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Hello all,

Here's one for ya. I've got a WRT54GL Router hooked up to my HP running Win XP Pro sp2 and a WPC54GX Card running on my Toshiba Techra 8100 with 2000sp4. Now the power light strobes while the line light stays light. It recieves my router, good signal and packets, but just doesn't want to send anything out anywhere and I get Cant find server on IE6 and Problem loading page on MFF2. I use ATT Yahoo. I already talked to Linksys and we went through the usual reset the modem and heres the new IP stuff and that didn't work. And I changed the channels and such and names and such. I also have the Wep correct on both ends. So I'm at a loss. Maybe someone out there knows how to fix my trouble. I also just fixed the PC card in the bios so it is on PC Card 16bit now. And now ti's recognized the card and ran it's found new hardware rigaramrou. It set up toshiba topic95 and the ethernet connection and the card. But still the same thing. But now when I make the connection the TCP/IP connection icon disappears.

CH 10 11g; secured wep infrastructure with 4bars at any access point; 54.0 TX rate; 1.0RX rate; 0 tx bytes; 2.09kb rx bytes open auth; wep encytion.

Toshiba Techra 8100; p3 700mhz; 128 ram; 16bit Type2/3 cardbus running windows 2000sp4

Any help would be greatly appreciated. You may contact me at or AIM toes1976.

Thanks in advance. Getting tired,
shawn

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Quick diagnostic summary and a concise troubleshooting checklist that complements the replies already in the thread.

The symptoms described are classic of an IP/DNS or TCP stack problem rather than a pure radio issue: the client associates to the AP but cannot exchange useful traffic beyond link-layer; browsers report name resolution or server-unreachable errors. Common causes are a missing/default gateway or DNS, a corrupted TCP/IP/Winsock stack, a DHCP failure (client falling back to APIPA addresses), or an encryption/authentication mismatch that prevents normal data transfer.

Immediate tests (on the problem laptop):

ipconfig /all
ping 127.0.0.1
ping <default_gateway>
ping 8.8.8.8
nslookup www.google.com
arp -a
route print

Interpretation notes: an IP in the 169.254.x.x range = no DHCP. If ping to gateway fails, the wireless link or AP settings (mode, MAC filter) are stopping traffic. If ping to 8.8.8.8 works but nslookup fails, it’s a DNS issue.

Practical fixes and checks:

  • Check router WAN status and DHCP pool via its admin web page (as suggested). Test the same router with a wired client to isolate wireless vs. upstream ISP.
  • Temporarily disable encryption on the AP (testing only) to rule out WEP/key/index/auth mismatch; re-enable after testing and consider WPA if hardware supports it.
  • On Windows XP run:
    ipconfig /flushdns
ipconfig /release
ipconfig /renew
netsh winsock reset

    On Windows 2000, reset by removing and re-adding the TCP/IP protocol in Network settings (OS CD may be required).

  • Reinstall/update the wireless card driver and, if available, update router firmware. Check for MAC filters or client isolation features on the AP.
  • If TX counters stay at zero while RX increases, focus on client-side driver/stack and AP authentication mode.

The tool suggested by can help with Winsock cleanup, but built-in diagnostics above will isolate whether the problem is DHCP/gateway/DNS, wireless authentication, or a corrupted TCP/IP stack.

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Hello all,

Here's one for ya. I've got a WRT54GL Router hooked up to my HP running Win XP Pro sp2 and a WPC54GX Card running on my Toshiba Techra 8100 with 2000sp4. Now the power light strobes while the line light stays light. It recieves my router, good signal and packets, but just doesn't want to send anything out anywhere and I get Cant find server on IE6 and Problem loading page on MFF2. I use ATT Yahoo. I already talked to Linksys and we went through the usual reset the modem and heres the new IP stuff and that didn't work. And I changed the channels and such and names and such. I also have the Wep correct on both ends. So I'm at a loss. Maybe someone out there knows how to fix my trouble. I also just fixed the PC card in the bios so it is on PC Card 16bit now. And now ti's recognized the card and ran it's found new hardware rigaramrou. It set up toshiba topic95 and the ethernet connection and the card. But still the same thing. But now when I make the connection the TCP/IP connection icon disappears.

CH 10 11g; secured wep infrastructure with 4bars at any access point; 54.0 TX rate; 1.0RX rate; 0 tx bytes; 2.09kb rx bytes open auth; wep encytion.

Toshiba Techra 8100; p3 700mhz; 128 ram; 16bit Type2/3 cardbus running windows 2000sp4

Any help would be greatly appreciated. You may contact me at or AIM toes1976.

Thanks in advance. Getting tired,
shawn

If I am interpreting what you've written correctly, your modem light strobe's indicating line activity. But the connection point at the wifi-router from the modem isn't strobing - which indicating no activity. Can you connect to the router using its web interface? Have you tried pinging the HP or the Toshiba? Since you're packets are NATed at the router, are you computers IP using the wireless routers DHCP feature? If so are they set static or Dynamic in network connections? Have you tried the useing SecureEasySetup? Anyway let me know.

Good luck, LamaBot

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