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ktkendall · 01-23-2004, 03:01 PM

Hello All:
I've just recently went with the Linksys BEFW11S4 wireless router. It seems that most everytime we boot up my wife's laptop, (Sony VIAO), with WinXP home, and push the card in it says all is well good signal strength and connected and all, but I can't actually do anything over the LAN, not even ping the router. Rebooting the router is what works everytime though, it's almost like for some reason the router wants to be the one to establish the connection. Doesn't seem to matter if I boot up with the card in or push it in after bootup. I'm using static IP on an AVAYA wireless pcmcia card and have the box checked to let winXP detremine the wireless configuration. Using channel 6 on the router with no encryption or anything but the basic default settings for now...I havn't tried it as much but it doesn't seem that my other laptop with win2000 is having the same trouble...Any thoughts..!!
KK

01-23-2004, 03:01 PM	#1
ktkendall Telcom Tech Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Western, Pa. Posts: 5,409	Wireless b router connection??? Hello All: I've just recently went with the Linksys BEFW11S4 wireless router. It seems that most everytime we boot up my wife's laptop, (Sony VIAO), with WinXP home, and push the card in it says all is well good signal strength and connected and all, but I can't actually do anything over the LAN, not even ping the router. Rebooting the router is what works everytime though, it's almost like for some reason the router wants to be the one to establish the connection. Doesn't seem to matter if I boot up with the card in or push it in after bootup. I'm using static IP on an AVAYA wireless pcmcia card and have the box checked to let winXP detremine the wireless configuration. Using channel 6 on the router with no encryption or anything but the basic default settings for now...I havn't tried it as much but it doesn't seem that my other laptop with win2000 is having the same trouble...Any thoughts..!! KK __________________ If it ain't broke, "TWEAK IT"