Gene Heskett wrote: > > However, I have that lappy booted to its XP install ATM, and while it > sees the ESSID of both the card in the dd-wrt, and the neighbors too, > it cannot connect, and according to the log of dd-wrt, it never gets > as far as a DCHPREQUEST. So I still think a major part of the problem > is that dd-wrt isn't even accepting any incoming packets from ath0. > > I'm looking at the properties of it under windows, and its using > BCMWL5.SYS as a driver, version 4.10.40.1. It also says the device is > working properly. > > IRQ=21, memory range C024000-C025FFF. > I just now restricted both dd-wrt and the lappy to 11mbs. A new connection > attempt isn't being logged by dd-wrt when I tell it to connect. I have even > re-entered the wep key several times in the windows requester. > > I don't think its transmitting even under windows as I've triggered a scan on > my sniffer several times while windows says its trying to connect without it > showing up. I _think_ I'm seeing the beacon from the dd-wrt. Only thing I > can do to confirm that is to turn it off. Which I just did, and no signals > were detected while windows was attempting a connection. > > So I'm going to clean up and take the lappy to where I bought it, along with > a 3 year warranty, and see if they can make it work. > Dumb question - does this laptop have a switch to disconnect the WiFi card from the antena? I have both a switch like that, and a hotkey on my laptop to turn WiFi on and off. I have had to "fix" a couple of people's laptops where the switch was off. (Under Windows, if you hit the WiFi key with the switch off, there is a popup telling you you have it turned off.) Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
