Wireless network wont connect to laptop

I have a Dell Inspiron 9100 laptop that can't connect to my wireless network. I have 2 other computers connected and both of them are desktops. One is connected wirelessly and the other is not. The one that is connected wirelessly works perfectly and is running windows 98SE. The other desktop rus widows XP Pro with service pack 2 and the Laptop Runs Windows XP home with service pack 2. I have a D-link-614+ wireless router and my laptop has a D-link air plus DWL-650+ PCI Card. The laptop recognizes that there is a network in range but can't connect to it. Also I tried connecting it by using a ethernt cable and it says it Has limited or no conectivity(in this case it was No connectivity). I've tried reinstaling the drives on the laptop and had no luck.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

This is the working IP config


Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\cody>ipconfig/all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : steier
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 3Com Gigabit LOM (3C940)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0C-6E-6D-79-B3
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.100
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, June 11, 2006 2:38:33 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, June 18, 2006 2:38:33 PM

C:\Documents and Settings\cody>

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This is the laptops IP config


Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\charles>ipconfig/all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : DELL
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0F-1F-1F-53-D8
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 169.254.115.213
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

Ethernet Adapter Wireless Network Connection 6:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . .:Media Disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . -Link AirPlus DWL-650+ WirelessCardbus Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . :00-0D-88-8A-04-23

C:\Documents and Settings\charles>

 

It appears that the ethernet connection in your example shows that the ethernet adapter did not receive addresses from a DHCP request.

Make sure your ethernet cable is connected to the proper port on the modem/router then right click on the connection and select disable then enable. Then do an ipconfig and see if your addresses change for that adapter. If so, see if you can connect to the Internet. You have two problems and I'm just trying to look at one of them.

 

I tried Disableing and Enabling the Local Area connection and there was no change in the ipconfig. When i tried manually setting the Ip adress and all that stuff it says its connected to the network but I can't connect to the internet or to the other computers.

 

Leave the static settings as TimW suggested

Do a START | RUN | CMD

in the command window enter nslookup then enter at the ">" prompt type www.complete-cs.com then enter. It should come back with NAME: www.complete-cs.com and ADDRESS: 64.38.7.186. If not, you are not resolving addresses. Let us know what you get back.

 

The Laptop and the Desktop that isn't wireless are part of the same workgroup but the wireless desktop isn't.

When I typed in nslookup and then the www.complete-cs.com it said:

Server: Unknown
Address 192.168.0.1

It also said "DNS request time out. timeout was 2 seconds." right after typing nsloookup and twice at the very end.

 

Well, that certainly makes sense.

Can you sucessfully ping 192.168.0.1?

If not, I would look to a problem with the ethernet port on the laptop. If you go to device manager, do any of the network adapters have a red "x" or yellow "?"?

If you can, then the modem/router is not resolving DNS addresses for the laptop. I would uninstall the ethernet connection and reinstall them again.

 

I tried to ping 192.168.0.1 and all of the packets were sent and none were received.

In device manager the 1934 Net adapter has a red X by it but the ethernet and wireless both look fine.

 

Can you explain how? It's running windows 98SE and I only have expirience with Windows XP.

 

Thanks i've been trying to figure that out for a while. I still can't get my laptop to work on the wireless network. Does the ethernet port have anything to do with how the wireless network connects?

 

I believe you should work with one interface on the laptop at a time. You don't have them both active at the same time do you?

 

No I don't have them both active at the same time. But does my ethernet connection working have anything to do with my wireless connection?

 

Not really. There is a little more involved getting the wireless off the ground.
Is the software that comes with the wireless card controlling the wireless device? Do the application "see" THE ssid? Did you set up the wireless router? What are the settings? Is security turned on?

 

The software that came with the wireless card can control the device but it isn't right now. Yes the appliction does see the SSID. Yes i set up the wireless router. The security is turned off. What speciffically do you need to know about the settings of the router?

 

OK.....load the softwae that came with the wireless card. Sometimes it will give you more information than windows. By the fact you can't ping 192.168.0.1 tells me you are not "talking" to your router at all.

Can you ping 127.0.0.1?

 

Yes I can ping 127.0.0.1 and I tried loading the wireless cards software with no luck.

 

Does the wireless software give you any hint as to whats going on? I just don't understand if you can "see" the SSID why you can't connect. I assume that the radio is on correct? I am running out of ideas.

 

I once had client where certain must-have applications were interefing with Windows Wireless Zero Configuration. I downloaded a free app called Airstop Wireless where I could enter the SSID and connect to the network. It was instead of Windows so I didn't have to change drivers or use specific software of the embedded wireless card. Don't know what OS's it supports. Try Google or download.com and look for airstop wifi. Good Luck - Bob