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Wireless card no longer works

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bluestrobe

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I bought this card new about a month ago but never got the chance to use it. Last week I used it just fine with Win XP Pro using the Intel software. This week I try to connect to the same AP and since then it hasn't worked. It will see networks, and when it attempts to connect it will hang at the ?Acquiring network Address? until I stop it. The IP address it has on the wireless adapter is the ?Invalid IP address 0.0.0.0.? The wired Ethernet on the same laptop works just fine and flawlessly.

What I have done so far is uninstall/reinstall the Intel software and the card drivers, Physically removed the card and put it back in, Ran it using the Windows wireless software with the exact same result, tried to do the ?ipconfig /release? trick to see if I could get a generic 169.x.x.x address.

I know the AP is working as others can connect to it just fine. I don?t have another laptop to test the card in and Windows sees the card in Device Manager just fine. When trying to connect, the card will send packets but not receive them.

Any ideas shot of a format?
 
The main and aux antenna's are attached. The AP is a work one and I can't turn off the security (WEP). However, when I reset the security in the Intel application and Windows, it does prompt me for a password and if the pw is wrong, it will boot me.
 
Did you tried it without security with free Hot Spot (Starbucks, or the like).

It does not sound like a card problem. It sounds like you do not have the credentials to log on.
 
You have windows zero config and the wireless utility fighting over each other. Completely disable windows zero configuration services (both in the network control panel and the services mmc).

Reboot.

run the intel utility and create a profile with the appropriate security settings for the work AP and match security settings. With all your "mucking" with removing cards and network interfaces the stack could be fubarred as well. Google "repair tcp/ip stack".

It sounds like you don't have your client properly configured to match the security settings of the AP as there is no password with WEP.

Welcome to wireless hell.
 
Originally posted by: spidey07With all your "mucking" with removing cards and network interfaces the stack could be fubarred as well. Google "repair tcp/ip stack".
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I figured on that by now. Also WEP does use a key to get in, never heard of it being unsecured.

I tried to disable the windows side of the network card and it's refusing me from doing it. Keeps saying that either another user or account is using the device or there are one or more protocols which don't support plug and play operation. It even does this in safe mode.
 
I did a complete format and went with the stock Windows drivers for the card since it picked the card up. Tried connecting with the same results. I'm thinking it is a bad card. I might still have my old Cisco card and I'll give that a try when I can find it.
 
ok, but rare for a card to just stop working. Most all wireless problems are configuration or noise related. Like other network troubleshooting you can't use PC troubleshooting techniques of replacing things...you have to understand what is really happening and why.

I'd disable ALL windows zero config services, load the latest version of the intel proset utility and try again. The proset utility also includes a troubleshooter and logging to see what is really going on.

Broadcast SSID and have no encryption and be in the same room. If you have a strong RSSI, as verified with the proset utility under advanced stats then that says configuration and the card is working properly.
 
The Intel software automatically disables Windows wireless network configuration stuff so that's easy. This Is what is installed. I'll try to find a open AP somewhere since I don't have one here at home (soon to get one though).
 
Originally posted by: redly1
If you need a 2915ABG card to test with, let me know. I can lend you one.
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I'll consider it but I think my card is toast. I found my Cisco Aironet card that the Intel one was supposed to replace and used it. The Cisco connected right away and working like a charm. I turn the Intel on and nothing, sticks at "Aquiring Address."

Is it safe to assume the Intel card is bad? I just bought it new off of eBay, plugged it in and didn't use it for 3 weeks, used it once and the next day it acts up. I think it might have been a lemon.

 
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