Wireless on desktop system won't work...

- neither will connecting the desktop to the wireless router using a cable.

But it *will* work if I connect the desktop computer directly to the cable
modem with a cable.

Other computers on the wireless work just fine.

Any ideas?

We're using windows XP and a DLink wireless router with a Belkin wireless
antenna.

Thanks!

C.

Hi
Since it yields a valid useful connection with the Modem using a Network
cable I would first concentrate on making it working with a cable to the
Router.
Make sure that the TCP/IP of the wire network connection is set to Auto
Obtain IP, and that the Router DHCP has a range to give IPs to all your
computers.
To check the health of the wire aspect on the computer use this page,
http://www.ezlan.net/debug.html
To check the Wireless, http://www.ezlan.net/wireless.html
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking)

"Michael O'Donnell" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>- neither will connecting the desktop to the wireless router using a cable.
>
> But it *will* work if I connect the desktop computer directly to the cable
> modem with a cable.
>
> Other computers on the wireless work just fine.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> We're using windows XP and a DLink wireless router with a Belkin wireless
> antenna.
>
> Thanks!
>
> C.
>

On Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:57:26 -0500, "Michael O'Donnell" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>- neither will connecting the desktop to the wireless router using a cable.
>
>But it *will* work if I connect the desktop computer directly to the cable
>modem with a cable.
>
>Other computers on the wireless work just fine.
>
>Any ideas?
>
>We're using windows XP and a DLink wireless router with a Belkin wireless
>antenna.
>
>Thanks!
>
>C.

Look at logs from "ipconfig /all" from the problem computer and from another one
or two that work.

http://networking.nitecruzr.net/2005...iagnosing.html

--
Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP 2005-2008 [Windows - Desktop Experience]
http://networking.nitecruzr.net/

See my post of the 30th, I was using the wrong drivers for the WLAN chipset.

--
Kenny Cargill


"Michael O'Donnell" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>- neither will connecting the desktop to the wireless router using a cable.
>
> But it *will* work if I connect the desktop computer directly to the cable
> modem with a cable.
>
> Other computers on the wireless work just fine.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> We're using windows XP and a DLink wireless router with a Belkin wireless
> antenna.
>
> Thanks!
>
> C.
>

Thanks for all your replies. I'll investigate these various things and see
what I find.

C.

"Kenny" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> See my post of the 30th, I was using the wrong drivers for the WLAN
> chipset.
>
> --
> Kenny Cargill
>
>
> "Michael O'Donnell" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>- neither will connecting the desktop to the wireless router using a
>>cable.
>>
>> But it *will* work if I connect the desktop computer directly to the
>> cable modem with a cable.
>>
>> Other computers on the wireless work just fine.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> We're using windows XP and a DLink wireless router with a Belkin wireless
>> antenna.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> C.
>>
>
>