Wireless W98 machine

I have a W98 PC that worked like a charm with my small
wired network. I moved it to another room and I cannot get
it to connect with the access point. I moved it back in the
same room as the access point for tests.

I looked for hints on the Carey Holzman and the Steve
Winograd sites but could not find a solution so far. No for
lack of trying.

The PC receives a signal from the D-link wireless router.
However the wireless D-link card does not connect. The two
lights located on the card are green -- one steady, the other blinks.

I carefully set-up the network according to Carey's instructions.
I shut down the firewall.
I removed winsock2 from the registry. No change.
I tried to hardwire the router's address and the machine's address.

I have TCP/IP and NETBEUI and IPX/SPX installed --
should I keep only TCP/IP?

I cannot ping the router.

Can someone give me some hints?
Thanks in advance
Bob

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, "Bob Lehrer"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>I have a W98 PC that worked like a charm with my small
>wired network. I moved it to another room and I cannot get
>it to connect with the access point. I moved it back in the
>same room as the access point for tests.
>
>I looked for hints on the Carey Holzman and the Steve
>Winograd sites but could not find a solution so far. No for
>lack of trying.
>
>The PC receives a signal from the D-link wireless router.
>However the wireless D-link card does not connect. The two
>lights located on the card are green -- one steady, the other blinks.
>
>I carefully set-up the network according to Carey's instructions.
>I shut down the firewall.
>I removed winsock2 from the registry. No change.
>I tried to hardwire the router's address and the machine's address.
>
>I have TCP/IP and NETBEUI and IPX/SPX installed --
>should I keep only TCP/IP?
>
>I cannot ping the router.
>
>Can someone give me some hints?
>Thanks in advance
>Bob

The wireless card's configuration program should indicate whether the
card has successfully associated with the router.

Double check the wireless settings on the router and the card, and
make sure that they agree on SSID, encryption key length, encryption
key index, encryption key, etc. See if MAC address filtering on the
router is preventing a connection. Make sure that the router's pool
of DHCP addresses is large enough to include the W98 PC.

It might help to download and install the latest driver program and/or
firmware update for the wireless card

Yes, you should keep only TCP/IP -- that will make your network work
better once you solve the wireless problem. However, the installed
protocols have nothing to do with whether the D-Link wireless card can
connect to the wireless router. Neither do firewalls or winsock2.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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Thank you Steve. You were rigth.

No problem with the network set-up.
The network card was bad.

Thabks again for your input.
Bob

"Steve Winograd [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, "Bob Lehrer"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >I have a W98 PC that worked like a charm with my small
> >wired network. I moved it to another room and I cannot get
> >it to connect with the access point. I moved it back in the
> >same room as the access point for tests.
> >
> >I looked for hints on the Carey Holzman and the Steve
> >Winograd sites but could not find a solution so far. No for
> >lack of trying.
> >
> >The PC receives a signal from the D-link wireless router.
> >However the wireless D-link card does not connect. The two
> >lights located on the card are green -- one steady, the other blinks.
> >
> >I carefully set-up the network according to Carey's instructions.
> >I shut down the firewall.
> >I removed winsock2 from the registry. No change.
> >I tried to hardwire the router's address and the machine's address.
> >
> >I have TCP/IP and NETBEUI and IPX/SPX installed --
> >should I keep only TCP/IP?
> >
> >I cannot ping the router.
> >
> >Can someone give me some hints?
> >Thanks in advance
> >Bob
>
> The wireless card's configuration program should indicate whether the
> card has successfully associated with the router.
>
> Double check the wireless settings on the router and the card, and
> make sure that they agree on SSID, encryption key length, encryption
> key index, encryption key, etc. See if MAC address filtering on the
> router is preventing a connection. Make sure that the router's pool
> of DHCP addresses is large enough to include the W98 PC.
>
> It might help to download and install the latest driver program and/or
> firmware update for the wireless card
>
> Yes, you should keep only TCP/IP -- that will make your network work
> better once you solve the wireless problem. However, the installed
> protocols have nothing to do with whether the D-Link wireless card can
> connect to the wireless router. Neither do firewalls or winsock2.
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
> for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>
> Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
> http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm