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
Mikkel, As it turns out, SMC apparently releases several versions of each router model. Depending on which version a person ends up with (and this is not based on geographical locations, except where it concerns government regulations), the unit can either be a great, dependable device or a complete P.O.S.
Apparently, I ended up with the P.O.S. version and even a firmware upgrade doesn't solve the problem. It has to do with the chipset used in each version. My guess is that SMC releases their first version with high-quality chips and components (which tends to get them great press reviews), but subsequent units are built with the substandard parts and these can be highly unreliable.
If you look at the manufacturer's label (usually on the bottom of the unit), you will find a 7 digit number for the sub-assembly as well as a corresponding number for the supplier's part number. Based on a number of consumer comments and late reviews I Googled, this version of the model I ended up with is the crappy one.
No biggy though. A new Linksys router will be showing up tomorrow morning, courtesy of one of my suppliers who owes me a few favors.
The weird thing is that the wired systems have no problem with router, network or Internet access, while wireless cards can't seem to go anywhere. This router is simply not returning any packets to the wireless card.
I went out yesterday and ran a few tests at a number of free wireless internet locations (there's about 40 of them, here in Montreal) and everything went fine, and I didn't have to make any corrections or changes to the card's configuration, so it's definitely a router problem.
Fortunately for me, this one was a trade-in, so I didn't lay out any cash for it. Thanks for your suggestions though.
-- Mr. Geek Registered Linux User #190712
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