connections or
devices in the Cisco VPN - it seems to just take over everything when
it's active.

I don't have any way of reinstalling IE6 (or anything else). Is there
something I can check in the registry or in some setup file(s)? Any
other thoughts or suggestions? At this point I'm completely baffled.

George
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On May 12, 10:34*pm, George Neuner <gneuner2/@/comcast.net> wrote:
> Thanks to everyone who responded to the last thread. *I finally
> discovered that the Netgear Super-G card was intermittently failing
> and probably just happened to work when I tried it in another
> computer.
>
> I replaced the failing card with a new one, but now I have a new
> problem. *IE6 refuses to work with the card unless my office VPN is
> active. *I tried asking in IE6 specific forums, but after a few days
> I've gotten no useful answers so I thought I'd try here.
>
> The situation is this: my office laptop has built-in 11b radio, but at
> home I have a Netgear Super-G network so I use a WG511T card instead.
> The laptop also has a Cisco VPN set up by office IT. *Normally, I
> should be able to use either radio, use my own network with the VPN
> disabled (and IE proxy settings disabled) and then connect the VPN to
> use my office network. *This is the way I used my old Netgear card and
> it still works the same with the built-in 11b radio.
>
> However, with the new Netgear card, IE6 won't work unless the VPN is
> connected. *When the VPN is disabled, all I get is "can't display page
> - can't find server or DNS error" regardless of proxy settings. *I get
> the same error even if I type the server's address manually so it
> seems like IE6 isn't even trying.
>
> Other net apps (Outlook, ftp, ping, trace, nslookup) are working
> normally regardless of the VPN - when VPN is connected they route
> through my office, otherwise they route through my home network and
> ISP. *Only IE6 demands the VPN be active.
>
> I can't find any settings different between the connection using the
> new card and the one using the built-in radio - both are configured
> through DHCP from my router and the settings all appear to be correct.
> Naturally the routing tables all change when the VPN is active. *All
> the IE6 settings appear to be the same regardless of connection. *I've
> tried uninstalling/reinstalling the Netgear card, flushing the DNS and
> browser caches when the card is in use, enabling/disabling the IE6
> proxy settings, etc. *Nothing has worked. *IE6 seems to be completely
> ignoring the proxy settings and just expecting the VPN all the time.
>
> There don't seem to be any settings for specific connections or
> devices in the Cisco VPN - it seems to just take over everything when
> it's active.
>
> I don't have any way of reinstalling IE6 (or anything else). *Is there
> something I can check in the registry or in some setup file(s)? *Any
> other thoughts or suggestions? *At this point I'm completely baffled.
>
> George
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It sounds like your laptop is configured to only use the Internet
service that your "office" is set up for. Check the DNS servers
settings, whoich might be entered in the Network Connections

On Tue, 13 May 2008 06:16:33 -0700 (PDT), smlunatick
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>
>It sounds like your laptop is configured to only use the Internet
>service that your "office" is set up for. Check the DNS servers
>settings, whoich might be entered in the Network Connections

Hi,

Thanks for responding. I've checked DNS settings - all connections
are configured through DHCP. The VPN takes over all routing when
enabled, but when it's disabled the connection settings are correct
for my home router.

What's confusing me is that everything worked as expected with the old
Netgear Super-G card ... but now that I have a new card, IE alone
refuses to use it while all my other network apps work as before. And
everything, including IE, works as before using the internal 11b
radio. I can't figure out why there is a difference with the new
hardware.

George
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On May 13, 12:32*pm, George Neuner <gneuner2/@/comcast.net> wrote:
> On Tue, 13 May 2008 06:16:33 -0700 (PDT), smlunatick
>
> <yves...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >It sounds like your laptop is configured to only use the Internet
> >service that your "office" is set up for. *Check the DNS servers
> >settings, whoich might be entered in the Network Connections
>
> Hi,
>
> Thanks for responding. *I've checked DNS settings - all connections
> are configured through DHCP. *The VPN takes over all routing when
> enabled, but when it's disabled the connection settings are correct
> for my home router.
>
> What's confusing me is that everything worked as expected with the old
> Netgear Super-G card ... but now that I have a new card, IE alone
> refuses to use it while all my other network apps work as before. *And
> everything, including IE, works as before using the internal 11b
> radio. *I can't figure out why there is a difference with the new
> hardware.
>
> George
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> for email reply remove "/" from address

Have you consider trying to use your "old" 11b adapter, as a test?

Did you "uninstall" the odle Netgear drivers from the PC?

On Tue, 13 May 2008 11:13:21 -0700 (PDT), smlunatick
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>On May 13, 12:32*pm, George Neuner <gneuner2/@/comcast.net> wrote:
>> On Tue, 13 May 2008 06:16:33 -0700 (PDT), smlunatick
>>
>> <yves...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> >It sounds like your laptop is configured to only use the Internet
>> >service that your "office" is set up for. *Check the DNS servers
>> >settings, whoich might be entered in the Network Connections
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Thanks for responding. *I've checked DNS settings - all connections
>> are configured through DHCP. *The VPN takes over all routing when
>> enabled, but when it's disabled the connection settings are correct
>> for my home router.
>>
>> What's confusing me is that everything worked as expected with the old
>> Netgear Super-G card ... but now that I have a new card, IE alone
>> refuses to use it while all my other network apps work as before. *And
>> everything, including IE, works as before using the internal 11b
>> radio. *I can't figure out why there is a difference with the new
>> hardware.
>>
>> George
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>
>Have you consider trying to use your "old" 11b adapter, as a test?

All applications work with the built-in 11b radio. They all worked
with the old (now broken) Netgear Super-G card as well. Everything
*except* IE6 works with the new Netgear Super-G card.


>Did you "uninstall" the old Netgear drivers from the PC?

Yes. The new card is a different model so I had to uninstall the old
drivers and install the new. I ran Registry Mechanic afterward to
clean up anything the uninstall missed.

Honestly, IE6 is the only network application that won't work properly
with the new card. I am completely baffled.

George
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Hi
In principle I would not "mess/; with office setting.
However if you are allowed may be this application can help.
http://www.mobilenetswitch.com/
Jack (MVP-Networking).

"George Neuner" <gneuner2/@/comcast.net> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> Thanks to everyone who responded to the last thread. I finally
> discovered that the Netgear Super-G card was intermittently failing
> and probably just happened to work when I tried it in another
> computer.
>
>
> I replaced the failing card with a new one, but now I have a new
> problem. IE6 refuses to work with the card unless my office VPN is
> active. I tried asking in IE6 specific forums, but after a few days
> I've gotten no useful answers so I thought I'd try here.
>
> The situation is this: my office laptop has built-in 11b radio, but at
> home I have a Netgear Super-G network so I use a WG511T card instead.
> The laptop also has a Cisco VPN set up by office IT. Normally, I
> should be able to use either radio, use my own network with the VPN
> disabled (and IE proxy settings disabled) and then connect the VPN to
> use my office network. This is the way I used my old Netgear card and
> it still works the same with the built-in 11b radio.
>
> However, with the new Netgear card, IE6 won't work unless the VPN is
> connected. When the VPN is disabled, all I get is "can't display page
> - can't find server or DNS error" regardless of proxy settings. I get
> the same error even if I type the server's address manually so it
> seems like IE6 isn't even trying.
>
> Other net apps (Outlook, ftp, ping, trace, nslookup) are working
> normally regardless of the VPN - when VPN is connected they route
> through my office, otherwise they route through my home network and
> ISP. Only IE6 demands the VPN be active.
>
> I can't find any settings different between the connection using the
> new card and the one using the built-in radio - both are configured
> through DHCP from my router and the settings all appear to be correct.
> Naturally the routing tables all change when the VPN is active. All
> the IE6 settings appear to be the same regardless of connection. I've
> tried uninstalling/reinstalling the Netgear card, flushing the DNS and
> browser caches when the card is in use, enabling/disabling the IE6
> proxy settings, etc. Nothing has worked. IE6 seems to be completely
> ignoring the proxy settings and just expecting the VPN all the time.
>
> There don't seem to be any settings for specific connections or
> devices in the Cisco VPN - it seems to just take over everything when
> it's active.
>
> I don't have any way of reinstalling IE6 (or anything else). Is there
> something I can check in the registry or in some setup file(s)? Any
> other thoughts or suggestions? At this point I'm completely baffled.
>
> George
> --
> for email reply remove "/" from address

On Tue, 13 May 2008 20:41:34 -0400, "Jack \(MVP-Networking\)."
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>In principle I would not "mess/; with office setting.
>However if you are allowed may be this application can help.
>http://www.mobilenetswitch.com/
>Jack (MVP-Networking).

Another configuration switcher:
<http://www.netswitcher.com>
For just the networks setup switching:
<http://www.netswitcher.com/NicSwitch/nicswitch.htm>

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George Neuner wrote:
>
> All applications work with the built-in 11b radio. They all worked
> with the old (now broken) Netgear Super-G card as well. Everything
> *except* IE6 works with the new Netgear Super-G card.

....

> Honestly, IE6 is the only network application that won't work properly
> with the new card. I am completely baffled.

Round about now, I would say to myself "well, IE is a load of sh&*
anyway, I'll just upgrade to Firefox and get the benefit of stabler,
more reliable, safer browsing etc". No kidding.

Otherwise you could try upgrading to IE7, see if that fixes it. My only
remaining guess is that one of your network card installers has
"upgraded" some DLL in the TCP stack to a version that IE6 doesn't like.

Have checked your proxy settings?
Other options on the Connections tab?
Note that all wi-fi connections go under the "LAN" category in Connections.

--PA


"George Neuner" <gneuner2/@/comcast.net> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> Thanks to everyone who responded to the last thread. I finally
> discovered that the Netgear Super-G card was intermittently failing
> and probably just happened to work when I tried it in another
> computer.
>
>
> I replaced the failing card with a new one, but now I have a new
> problem. IE6 refuses to work with the card unless my office VPN is
> active. I tried asking in IE6 specific forums, but after a few days
> I've gotten no useful answers so I thought I'd try here.
>
> The situation is this: my office laptop has built-in 11b radio, but at
> home I have a Netgear Super-G network so I use a WG511T card instead.
> The laptop also has a Cisco VPN set up by office IT. Normally, I
> should be able to use either radio, use my own network with the VPN
> disabled (and IE proxy settings disabled) and then connect the VPN to
> use my office network. This is the way I used my old Netgear card and
> it still works the same with the built-in 11b radio.
>
> However, with the new Netgear card, IE6 won't work unless the VPN is
> connected. When the VPN is disabled, all I get is "can't display page
> - can't find server or DNS error" regardless of proxy settings. I get
> the same error even if I type the server's address manually so it
> seems like IE6 isn't even trying.
>
> Other net apps (Outlook, ftp, ping, trace, nslookup) are working
> normally regardless of the VPN - when VPN is connected they route
> through my office, otherwise they route through my home network and
> ISP. Only IE6 demands the VPN be active.
>
> I can't find any settings different between the connection using the
> new card and the one using the built-in radio - both are configured
> through DHCP from my router and the settings all appear to be correct.
> Naturally the routing tables all change when the VPN is active. All
> the IE6 settings appear to be the same regardless of connection. I've
> tried uninstalling/reinstalling the Netgear card, flushing the DNS and
> browser caches when the card is in use, enabling/disabling the IE6
> proxy settings, etc. Nothing has worked. IE6 seems to be completely
> ignoring the proxy settings and just expecting the VPN all the time.
>
> There don't seem to be any settings for specific connections or
> devices in the Cisco VPN - it seems to just take over everything when
> it's active.
>
> I don't have any way of reinstalling IE6 (or anything else). Is there
> something I can check in the registry or in some setup file(s)? Any
> other thoughts or suggestions? At this point I'm completely baffled.
>
> George
> --
> for email reply remove "/" from address

On May 14, 5:18 am, "Pavel A." <pave...@NOwritemeNO.com> wrote:
> Have checked your proxy settings?
> Other options on the Connections tab?
> Note that all wi-fi connections go under the "LAN" category in Connections.
>

Yes, this is the obvious thing to check first; in IE6 go to
tools>Internet options >Connections>LAN and make sure proxy is off and
it detects the network automatically.