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| Thread ID: 29393 | 2003-01-18 09:43:00 | Serious Netwrok Problem (Software and Hardware) | JamesStewart (874) | Press F1 |
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| 115001 | 2003-01-18 09:43:00 | Here is the story: We have a desktop and a laptop. The desktop has a "Cisco Systems 350 Series PCI Wireless LAN Adapter" (Information coming from the Device Manager). The laptop has a "Cisco Systems PCI Wireless LAN Adapter" (Device Manager). In both cases the status of the hardware is "Running Fine". We have had the network working before but something has happened and now nothing works. I don't even know if we have those models of network cards (the drivers could be wrong). The laptop has a switch on the side of it to turn the network card on and off and the desktop connection USED to stay off until the laptop connection was on but now it is permaintly on?!?!?!?. What I need to know is: A) How do I get the laptop to Turn On the network card (the switch isn't broken but the network card won't turn on) B) Get the two computers talking to each other. As I said before, we have had these two computers working before (they are both using windows XP Pro) and I am getting very angry as I had tried alot to get them to work. And also, the network cards are completely compatible with each other, their is no problem with that. Oh sorry, one more thing, I do remember something about having to have the old school (style) "Log In" screen and no the blue one, I have reinstalled Windows XP (on the desktop) since the network hasn't been working. Something to do with that??? I would REALLY like it if some one could: A) Post a message on this forum to help B) E-mail me at blues_boy15@hotmail.com C) Ring me on (09) 520 3668 (James). (All hours) I think I need to start from scrash, wipe everything and start new (not the hard drive but all the drivers and stuff). Thank You Very Much James Stewart |
JamesStewart (874) | ||
| 115002 | 2003-01-18 12:19:00 | Could some one please help me??!?!???!!!!?? | JamesStewart (874) | ||
| 115003 | 2003-01-18 23:19:00 | Ok, to start with, can you get an active link between the two systems? ie: the link light on the network cards is on on both ends. I am assuming you are networking these two systems together directly, and not through a hub/switch, In which case, do you have the correct cable - ie crossover? If you can get a link, then networking is possible, if not, either one of the NIC's or the cable is faulty, or not the correct type. If you need explanations of any of this, please ask. It is hard for me to judge what you know and have tried already... Hope that helps, Craig. |
craig_b (2740) | ||
| 115004 | 2003-01-19 02:06:00 | Craig: these are wireless adaptors. :D James: I don't know this hardware, but I've confimed my suspicion that they would give you some helpful software by giving "cisco 350 series" to google.co.nz . The second match (www.cisco.com/ ........ /witc/... ) tells me that there is an "Aironet Client Utility" (which will probably be installed in a ("Cisco"?) directory installed with the drivers. Have a look at that ... link, and browse around the Cisco site: they are pretty good about documentation (and I assume you've lost any written documents ;-)). My cards give a great spectrum analyser display of my microwave oven's leakage, and work through it. ;-) |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 115005 | 2003-01-19 02:10:00 | Haha :D thanks for the heads-up Graham! o well, surely even us techies are allowed to make some mistakes - I never even saw 'wireless' in the query. O well I have no experience with wireless networking - I'll leave you to it... Cheers, Craig. |
craig_b (2740) | ||
| 115006 | 2003-01-19 06:51:00 | I have no experience of wireless networking either (unless you count my kids shouting downstairs and me responding in kind) but somehow I can't help but think reinstalling XP could mean a certain number of networking protocols would need to be set up again. Essentially, wireless networking is no different to the wired variety except for the medium that carries the data, consequently, provided that the two wireless network cards are set up with their correct drivers, Device Manager in each computer shows the cards are working and the lights on the cards show a link has been esteablished, following the standard network setup procedures from the FAQ should re-establish your connection. You won't achieve this by guess and by god, so if networking is outside your experience and you can't make head nor tail of the Press F1 networking FAQ then I'd seek professional help. Your sanity has got to be worth the investment. Cheers Billy 8-{) :D |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 115007 | 2003-01-19 06:55:00 | Ok, so if I can get my two network cards working (independantly), how do I get them to "talk" to each other? I mean the desktop's card is fine but I am unsure about the laptop's one now, as it dons't remove the "X" from the two little screens in the taskbar (like with the internet). I push the swich up and nothing happens. | JamesStewart (874) | ||
| 115008 | 2003-01-19 07:13:00 | The X won't go till you set up the network protocols in each computer. Once the two computers are communicating again it will be gone. Please refer to the FAQ for more information. You are looking for things like TCP/IP and settings you adjust under the network controls for your computers. I repeat, if you can't understand the FAQ then you are probably out of your depth. Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 115009 | 2003-01-20 01:05:00 | If you have found that utility, it should be able to diagnose any problems with either of the cards. If you can get them working independently, they will probably start communicating. ;-) | Graham L (2) | ||
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