Problem conncecting to internet with wif card

My setup
Hardware: Pismo G3 Powerbook + Lucent Technologies/Wavelan/Orinoco Silver Wifi card + 3Com wifi router
Software: OS 10.3.9 + WirelessDriverBeta5.1dmg
The Pismo recognises the wi-fi card when I plug it in: an icon appears in the menu bar showing Lucent Technologies, Wavelan/IEE. The first sign that something is wrong is that both of these options are greyed out.
The installation of the WIrelessDriverBeta5.1.dmg software was successful.
Under System Preferences/Other, there is a new preference which is "WirelessConfig"
If I click on this, the WirelessConfig preferences panel opens up fine, but everything is greyed out. Thus I cannot key anything into the box entitled "Connect to wireless network named" nor is any signal strength shown.
Apart from the above, the two LEDs on the Wifi card are both off.
Please note that this wifi card works perfectly on a G3 Wallstreet with OS9.2 on it and quite separately, that I can connect to the internet via an ethernet cable connection to my G5 which then connects wirelessly to the router,
I have followed all the instructions on Sourceforge and Versiontracker relevant to my set-up but cannot see what I am doing wrong. Any help please would be very welcome as this is intensely frustrating.
Nick
Message was edited by: Nicholas Law
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That driver is a bit quirky.
You have to use System Preferences > Network > and establish it as an Ethernet network interface ( en1, en2 but not fw0, fw1 etc.) before anything else will work. From the sourceforge FAQ:
How do I configure the WirelessDriver now that I have installed it?
1) Open the NETWORK preferences pane, select the new EN1 (or EN2) interface as the active network setting and configure it appropriately for your network (e.g. using DCHP, enter the DNS server ip addresses for your internet service provider).
2) Open the WirelessConfig preference pane and enter the Network name (this is case sensitive) and the WEP key if using encryption. If you are using a non-Apple basestation, you may want to select the text version of the hex key (see below for more info).
Once enabled in this fashion, you tend not to have to go back to the Network preference pane for this reason again, and you tend to forget about this issue.

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Hi,
i solved the problem this way,
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this solved my problem
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[SOLVED] Share Ethernet Internet with Wifi AdHoc Network

After several hours of searching other similar threads, I cannot find anything which turns out to be useful for what I'm trying to do specifically.
I have a laptop with ethernet card and built-in wifi. With Arch Linux I have configured both before using both the ipconfig/iwconfig methods and using Wicd. I am currently connected to the internet using Wicd and Ethernet (only because Wicd is already installed and configured when I got this internet connection). It would violate the terms of my internet service here (in a dorm room through dorm sponsored internet) to connect a wireless router to the internet connection.
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Thanks in advance for any help, let me know if I need to provide more specifics for what I'm trying to do.
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I guess it is a dns problem?
when i check the wifi settings IP address and subnet mask
have details but is blank for router, dns and search domains.
What details should I input there?
Would it mess anything up if I used the same settings that my iphone uses?
I know wifi is ok because I can download books to my ipad with stanza using wifi.
Sorry don't know too much about this sort of thing
dianne

diannef wrote:
yes IP address begins with 169
HTTP proxy is set to off
I am using a Time Capsule.
Have a macbook pro
and two iphones connected with no problems
Is their a limit to no. of devices that can connect?
Yes, this would be determined by the size of the IP pool allocated on your time capsule router. Ordinarily this should be large enough by default to accommodate the number of devices you have.
Not sure where to check
"If DHCP is not working for you then you should check to see if your router is set to do DHCP and that MAC address filtering is not turned on"
*First, please note that if you aren't really familiar with network setup you should probably give Apple support a call and they can walk you through this.* See: http://www.apple.com/support/expert/
You can access your Time Capsule router using the Airport Utility which is found in the Applications/Utilities folder on your Macbook Pro. If you use this utility you can see how your router is setup. Post what you see here, i.e., Network name, radio mode, channel, Security password protection (WPA2 personal is best), etc. Of course, don't post any passwords.
Don't forget to check that the IP Address selector in your iPad WiFi setting for your network (which can be DHCP, BootP or Static) is set to DHCP.
I will turn Time capsule off for a while to try.
At this point it might also be a good idea to also go to Settings > General > Reset on your iPad and select "Reset Network Settings".

Lenovo g510 i7, internet without wifi card?

So, as the title says, can i have internet on my laptop without the wifi card if it's connected with a cable?, i want to connect an exernal graphic card to the pci slot, but i have to remove the wifi card then, will i lose internet with it?

Bump. Still have not fiqured out a solution. I have also latest driver Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software and Drivers for Windows 7 64-Bit
in fact under properties in devie manager it says i have 14.1.1.3. Any suggestion for a possible solution?

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The IP address when connected to a router will start with 192.168.x.x.
When connected to a modem you will get a different address.
When you connect to a cable modem for the first time it looks at the Media Access Control (MAC) address of whatever is connected.
It is a unique number for your device.
It only attaches to one device and provides an internet connection to that device by way of an IP address.
If you wish to connect another device and get an IP address for that new device, you need the modem to start over, since it has a monogamous relationship with the connected device.
In order to have the modem drop its relationship, it needs to be restarted.
This is not true of a dsl modem.
It sounds like your modem has linked with the MAC address of the router.
In order to connect directly to the modem and get it to link to your computer, you need to unplug the router from power.
Disconnect its ethernet cable.
Restart the modem after about 15 seconds and wait until it restarts, about 2 minutes.
Then reconnect the modem and you will likely be able to connect to the internet.

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I bought a wifi card for my 2009 Mac Pro. I am going to install it but I need to know which of the three antenna wires I need to connect? One person said 1 and 2, but one other site said the correct one was 2 and 3.
Has anyone here done this and know which cables to connect? Any help I would appreciate.
Again I am installing the wifi card in a brand new Mac Pro.

Here is a article on installing in previous mac pro:
http://meanderingpassage.com/2007/07/18/how-to-installing-an-airport-extreme-car d-in-an-intel-mac-pro/
This walk through is not on a 2009 mac, however i would believe it to be the same procedure.

I can't connect to Internet with WIFI

Hi !
First, sorry for my so bad english but I'm French ;-)
I'm so desperate !
I have a Blackberry Curve 8520. I bought it on july. It worked very well, but since 3 months ago, i can't connect the BB to internet (with Wi-Fi or WAP).
I tryed many Wi-Fi, i tryed all the options and now i'm so desperate... Nothing works for me.
Can someone help me please?
Solved!
Go to Solution.

You can try this im also using Curve 9300 3G version 6 o.s
1.Turn Off / Uncheck your Mobile Network
2. Enable Wi-fi if theres a WEP just put in it.
3. Data Service should be ON - can be found on Mobile Network Options
4. Browse - Browser, Social apps etc
Hope helps
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Problem with wifi card??

I just got my Touchpad back today after having sent it out once already for screen repair (blown pixels), now I cannot get this one locate any wifi networks, I cannot get past the third screen on setup (searching for networks). I tried everything from webos doctor 3.0.2 back to 3.0.4 and even trying to change my routers security settings. Under the device info, it is showing all zeros for my MAC address...online support got me nowhere and now have to wait for a callback from a specialist...has anyone else had this issue?
Here's to hoping I do not have to send it back....again....
Benny
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After being bounced around all god's creation I finally got through to a product specialist regarding this. They wanted to do the advanced replacement..which involved them sending me a new one and me sending the old one back..all while they hold $365 (over double what I paid) instead I opted for the standard service no way am I letting anyone hold (regardless me getting it back or not) that much money for something I paid only 160 for....over all though they managed to get things done promptly

Need help connecting to internet with wireless card

I am currently able to connect 4 Mac laptops and 1 G5 desktop to my Airport Extreme without any problems. I have a Dell Inspiron 8600 with a Dell Truemobile 1400 Dual Band WLAN Mini-PCI card that recognizes my AE and connects to it, but I can't get it to connect to the internet. I've tried using the internet connection setup wizard for an isp with username and password but it wants to configure a dialup connection. I've tried just double-clicking on my Internet Explorer icon but it won't connect. I know I've overlooked something(s) but I would like to know if there a procedure that someone can walk me through to get connected. I've also tried using a Belkin USB wireless adapter which also recognizes the Airport, but I still can't get connected. Any help would be greatley appreciated. Steve

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Ipad2 will not connect to internet with wifi

Can anybody help me please. I bought a beautiful 32gb WiFi only ipad yesterday and cannot get it to connect to my home WiFi. It shows a full strength signal but I cannot open email or Safari etc.
I see that there are a lot of people with this problem - what I would like is to hear from someone who HAS fixed it - and how. My problem is that I do not have the knowledge to understand what people mean when they are talking about reconfiguring their routers etc -- can someone lead me through a solution in "Computers for Dummies" fashion?? My router is a Speedtouch and my broadband provider AOL. Would be most grateful to hear from you.
Lisa

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Strange display problem on the Internet with jpgs

Hi,
For some time now I have problems with jpgs on some Internet sites. They don't show up properly. But only on this MAC, every other computer is ok. Here is a screencap of what I see:
http://www.renderosity.com/mod/forumpro/showthread.php?thread_id=2690530
It happens only on specific websites but now it also happens on MY OWN website (http://www.patrickeischen.com)! I didn't change a thing on this page, it was ok 'til now.
I use Firefox & Safari. Can anybody please help me?
Message was edited by: Danielle Kamp

Hi Danielle:
Cant use the link to your screencap, -wants login info.
What do the jpgs look like? Sometimes I get a small square and question mark on some webpages where images should show but I just fault the webpage, or internet. Sometimes a reload works.
Sounds like a software glitch on your PM G5, Have you repaired permissions recently?
-Robert

HT201699 having problem to connect internet with virgin simcard

hi, I bought virgin contract with blackberry 9300 but when i insert my virgin sim card in Iphone 3g I am unable to connect internet, can some one help me with this issue so i can connect with internet. any help much appreciate. Thanks. .

Hi,
Thanks for your question.
According to your description, I am not quite sure of your network deployment. I would appreciate it if you can post
a figure of your network topology.
In addition, I recommend you to check the common suggestions below:
You can configure the default gateway to 192.168.2.3, then tracert a public website, such as tracert google.com, then check the result.
In addition, you can disable the firewall and run “ping 192.168.2.3” at the command prompt. If it is unable to ping, you can check the route table or
ARP cache. If it is able to ping, you can try to ping the public IP of the ADSL modem. If it is unable to ping the public IP address, please contact your ISP for assistance.
By the way, based on your question, it is more related to network, I will move it to the network forum. Thanks for your understanding and support.
Best regards,
Susie

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