Very strange, wireless NIC brings down my network!

I have a no name 802.11b PCMCIA card that brings down my Netgear router
every time I turn it on. Even if I disable the wireless part of the
router, it still brings it down. Even the hard wired nodes lose their
connectivity. If I turn the NIC off, the router recovers in a few
minutes. Anyone ever seen this before? I tried switching wireless
channels, but it didn't have any effect. Very strange...



Jim

*Its probably not the PCMCIA card, but the Windows XP it's running on.. or
more specifically, the virus on the Windows XP. I've had the same thing
happen to my network, and eventually narrowed it down to this one PC being
online - wired or wireless. What it does is it just hogs the network with
garbage traffic. Can't remember the virus name though.. some blaster
variant?

Thats my guess.. try the card in another machine?
Wire up the laptop

See if the same happens... if it does u know!


"Jim" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I have a no name 802.11b PCMCIA card that brings down my Netgear router
> every time I turn it on. Even if I disable the wireless part of the
> router, it still brings it down. Even the hard wired nodes lose their
> connectivity. If I turn the NIC off, the router recovers in a few
> minutes. Anyone ever seen this before? I tried switching wireless
> channels, but it didn't have any effect. Very strange...
>

It's a fresh XP SP2 install, never been on the net, so I doubt it's a
virus. Also, it does it with the wireless switched off at the router.
It's like the card interferes with the router somehow.

Coenraad Loubser wrote:
> *Its probably not the PCMCIA card, but the Windows XP it's running
on.. or
> more specifically, the virus on the Windows XP. I've had the same
thing
> happen to my network, and eventually narrowed it down to this one PC
being
> online - wired or wireless. What it does is it just hogs the network
with
> garbage traffic. Can't remember the virus name though.. some blaster
> variant?
>
> Thats my guess.. try the card in another machine?
> Wire up the laptop
>
> See if the same happens... if it does u know!
>
>
> "Jim" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed) oups.com...
> > I have a no name 802.11b PCMCIA card that brings down my Netgear
router
> > every time I turn it on. Even if I disable the wireless part of the
> > router, it still brings it down. Even the hard wired nodes lose
their
> > connectivity. If I turn the NIC off, the router recovers in a few
> > minutes. Anyone ever seen this before? I tried switching wireless
> > channels, but it didn't have any effect. Very strange...
> >