limited or no connect

signal strength good.....get same message all the time on
laptop.....wrt54g......

can connect by wire no problem, shows wireless network excellent....


"Mindy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> signal strength good.....get same message all the time on
> laptop.....wrt54g......
>
>

In article <EhHpf.6307$(E-Mail Removed). net>,
Mindy <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> signal strength good.....get same message all the time on
> laptop.....wrt54g......

Mindy, here are some things that can cause a "no connect"

1. If you have the WRT54G set with... Wireless Security... WPA (any
variant). And you have a "B" wireless card instead of "G" in your
laptop. Won't go. Check your laptop wireless card for type. Remedy,
choose WEP instead of WPA.

2. I had trouble connecting any "B" device to a new WRT54G v5. Period.
And, the earlier versions of WRT54G are just great. Is your WRT54G
new? If so, look on the bottom of the unit and you'll find v4 or v5 on
the label. If it's v5, I recommend you return it immediately and find
a v4 model (Google for how to tell from the serial number; there is no
indication on the printed box). Google to see what problems other
people are having with v5. I just bought a couple of v4 units at Radio
Shack.

3. Password/WEP code not matching.

4. Apple? Apple laptop software requires that you setup the router
with the WEP key in slot 1, not slots 2-4. Also, Apple may convert from
password to hex (digits 0-9 and letters a-f, it's a base-16 number)
different. Hmm... Think different, right? Remedy, put in the passcode
as hex on both the router and the laptop.

If this doesn't do the job, write again with make and model, what v of
the router, firmware, OS, all the details.

Best of the season to you!

-- Sally

--
Sally Shears (a.k.a. "Molly")
(E-Mail Removed) -or- (E-Mail Removed)
SallyShears (at) gmail (dot) com

On 19 Dec 2005 Sally Shears <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> 1. If you have the WRT54G set with... Wireless Security... WPA (any
> variant). And you have a "B" wireless card instead of "G" in your
> laptop. Won't go. Check your laptop wireless card for type. Remedy,
> choose WEP instead of WPA.

I do this. Using windows to configure the card I was able to get WPA
working on the B card so it really can be done.

> 2. I had trouble connecting any "B" device to a new WRT54G v5. Period.

The word period makes this seem so final you may have had some trouble
doing it but the B card works just fine with my WRT54G v5 with WPA TKIP
or with no security at all.

that said I do kinda wish I had gotten a v4 instead. I haven't really had
any trouble with my v5 but I was looking forward to the possibility of
alternative firmware but when I bought mine no one was talking about its
differences yet so I didn't find out until it was to late to return it.

--
Noxonomus

On Mon, 19 Dec 2005 23:23:16 GMT, "Mindy" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>signal strength good.....get same message all the time on
>laptop.....wrt54g......

Assuming Windoze XP Home....Microsoft not good with error messages in
wireless (WZC)......WEP probably failing.......Use hex key instead of
ASCII...Different algorithms for converting from ASCII to Hex.....If
using WPA, ignore....Pleasea fix repeat feature on keyboard.....Period
key appears to be going full auto.....

v4 router.....on laptop, noticed the wireless card had been set to "b" yet I
reset it to auto "g".....upgraded drivers for wireless card .....Broadcom
802.11b/g ....problem displayed that network didnt assign number to
laptop.....running XP Home on HP laptop trying to connect........router to
HP computer XP Pro and hooked to Earthlink DSL......

dumb question: set up off quick start that I downloaded from
Linksys......should I use MS set up a wireless network option...

Thanks for you kindness.....




"Sally Shears" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:191220052207202786%(E-Mail Removed)...
> In article <EhHpf.6307$(E-Mail Removed). net>,
> Mindy <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> signal strength good.....get same message all the time on
>> laptop.....wrt54g......
>
> Mindy, here are some things that can cause a "no connect"
>
> 1. If you have the WRT54G set with... Wireless Security... WPA (any
> variant). And you have a "B" wireless card instead of "G" in your
> laptop. Won't go. Check your laptop wireless card for type. Remedy,
> choose WEP instead of WPA.
>
> 2. I had trouble connecting any "B" device to a new WRT54G v5. Period.
> And, the earlier versions of WRT54G are just great. Is your WRT54G
> new? If so, look on the bottom of the unit and you'll find v4 or v5 on
> the label. If it's v5, I recommend you return it immediately and find
> a v4 model (Google for how to tell from the serial number; there is no
> indication on the printed box). Google to see what problems other
> people are having with v5. I just bought a couple of v4 units at Radio
> Shack.
>
> 3. Password/WEP code not matching.
>
> 4. Apple? Apple laptop software requires that you setup the router
> with the WEP key in slot 1, not slots 2-4. Also, Apple may convert from
> password to hex (digits 0-9 and letters a-f, it's a base-16 number)
> different. Hmm... Think different, right? Remedy, put in the passcode
> as hex on both the router and the laptop.
>
> If this doesn't do the job, write again with make and model, what v of
> the router, firmware, OS, all the details.
>
> Best of the season to you!
>
> -- Sally
>
> --
> Sally Shears (a.k.a. "Molly")
> (E-Mail Removed) -or- (E-Mail Removed)
> SallyShears (at) gmail (dot) com