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Wireless card & Ethernet problem

May 23, 2005 3:07AM PDT

I'm having networking problems with both types of connections (Ethernet & Wireless
card). The ethernet doesn't even show a link led. The wireless shows activity blinks
but doesn't detect the network. (I'm using a dial-up connection right now and it's
frustrating lol).

What I've done:
Tried different cables. (crossover & also straight)
Checked on a different lap to see if the AP is working fine and configured correctly.
On the other lap the AP connects succesfully wireless.
Only 1 laptop is connected at a time.
Uninstalled & Reinstalled the wireless card.
Deleted the Wireless connection and created a new one.
Get rid of SP2 for winxp and reinstalled.
Update driver on 3com ethernet adapter.

Nothing worked!!!

Here are my ipconfig results:
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

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

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : CLAND
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection :

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Dell TrueMobile 1150 Series Wireless
LAN Card
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-02-2D-8D-09-16

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 3Com 3C920 Integrated Fast Ethernet
Controller (3C905C-TX Compatible)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-08-74-E4-40-5B

PPP adapter prodigy:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-53-45-00-00-00
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 148.221.85.197
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 148.221.85.197
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 200.33.146.194
200.33.146.202
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

C:\Documents and Settings\CLAND>


Any help please?

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Try this common spyware repair tool.
May 23, 2005 3:16AM PDT
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Thk you but didn't work
May 23, 2005 3:47AM PDT

Thank you for your advice.
I did it but still having the problem.

I forgot to post that I also have run Ad-Aware SE, LSP Fix for Winsock2 repair and also tried with Firewall on and off.

What seems strange to me is that the result showed in the ipconfig for both adapters is media disconnected.

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In that case, it's likely to be driver related.
May 23, 2005 4:56AM PDT

Unless the cable is really broken.

Bob