Unfortunately, the problem is not that simple. We have 5 units of the same laptop Toshiba Satellite M40, all bought within the same semester, and they all show the simptoms. Every other laptop (especially the newer ones) connect even before the user can check the wireless conectivity. All the "wireless working" laptops are using windows's Zero Configuration Service to manage the wireless conection. And that's why we deployed the Wireless Network through Group Policy.
Also... within range there is another wireless access point, an old Cisco Model, 3XX series, that the users can "see" and that they could use, if it wasn't so far (the strength and quality drops a lot), and... it's an 802.11b AP, so no more than 11Mb top. Thanks for the inputs. If you have any further, please post. With my best regards, Cristiano Rodrigues O Técnico DEP - Direcção de Estudos e Planeamento email: [email protected] Sede Rua do Repouso, 10, 8000-302 Faro Tel: +351 289 899 070 Fax: +351 289 899 079 Web: http://www.aguasdoalgarve.pt ________________________________________ De: Zoltan Ori [[email protected]] Enviado: quinta-feira, 11 de Dezembro de 2008 19:29 Para: Enterasys Customer Mailing List Assunto: Re: [enterasys] Connection problems with AP 4102 and Intel NICs On Thursday 11 December 2008 11:27, Cristiano Rodrigues wrote: > Greetings! > > > I went through the e-mails I have been receiving and I saw this one, > reporting a possible solution to a connection problem accessing an > Enterasys RBT4102 Wireless Access Point. > > Well... I have a similar problem, but ONLY on a specific kind of hardware. > We have almost exclusively Toshiba laptops, and there is ONE that is giving > me plenty of trouble. This one is the Toshiba Satellite M40, with the Intel > 2200BG WiFi adapter. I managed to implement an otherwise very stable > wireless infra-structure, having managed to deploy the WiFi configuration > to all the Wireless-enabled computers in the firm. A regular laptop, upon > connecting the WiFi button within AP range, automatically detects and > connects to the network. This model, just can't see the wireless network... > any ideas? > > I already tried updating the AP firmware (now has the 1.02.21), updated the > drivers on the laptop to the latest and even tried to use 802.11b only on > the laptop. STILL NO CLUE about what is going wrong... > > Every input is highly appreciated! > By WiFi button, I assume you mean the antenna switch on Toshiba laptops. Failure to turn the switch on is the most frequent reason for no wireless that I have seen. Or, the switch may be non-functional. Other things to consider: If this is a single laptop and not every Satellite M40, I would be suspicious that the WiFi card is broken. Try swapping with a known good card. Are the antenna leads connected to the 2200bg card? What program is managing the wireless connection, Windows native or the Intel supplied utility? If one utility is managing but you look at the other, no networks will be seen, but it should tell you that it is not managing connections. Regards, -- Zoltan Ori Asst. Director of Telecommunications Morehead State University --- To unsubscribe from enterasys, send email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe enterasys [email protected] --- To unsubscribe from enterasys, send email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe enterasys [email protected]
