On Fri, 01 Apr 2005 11:31:13 -0500 "Mr. Geek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: > > Mr. Geek wrote: > > > >> Well, here's another weird one for the list. I recently bought a Linksys > >> Wireless card and it's working quite well, but of course, there's one > >> little problem. > >> > >> The card is unable to receive packets from the SMC router. I've tried > >> it with and without DHCP, and with or without WEP. The SMC Barricade > >> is an 11Mbps, 3-Port router with a print-server (not in use for now). > >> > >> I am able to get an IP address for the Linksys card from the router > >> (Model # SMC7004AWBR), and KNemo shows that the card is sending > >> packets to the router and that there's a connection at the proper > >> speed, but the card is not receiving from the router. > >> > >> Just to simplify this, the problem doesn't seem related to Linux or > >> Windows, since I'm getting the same problem in either OS. > >> > >> Meanwhile, my wired connection from the same system works fine. > >> Wireless networking was working fine on the router the last time it > >> was in use, even though an occasional reboot of the router was required. > >> > >> I've tried it before and after updating the firmware, and I've reset > >> the router to default settings about 35 times, and still 'No Joy'! > >> Even using the default settings, my wired connection is fine and the > >> wireless card is getting an IP address from the router. But the > >> wireless card can't successfully ping the router. > >> > >> If anyone has had any previous experience with this unit, I'd > >> appreciate any suggestions they might have. I have yet to take my > >> laptop out to another wireless zone to see if it connects and that's > >> probably next on my list of things to try, but hopefully, there's > >> something I'm missing. > >> > >> Personally, I suspect that the problem is due to the RTS/CTS & > >> Fragmentation settings, but there doesn't seem to be a way to change > >> them in the router and I can't find the spec's for them on Google or > >> at SMC. > >> > >> Thanks for any help that you can provide > >> > >> Mr. Geek > >> Registered Linux User #190712 > >> > > Have you considered that the card itself may not work? Has it worked > > with any other router? > > > > Mikkel > > Hi Mikkel. This card is brand new. It might be defective and I'm going > to check into that, but I'm going to try connecting to another wireless > router before I look at that as a possibility. That way, if I need to > return it to the store, I won't be surprised when they test it. > > -- > Mr. Geek > Registered Linux User #190712 > I have a similar SMC router and have used it for years. Would be more apt to suspect the RJ45 or Cat 5 wiring. Lee
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