My only idea is that you might be using two different pieces of software
to configure your wireless adapter. I have seen it before, as my dad
was trying to use his built in wireless adapter configured with both
Windows & the software that came with it. After we disabled one &
configured the other he has had no problems relating to not being able
to connect wirelessly.
I also answered why the "Media State" is "Media Disconnected" right
after you asked.
One last thing the MAC address of the PPP Adapter, on Windows at least
is selected at the time of the install of the driver & will give out no
personal information. One other thing as far as MAC addresses go the
first three groupings, or whatever they are called, only tell us who
made the card which you already told us, so why bother hiding it.
I'm out of ideas now. You might try posting the OS if this doesn't help.
Fern wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm a home user who dabbles in administrating my home wireless network. The
> network HAS been working perfectly for more than a year, even when a new
> laptop was added into the mix 6mo ago. However, out of the blue, the laptop
> stopped connecting to the network & the internet (note: it'll enable, it just
> won't connect). I didn't change any settings, hardware or drivers. I didn't
> mess around at all. One day it was working a-ok and then the next day it
> wasn't. Annoyingly, the wired desktop still has full online access - it just
> doesn't recognise that the laptop exists, just as the laptop doesn't
> recognise the presence of ANY wireless networks in the area (there are
> usually at least 2, plus my own). FYI: the wireless desktop is also working
> perfectly... so it's not the router or network and there's clearly something
> wrong with the laptop itself, right?
>
> In terms of hardware, I'm using an MN-700 broadband router (attached to the
> desktop), a wireless MN-730 card (on another desktop) and an Intel
> PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network adapter (on the laptop). Supposedly the laptop's
> adapter "is working properly" - plus I've uninstalled & reinstalled the
> driver at least once, not to mention rolling back the system to an earlier
> restore point.
>
> Here are the "ipconfig /all" for the laptop & wired desktop:
> ***LAPTOP***
> Windows IP Configuration
> Host Name . . . . . . . . . : LAPTOP
> Primary Dns Suffix..................:
> Node Type.............................: Mixed
> IP Routing Enabled..................: No
> WINS Proxy Enabled................: No
>
> Ethernet Adapter Wireless Network Connection
> Media State............................: Media Disconnected
> (BUT WHY?HOW??)
It can't even see a wireless network to connect to that's why.
> Description.............................: Intel(R)
> PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection
> Physical Address.....................: XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX
> (AND YES, THIS IS ONE OF THE ADDRESSES ALLOWED BY THE BASE STATION'S MAC
> FILTER)
>
>
> ***DESTOP***
> Windows IP Configuration
> Host Name . . . . . . . . . : WIREDDESKTOP
> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
> Node Type . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
> NetBIOS Scope ID. . . . . . :
> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . : No
> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . : No
> NetBIOS Resolution Uses DNS : No
>
> 0 Ethernet adapter :
> Description . . . . . . . . : D-Link DFE-530TX+ PCI Adapter
> Physical Address. . . . . . : XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX
> DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.11
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> Default Gateway . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
> DHCP Server . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
> Primary WINS Server . . . . :
> Secondary WINS Server . . . :
> Lease Obtained. . . . . . . : 12 18 05 10:16:54 AM
> Lease Expires . . . . . . . : 12 19 05 10:16:54 AM
>
> 1 Ethernet adapter :
> Description . . . . . . . . : PPP Adapter.
> Physical Address. . . . . . : XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX
> DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
> Default Gateway . . . . . . :
> DHCP Server . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
> Primary WINS Server . . . . :
> Secondary WINS Server . . . :
> Lease Obtained. . . . . . . :
> Lease Expires . . . . . . . :
>
> Any ideas why the laptop won't connect, why it won't even recognise the
> PRESENCE of a network??
> Please help. Thx!
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to just has this article I think people should read before posting a
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