Hi,
_The_Setup_ I have a Dell Optiplex 745 (new) and it came with a Broadcom NetXtreme
57xx Gigabit NIC built in. I also have a Netopia 2247NWG-VGx wireless access point which I was using successfully with two other older PC's. I purchased a Realtek RTL8187 Wireless 802.11g USB wireless adapter for the Optiplex and have a very good signal to the wireless network. I'm running Win XP Pro SP2 on the Optiplex. All NIC drivers and Wireless drivers are the latest. The PC is connected via a network hub to a Win 2003 SBS network._The_Problem_ I can connect wirelessly to the Netopia box using 192.168.1.254 all of the time so I know the USB adapter is OK. I can also connect to the Internet over wireless connection. If however, I enable the LAN Adapter within Windows, the Internet connection drops. I know this because I am running a Ping /t which will stay connected all day long if the LAN adapter is disabled, but drops the second the LAN adapter is enabled with a "Request Timed Out". The Instant I disable the LAN adapter, the Ping starts working again. BTW, when the LAN adapter is enabled, I can still connect to the Netopia box wirelessly. It's strictly the Internet connection thats dodgy. In a state of desperation, I purchased a Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC but that shows the same symptoms. I have also tried two other USB Wireless adapters from different manufacturers with exactly the same results.
So, at the moment, if I want to use the Internet, LAN is disabled and then have to Enable the LAN connection to connect to the 2003 server. What a a pain !
if someone can point me in the right direction I would be eternally grateful. :)
Thanks, Steven.
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