Linksys router and Belkin PCI card
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From: Rex D Last on 10 Dec 2009 12:59 I have now received the replacement Linksys router from e-buyer; in my experience typical of their excellent service. I installed it and there was exactly the same problem, i.e. it didn't' communicate with the PC with the Belkin PCI wireless card. Although the security settings on both devices were apparently identical I tweaked them a bit and the problem was solved. If anyone is interested I can post details of the tweaks. It is rather sad that Linksys support took the easy path and decided the router was faulty when perhaps a little more guidance was all that was required. -- Rex (Somerset UK Rex.nospamLast(a)dsl.pipex.com) "Rex D Last" <RexnospamLast(a)dsl.pipex.com> wrote in message news:Eu2dnU_MRY1rSIXWnZ2dnUVZ8uadnZ2d(a)pipex.net... > Many thanks for the helpful replies. The router setup was 'mixed mode' > for the other 2 devices only go up to 'G'. I had a long session with > Linksys support and it has been decided that the router is faulty. The > retailer has agreed to replace it. I'll report back when I've received it. > Logically, I am unable to understand why the new router communicates > effortlessly with the Vaio laptop and not at all with the Belkin PCI card > but I shall just have to wait and see. > -- > Rex > (Somerset UK Rex.nospamLast(a)dsl.pipex.com) > > "Thomas F. Divine" <tdivineATpcausaDOTcom> wrote in message > news:4F57A80F-3EAE-48D4-8254-7D724939D86F(a)microsoft.com... >> Make sure the router wireless setup includes the 802.11 "abg or n" >> configurations that match the adapters on your laptops. >> >> For example, if the router is setup for "N-only" operation (and some >> LinkSys are that way...), then it will only support laptops that are in >> the 802.11 'N' mode. A laptop operating in the 802.11 'G' mode may not >> see the router. >> >> So, setup the router for "mixed mode" and it should support 'N" and 'G' >> laptops. >> >> There may be another issue here, I encountered this one recently. >> >> Good luck! >> >> Thomas F. Divine >> >> >> "Rex D Last" <RexnospamLast(a)dsl.pipex.com> wrote in message >> news:bvWdnWh9s5xQdIrWnZ2dnUVZ8oWdnZ2d(a)pipex.net... >>> I am new to this group and apologise if this has been answered before. >>> >>> My old Belkin wireless router modem gave up and I've bought a new >>> Linksys WAG160N. This connects perfectly to one PC by cable and >>> wirelessly to a Sony Vaio laptop. Another PC has a Belkin PCI wireless >>> network card and this and the router cannot 'see' each other. Can anyone >>> suggest how to do this or is it impossible? All 3 computers are >>> running XP SP3. >>> >>> Thanks in advance. >>> >>> -- >>> Rex >>> (Somerset UK Rex.nospamLast(a)dsl.pipex.com) >>
From: Lem on 10 Dec 2009 13:52 Rex D Last wrote: > Although the security settings on > both devices were apparently identical I tweaked them a bit and the > problem was solved. If anyone is interested I can post details of the > tweaks. > Please do post details. Glad you got things working. -- Lem Apollo 11 - 40 years ago: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/40th/index.html
From: Rick on 10 Dec 2009 17:05 Rex D Last wrote: > I have now received the replacement Linksys router from e-buyer; in my > experience typical of their excellent service. I installed it and there > was exactly the same problem, i.e. it didn't' communicate with the PC > with the Belkin PCI wireless card. Although the security settings on > both devices were apparently identical I tweaked them a bit and the > problem was solved. If anyone is interested I can post details of the > tweaks. > > It is rather sad that Linksys support took the easy path and decided the > router was faulty when perhaps a little more guidance was all that was > required. I would second Lem's request. thanks, -- Rick Fargo, ND N 46�53'251" W 096�48'279" Remember the USS Liberty http://www.ussliberty.org/
From: Rex D Last on 11 Dec 2009 04:32 I first disabled security on both the Belkin PCI card and the Linksys router and this demonstrated that they did communicate. I then increased the security on both devices step by step until they reached WPA-PSK AES on the Belkin and WPA-2-Mixed TKIP or AES on the router. I reckon that this is probably good enough. -- Rex (Somerset UK Rex.nospamLast(a)dsl.pipex.com) "Rick" <fholbrook(a)nospam.cableone.net> wrote in message news:HoudnbIxlPY-7bzWnZ2dnUVZ_tBi4p2d(a)giganews.com... > Rex D Last wrote: >> I have now received the replacement Linksys router from e-buyer; in my >> experience typical of their excellent service. I installed it and there >> was exactly the same problem, i.e. it didn't communicate with the PC >> with the Belkin PCI wireless card. Although the security settings on >> both devices were apparently identical I tweaked them a bit and the >> problem was solved. If anyone is interested I can post details of the >> tweaks. >> >> It is rather sad that Linksys support took the easy path and decided the >> router was faulty when perhaps a little more guidance was all that was >> required. > I would second Lem's request. thanks, > > -- > > Rick > Fargo, ND > N 46�53'251" > W 096�48'279" > > > Remember the USS Liberty > http://www.ussliberty.org/ > > > > >
From: Rick on 11 Dec 2009 09:41 Rex D Last wrote: > I first disabled security on both the Belkin PCI card and the Linksys > router and this demonstrated that they did communicate. I then increased > the security on both devices step by step until they reached WPA-PSK AES > on the Belkin and WPA-2-Mixed TKIP or AES on the router. I reckon that > this is probably good enough. Thanks :) -- Rick Fargo, ND N 46�53'251" W 096�48'279" Remember the USS Liberty http://www.ussliberty.org/
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