"ramrod" <(E-Mail Removed)> hath wroth:
>Problem: Can not get wireless access.
>Setup; Sony Vivo xp pro laptop with wireless on board
>I have a BEFW1154 Linksys Router plugged into cable modem.
It's a BEFW11S4. Which hardware version? (See serial number tag on
router).
>Internet access is fine when Laptop is hard wired to router ...no
>problems!
>
>configured router for wireless 1. tried with no WEP 2. also tried
>with WEP
I'll assume that you enabled the wireless part of the router.
http://www.linksysdata.com/ui/BEFW11...02/WLbasic.htm
Note the "enable" button. Also, do you have SSID broadcast turned on
in the BEFW11S4? Same page as above as "SSID broadcast enabled".
>laptop is 3 feet from router !!!
>router 'B' type laptop is B/G
>(...this laptop configuration is for home - works fine wireless in
>office !!!)
OK. That means the laptop wireless function is NOT the problem.
However, it may still be the wireless laptop configuration.
>The Laptop will not find the wireless connection..... I set it up in
>windows with the name ' Home1' can see and windows configuration --
>but when asked to search for networks .. it Never lists 'Home1' !!!!
Nothing? I assume the laptop can "see" other wireless SSID's from the
neighbors. The usual connection failure is that you have MAC or IP
filters setup in the BEFW11S4 but that's not the case here. The
laptop will still show the SSID even if you're not allowed to connect.
Very odd.
Are you using Windoze Wireless Zero Config as a connection manager or
some other utility that came with the Sony laptop?
>looked at Ipconfig /all nothing !!!!
>... can not give it static ip because used in office on DHCP !!
A static IP won't help. Leave it DHCP. Also, so all your testing
with encryption and filters disabled until you get it working. Only
after you have it working do you enable them.
>any suggestions as to why it will not see/list home1 would be very
>helpful !!!
Is this a corporate (company issued) laptop that has been "locked
down" to prevent doing exactly what you're trying to accomplish? If
so, I think it's possible for IT to use the Group Policy Editor to
restrict wireless connections to one specific SSID. You can see if
that's true by temporarily renaming your BEFW11S4 to the same SSID
used at work. If the SSID magically appears in "show available
networks", that's the problem.
You might also try:
1. Installing Netstumbler to see if it can find your access point.
2. Drag an unwilling friend over with a known working laptop and try
again. Substitution is a great way to identify problems.
3. Check the firmware version in your BEFW11S4 and update as
necessary. This would also be a good time to try a grand reset on the
BEFW11S4.
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