Network Cable Unplugged??? - But I'm wireless!

Wireless Nic (Linksys WMP11) worked fine after purchace for two weeks,
but now I get a "network cable unplugged" icon on the taskbar. If I
double click on the Linksys management tool in the taskbar it reports
that it has a good signal, and sees the router and the workgroup name
I gave the router but cannot get an IP via DHCP (it won't let me do a
"ipconfig /renew" because thinks there's no cable connected). From
the same linksys management tool, if I set the network mode to
"ad-hoc" insted of "infrastructure", the "network cable unplugged"
icon disappears but I still can't get an IP from the router.

Is there a quick fix for this? Any help or suggestions would be
greatly appreciated.

Problem and System Summary:

* Not getting IP from wireless router
* "Network cable unpugged" message
* Windows 2000 Pro.
* Linksys WMP11 wireless NIC
* "Network cable unpugged" message goes away if I switch network mode
to "ad-hoc" (??) - but still does not acquire IP

TIA,

Homerinvests

homeriis wrote:
> Wireless Nic (Linksys WMP11) worked fine after purchace for two weeks,
> but now I get a "network cable unplugged" icon on the taskbar. If I
> double click on the Linksys management tool in the taskbar it reports
> that it has a good signal, and sees the router and the workgroup name
> I gave the router but cannot get an IP via DHCP (it won't let me do a
> "ipconfig /renew" because thinks there's no cable connected). From
> the same linksys management tool, if I set the network mode to
> "ad-hoc" insted of "infrastructure", the "network cable unplugged"
> icon disappears but I still can't get an IP from the router.
>
> Is there a quick fix for this? Any help or suggestions would be
> greatly appreciated.
>
> Problem and System Summary:
>
> * Not getting IP from wireless router
> * "Network cable unpugged" message
> * Windows 2000 Pro.
> * Linksys WMP11 wireless NIC
> * "Network cable unpugged" message goes away if I switch network mode
> to "ad-hoc" (??) - but still does not acquire IP
>
> TIA,
>
> Homerinvests

Wireless gives "wireless network unavailable", not the "unplugged"
message. Do you have a wired NIC and/or 1394 network which might not be
disabled and is interferring? Unless disabled, these unused networks
can take priority over the wireless in some instances (like my laptop,
my wife's does not).

Q

Q

Get IPCFG.EXE and see what it shows. Try renewing the IP. Is the channel
number still the same for both the router and NIC?

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> Wireless Nic (Linksys WMP11) worked fine after purchace for two weeks,
> but now I get a "network cable unplugged" icon on the taskbar. If I
> double click on the Linksys management tool in the taskbar it reports
> that it has a good signal, and sees the router and the workgroup name
> I gave the router but cannot get an IP via DHCP (it won't let me do a
> "ipconfig /renew" because thinks there's no cable connected). From
> the same linksys management tool, if I set the network mode to
> "ad-hoc" insted of "infrastructure", the "network cable unplugged"
> icon disappears but I still can't get an IP from the router.
>
> Is there a quick fix for this? Any help or suggestions would be
> greatly appreciated.
>
> Problem and System Summary:
>
> * Not getting IP from wireless router
> * "Network cable unpugged" message
> * Windows 2000 Pro.
> * Linksys WMP11 wireless NIC
> * "Network cable unpugged" message goes away if I switch network mode
> to "ad-hoc" (??) - but still does not acquire IP
>
> TIA,
>
> Homerinvests