On Wed, 19 Aug 2009 08:22:49 -0700 (PDT), djarvinen
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>On Aug 18, 3:05*pm, Char Jackson <n...@none.invalid> wrote:
>> On Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:46:03 -0700 (PDT), djarvinen
>>
>>
>>
>> <djarvi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >I was on a small job where a local company had some problems with
>> >their router (Linksys WRT54G, v1.1).
>>
>> >After a little exploration, I found it reporting three different MAC
>> >addresses: one on the label, another on Vista's 'Wireless Search', and
>> >one directly from the router itself. *MAC address was the same except
>> >for the last digit.
>>
>> >Latest firmware, latest drivers, etc. *Linksys was no help as the
>> >product was out of warranty.
>>
>> >Here's a couple of screen dumps illustrating two of the MAC addresses:
>>
>> >http://www.firish.com/dump1.jpg
>>
>> >http://www.firish.com/dump2.jpg
>>
>> >Looks like a bad router to me; any other opinions?
>>
>> >Thanks.
>>
>> Looks normal to me. The router has three interfaces: WAN, LAN, and
>> Wireless LAN (WLAN). Each of the three needs its own MAC address, and
>> in my experience the three are typically in sequential order.
>>
>> What were the problems it was having?
>
>Thanks, didn't realize that.
>
>Well... it just never 'connects' using wireless 'connect' function in
>Vista, although the laptop can connect to a similar router with no
>problem. Setting seem identical to the other router, so just not sure
>where I'm going wrong.
About all I can say is to use standard troubleshooting procedures.
When the issue is that a PC doesn't connect to a wireless router (or
access point), follow these steps, off the top of my head.
1. Temporarily disable all wireless security. If you're able to
connect it was a problem with the key or passphrase.
2. Does the router's web GUI show that the wireless function is
enabled, and the correct technology is selected? (802.11b versus 11a
versus 11g). Does the router's front panel display indicate that the
wireless function is enabled? Are the antennas properly connected? Are
there any signs of damage?
3. Determine whether the troublesome PC can connect to at least one
other wireless router or access point. Likewise, determine whether the
troublesome router or access point will accept connections from at
least one other wireless PC. These steps attempt to isolate and
identify the malfunctioning device.
Make sure the SSID is unique so that there's no doubt that you're
attempting to connect to your own network.
These steps aren't all inclusive, but hopefully they move you farther
along toward a solution. You may have tried all of them already, in
which case you might have a good idea of where the problem is.
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