Linksys WPC-11 to Router locks up laptop

[scooterfootjones]

Home network. Linksys BEFSR41 Router. Linksys WPC-11 PC card. I can connect a PC to the router via wired Network adapter and to the Internet. I can connect the Laptop to the router directly with a wired Network adapter and get on the Internet. But, when I use the WPC-11 PC Card, the Laptop locks up. I can connect with 100% signal strength and maintain that connection. But when I open Internet Explorer, lock-up. Been on the phone and email with Linksys tech support and SBC without solution. Any ideas?

 

[LoneAdmin]

You are having a OS config and driver problem I believe. What OS are you running? Go here and check these post out:

http://www.neoseeker.com/forums/index.php?fn=view_thread&t=44529

Hope it helps.

 

[scooterfootjones]

I am running Win 98SE. Do I need a new driver? I will look on the Linksys web site. Seeing all those other users having trouble connecting was discouraging. Do these wireless products work? Why would I need to download a driver? When a package says compatible with Win 98, I assume the right driver will be installed. I tried reformatting my harddrive and loading Win98 from scratch. So, I do not think anything in my OS or registry is corrupted. I wish I could stop messing with this project and just return the router and the PC Card, but I cannot give up.

 

[LoneAdmin]

No, I can never quit either. The problem I have read deals with the drivers which ship for Windows 98 etc. The drivers had a bug in them so Linksys put out new drivers to "fix". I use the same router in my office network. I also use a Linksys wireless router (BEFW11S4) and usb receiver (WUSB11) on a network here in my home. I stay away from the pc cards because usb usually works a little more trouble free. They (Linksys)make good products. I will tell you that since I upgraded all of my office network and home network to XP I have very few problems like this anymore. One thing I am curious about, the BEFSR41 is not a wireless gateway. What product are you using as a wireless gateway? When you say you are connecting with 100% signal strength what are you connecting to?

 

[scooterfootjones]

Appreciate the feedback. I meant BEFW11S4. I loaded the WPC-11 driver in a friend's laptop and it worked fine. So, I concluded that my laptop computer was somehow overloaded by the wireless experience. It is a Pentium MMX 233. It has 64 mb RAM. Seems to surpass their minimum requirements. I gave up and went out and bought an Apple iBook with an AirCard. This took about 10 minutes to set up and connected to the BEFW11S4 without a hitch. Using it right now. Do you know if Apples can network with PCs wirelessly with that Linksys router.

 

[LoneAdmin]

Yes they are supposed to be able to work with the Linksys but I have never tried it. As long as the protocols are the same and the Aircard is IEEE 802.11b (DSSS) 2.4GHz-Compliant Equipment.

 

[jellybean1327]

yes they work just fine


Jelly