On Monday 04 June 2007, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: >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? Not dumb, and yes it has a switch, and its on. >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! -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ketchup is a vegetable.
