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Why does Linksys suck? JustA MereUser 03-16-08
Posted by JustA MereUser on March 16, 2008, 4:45 pm
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Linksys WPC54G wireless card on Windows 2000. Repeatedly get "You are connected
to the access point, but the Internet cannot be found". All sorts of
hocus-pocus on the internet about malware, improperly configured routers,
certain encryptions selections, the need for DHCP (even if they are properly
set). The real solution, at least in some cases, is if you reboot enough, you
can eventually connect. Isn't that wonderful? So much for hibernating your
work in the middle of something and resuming elsewhere. For linksys, wireless
does not mean nomadic.

Posted by JustA MereUser on March 16, 2008, 6:03 pm
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JustA MereUser wrote:
> Linksys WPC54G wireless card on Windows 2000. Repeatedly get "You are
connected
> to the access point, but the Internet cannot be found". All sorts of
> hocus-pocus on the internet about malware, improperly configured routers,
> certain encryptions selections, the need for DHCP (even if they are properly
> set). The real solution, at least in some cases, is if you reboot enough, you
> can eventually connect. Isn't that wonderful? So much for hibernating your
> work in the middle of something and resuming elsewhere. For linksys, wireless
> does not mean nomadic.

In fact, even if you stay in the range of the *same* access point, you can't
even pull out the card to save power until you need to connect. Or rather, you
can, but you need to reset the card. Twice. That means pulling it out again,
waiting 30 seconds and pushing it in. It seems to work better if the monitor is
running when you do this (this is Win2K, not XP). Of course, this has never
been conclusively repeatable. It's a bit like arcane incantations. Get cat gut
on a full moon, do a shaky-shaky around in a circle, waving the card in your
other hand. And if the constellations are aligned, you might get lucky.

Posted by DTC on March 16, 2008, 6:16 pm
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JustA MereUser wrote:
> Linksys WPC54G wireless card on Windows 2000. Repeatedly get "You are
connected
> to the access point, but the Internet cannot be found". All sorts of
> hocus-pocus on the internet about malware, improperly configured routers,
> certain encryptions selections, the need for DHCP (even if they are properly
> set). The real solution, at least in some cases, is if you reboot enough, you
> can eventually connect. Isn't that wonderful? So much for hibernating your
> work in the middle of something and resuming elsewhere. For linksys, wireless
> does not mean nomadic.

As I understand it, you have a working internet connection and then
hibernate your laptop and resume your work and internet connection
at another location (wireless access point).

If this is correct, then what you are experience is very normal. Its
NOT a Linksys card issue. You are simply not correctly connecting
to the new access point.

Usually the best way to do what you want is keep the wireless connection
set for dynamic IP and server assigned DNS. That way it solves a lot
of problems.

Posted by on March 22, 2008, 10:13 pm
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> JustA MereUser wrote:
> > Linksys WPC54G wireless card on Windows 2000. Repeatedly get "You are
connected
> > to the access point, but the Internet cannot be found". All sorts of
> > hocus-pocus on the internet about malware, improperly configured routers,
> > certain encryptions selections, the need for DHCP (even if they are properly
> > set). The real solution, at least in some cases, is if you reboot enough,
you
> > can eventually connect. Isn't that wonderful? So much for hibernating your
> > work in the middle of something and resuming elsewhere. For linksys,
wireless
> > does not mean nomadic.
>
> As I understand it, you have a working internet connection and then
> hibernate your laptop and resume your work and internet connection
> at another location (wireless access point).
>
> If this is correct, then what you are experience is very normal. Its
> NOT a Linksys card issue. You are simply not correctly connecting
> to the new access point.
>
> Usually the best way to do what you want is keep the wireless connection
> set for dynamic IP and server assigned DNS. That way it solves a lot
> of problems.

Actually, it's not just after resumption from hibernation. It also
runs into problems when disconnecting from one access point and trying
to access another. Need to reboot, often more than once.

The mobile is set to DHCP, and the IP address is not always easy to
know ahead of time, especially in public acess points.

Posted by on March 22, 2008, 11:06 pm
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Please see correction below.

On Mar 22, 10:13 pm, JustA.MereU...@gmail.com wrote:
>> JustA MereUser wrote:
>>> Linksys WPC54G wireless card on Windows 2000. Repeatedly get
>>> "You are connected to the access point, but the Internet
>>> cannot be found". All sorts of hocus-pocus on the internet
>>> about malware, improperly configured routers, certain
>>> encryptions selections, the need for DHCP (even if they are
>>> properly set). The real solution, at least in some cases, is
>>> if you reboot enough, you can eventually connect. Isn't that
>>> wonderful? So much for hibernating your work in the middle
>>> of something and resuming elsewhere. For linksys, wireless
>>> does not mean nomadic.
>
>> As I understand it, you have a working internet connection and
>> then hibernate your laptop and resume your work and internet
>> connection at another location (wireless access point).
>
>> If this is correct, then what you are experience is very
>> normal. Its NOT a Linksys card issue. You are simply not
>> correctly connecting to the new access point.
>
>> Usually the best way to do what you want is keep the wireless
>> connection set for dynamic IP and server assigned DNS. That
>> way it solves a lot of problems.
>
> Actually, it's not just after resumption from hibernation. It
> also runs into problems when disconnecting from one access
> point and trying to access another. Need to reboot, often more
> than once.

Correction. The WPC54G's "monitor" application does not have an
option to disconnect. However, the same flaky connectivity
occurs when trying to switch access points, regardless of whether
one hibernates and resumes. I have found that it "sometimes"
works to simply pull the card and push it back in.

> The mobile is set to DHCP, and the IP address is not always
> easy to know ahead of time, especially in public acess points.

As well, in going through the steps to set up the profile for an
access point, I have not encountered the option of specifying
server assigned DNS. However, logging in as admin and going to
Start->Settings->NetworkAndDialupConnections->LocalAreaConnection4(the
WPC54G)->Properties->TCP/IP_properties shows that DHCP is set, as
well as DNS being automatically obtained from the network.

Since I'm griping, I might as well throw in another complaint.
Why on earth would "monitor" GUI be designed so you can only see
the leading part of the fields, including SSID? You can never be
sure what you're connecting to, which is kind of disconcerting
since you're entering in the password. Normally, when you can't
see the entire field, there is a way to scroll the date.

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