New Install Problem/Netgear WGR614v4 router with WG511 wireless nic.

Hi all.....

I am having trouble connecting my laptop usinga WG511 wireless card to my
network. I am also using a WGR614v4 wireless router and a DSL Modem.

My Main PC is connected to the router via cat5 cable and everything works
fine. When my laptop is connected to the router with cat5 cable it works
fine as well. I am capable of sharing files and printers, and accessing the
internet when using a wired connection.

When installing the wireless card, the laptop obtains an IP
address(192.168.0.x) using DHCP as it should. I can share files/printer, but
not access the internet. However.....

After shutting down the laptop,and restarting, it will no longer obtain an
IP address from the router. and I show an IP address of 169.254.x.x and a
subnet of 255.255.0.0(although the wireless utility shows a good connection
between the card and router(green icon in taskbar) and shows the SSID
etc....) From everything I have read this means the computer is not actually
talking to the router and I possibly have a configuration issue.

I have disabled Mcafee firewall.
I have tried restarting the DSL modem then router then turning on computers.

I checked the Netgear web site that I am using all the latest drivers and
firmware. Below are all the specs and current settings.

Specs:
(Laptop-WG511 Card)
Dell Insperion running Windows XP Home using WG511 Card with the following
settings.

Regional Domain:US
Driver Version: 2.1.22.0
Firmware: 2.04.06.00
Smart wireless Util: 2.22.20.6
SSID: NETGEAR
Securityisable
Infrastructure mode
Channel 11

TCP/IP set to obtain IP and DNS automatically.

(WGR614v4 Router)
Channel 11
mode: g and b
SSID: NETGEAR
security: disabled
wireless ap: on
broadcast name: on
Firmware: v5.0_02
DHCPn

I have tried to be as specific as possible and definately appreciate any
help you can provide
Thank you in advance,
Tim


--
Life is like a dogsled team. If you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never
changes.-Lewis Grizzard




Tim Reichert

If you've already done the following, I apologize. First, make sure
that the Windows XP wireless zero configuration utility is disabled.
You can do this by typing SERVICES.MSC from the START then RUN dialog
and scrolling down the menu to find the wireless zero config section.
Once that is taken care of, go to the command prompt and tpe ipconfig
/release then hit the enter key. Next type ipconfig /renew and hit
the enter key. This action will release and renew your IP address.
(an IP address of 169.254... does indicate and configuration problem).
That should work. If not, unplug the router for approx 10 seconds
before re-plugging it. The WGR614 router has a habit of overheating
and causing a misconfig after going into standby mode or after being
idle for a period of time. That is what I had to do when I was using
the WGR614 as my AP before purchasing the Belkin F5D7230-4. Anyway,
your problem SHOULD be solved. If not, let me know. Chat with you
later.


On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 21:47:18 GMT, "Tim Reichert"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Hi all.....
>
>I am having trouble connecting my laptop usinga WG511 wireless card to my
>network. I am also using a WGR614v4 wireless router and a DSL Modem.
>
>My Main PC is connected to the router via cat5 cable and everything works
>fine. When my laptop is connected to the router with cat5 cable it works
>fine as well. I am capable of sharing files and printers, and accessing the
>internet when using a wired connection.
>
>When installing the wireless card, the laptop obtains an IP
>address(192.168.0.x) using DHCP as it should. I can share files/printer, but
>not access the internet. However.....
>
>After shutting down the laptop,and restarting, it will no longer obtain an
>IP address from the router. and I show an IP address of 169.254.x.x and a
>subnet of 255.255.0.0(although the wireless utility shows a good connection
>between the card and router(green icon in taskbar) and shows the SSID
>etc....) From everything I have read this means the computer is not actually
>talking to the router and I possibly have a configuration issue.
>
>I have disabled Mcafee firewall.
>I have tried restarting the DSL modem then router then turning on computers.
>
>I checked the Netgear web site that I am using all the latest drivers and
>firmware. Below are all the specs and current settings.
>
>Specs:
>(Laptop-WG511 Card)
>Dell Insperion running Windows XP Home using WG511 Card with the following
>settings.
>
>Regional Domain:US
>Driver Version: 2.1.22.0
>Firmware: 2.04.06.00
>Smart wireless Util: 2.22.20.6
>SSID: NETGEAR
>Securityisable
>Infrastructure mode
>Channel 11
>
>TCP/IP set to obtain IP and DNS automatically.
>
>(WGR614v4 Router)
>Channel 11
>mode: g and b
>SSID: NETGEAR
>security: disabled
>wireless ap: on
>broadcast name: on
>Firmware: v5.0_02
>DHCPn
>
>I have tried to be as specific as possible and definately appreciate any
>help you can provide
>Thank you in advance,
>Tim

Check the log on the router. It should give a history of attempts to
connect to your ISP on the WAN side, and attempts by clients to connect on
the LAN side.

Ron Bandes, CCNP, CTT+, etc.

"Tim Reichert" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi all.....
>
> I am having trouble connecting my laptop usinga WG511 wireless card to my
> network. I am also using a WGR614v4 wireless router and a DSL Modem.
>
> My Main PC is connected to the router via cat5 cable and everything works
> fine. When my laptop is connected to the router with cat5 cable it works
> fine as well. I am capable of sharing files and printers, and accessing
the
> internet when using a wired connection.
>
> When installing the wireless card, the laptop obtains an IP
> address(192.168.0.x) using DHCP as it should. I can share files/printer,
but
> not access the internet. However.....
>
> After shutting down the laptop,and restarting, it will no longer obtain an
> IP address from the router. and I show an IP address of 169.254.x.x and a
> subnet of 255.255.0.0(although the wireless utility shows a good
connection
> between the card and router(green icon in taskbar) and shows the SSID
> etc....) From everything I have read this means the computer is not
actually
> talking to the router and I possibly have a configuration issue.
>
> I have disabled Mcafee firewall.
> I have tried restarting the DSL modem then router then turning on
computers.
>
> I checked the Netgear web site that I am using all the latest drivers and
> firmware. Below are all the specs and current settings.
>
> Specs:
> (Laptop-WG511 Card)
> Dell Insperion running Windows XP Home using WG511 Card with the following
> settings.
>
> Regional Domain:US
> Driver Version: 2.1.22.0
> Firmware: 2.04.06.00
> Smart wireless Util: 2.22.20.6
> SSID: NETGEAR
> Securityisable
> Infrastructure mode
> Channel 11
>
> TCP/IP set to obtain IP and DNS automatically.
>
> (WGR614v4 Router)
> Channel 11
> mode: g and b
> SSID: NETGEAR
> security: disabled
> wireless ap: on
> broadcast name: on
> Firmware: v5.0_02
> DHCPn
>
> I have tried to be as specific as possible and definately appreciate any
> help you can provide
> Thank you in advance,
> Tim
>
>
> --
> Life is like a dogsled team. If you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never
> changes.-Lewis Grizzard
>
>

Doug,
Thanks for your quick reply. I had tried releasing and renewing the IP
before. However I had not disabled wireless zero config utility.
Unfortunately, I'm still having no luck, even after disabling it/releasing
and renewing. It did release and renew an IP address of 192.168.0.4 until i
rebooted the computer. I also tried what you suggested about powering the
router off for 10-20 secs.

I might also mention that once I reboot the computer I cannot the laptop to
connect even with hard wired connection...The only way is to go back and do
a system restore to before I installed the netgear driver/card. Like I said
before, all seems fine (except internet connectivity) after a fresh
install-until I reboot the machine. Then I am not able to connect to the
router and obtain an IP address with either adapter(wireless or my built in
nic).

This leads me to believe that something is being installed or changed by the
netgear driver/software within my TCP/IP or network settings somewhere, but
it doesn't take effect until i restart.

Thanks again,
totally stumped, Tim

From your wired desktop computer, go to your router's menu via your
browser and check a few things:

1. Check to see if DHCP is enabled. If not, enable it.
2. Check to see if you have MAC address filtering enabled. This is
sometimes called a WIRELESS ACCESS LIST. If so, make sure your
laptop's MAC address is listed. If you have MAC address enabled
without listing the authorized MAC addresses, you will not be able to
connect to the router.
3. If WEP is enabled, verify that the key is EXACTLY the same as
listed in your card's config util.
4. Try changing channels on the router
5. DEFINITELY make sure that you have enabled WIRELESS ACCESS POINT.
6. Do you have a dynamic IP address and DNS address from your ISP? If
so, make sure that you have those checked in the router.

Hopefully, this will help your situation. In reference to not being
able to connect to the internet via ethernet cable, try connecting
your laptop directly to your cable/DSL modem. If you can get on the
net that way, then we know it's definetly the router. If you cannot
access the net in that manner then your problem might be with your
ISP. Anyway, keep me abreast of your progress. Take care.

On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 04:32:30 GMT, "Tim Reichert"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Doug,
>Thanks for your quick reply. I had tried releasing and renewing the IP
>before. However I had not disabled wireless zero config utility.
>Unfortunately, I'm still having no luck, even after disabling it/releasing
>and renewing. It did release and renew an IP address of 192.168.0.4 until i
>rebooted the computer. I also tried what you suggested about powering the
>router off for 10-20 secs.
>
>I might also mention that once I reboot the computer I cannot the laptop to
>connect even with hard wired connection...The only way is to go back and do
>a system restore to before I installed the netgear driver/card. Like I said
>before, all seems fine (except internet connectivity) after a fresh
>install-until I reboot the machine. Then I am not able to connect to the
>router and obtain an IP address with either adapter(wireless or my built in
>nic).
>
>This leads me to believe that something is being installed or changed by the
>netgear driver/software within my TCP/IP or network settings somewhere, but
>it doesn't take effect until i restart.
>
>Thanks again,
>totally stumped, Tim
>