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    "Limited or No Connectivity", "Acquiring IP address"

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by Mint, May 6, 2006.

  1. Mint

    Mint Newbie

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    Hi Everyone,

    I just recently bought a used D610 (the seller claims it was brand new and everything was working) and I have been having troubles getting my wireless to work.

    The connection shows as excellent and it does pick up the SSID, but the status is "Limited or no Connectivity". This message pops up after it tries to "acquire an ip address" for a while.

    Any ideas on how to resolve this issue? This is driving me nuts. I think i've tried everything (see below). I was wondering if its possible its a hardware issue?

    TIA people!

    Notes
    - It has never worked and the seller said he never trieds.
    - The card I have is an Intel Wireless Pro 2200BG (confirmed using the diagnostic tool from Intel). I have the latest driver available for it: v9.0.3.9 (Dec 2005).
    - The router I have is a WRV54G. Just resetted the router and also upgraded the firmware.
    - If I use a cable directly from the router it works.
    - I have another wireless card, which works.
    - I have turned off security on the router and no luck.
    -After I couldn't get it working on SP2, I formatted and tried SP1 and no luck.
    - I have tried the troubleshooting steps from www.pchell.com re the flaw with SP2 and ran the update and the winsock ip fixer thing.
    - There was another unsecured network that my card was picking up, but I wasnt able to connect to it.
    - The only thing i havent tried was trying the laptop on another router outside my house. The only reason i would think that would work is if theres some kinda conflict with my current location. But i doubt it, since my other wireless comps work.
     
    Mint, May 6, 2006
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  2. Chutsman

    Chutsman Notebook Evangelist

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    By "another wireless card which works", is this also an internal one and was it tried in place of the problem one? If it is, then it has to be that the one with the problem is bad.
     
    Chutsman, May 6, 2006
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  3. Dewey134

    Dewey134 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I was havingthe same problems as you and not sure if this will help you, but I reset the setup wizard and found I was using the wrong WEP key code. Once I put in the correct keycode, I was able to start back up....
    My setup is with microsoft base station MN 500 that connects to my desktop and MN-520 wireless card into my laptop. I plugged the ethernet cable directly into my "wireless laptop" and went thru the wizard...........
     
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  4. Mint

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    Hi everyone,

    After nearly going crazy trying to figure out whats wrong, i read somewhere that someone having a similar problem used an old driver and it resolved the issue. I used driver 9.0.0.61 (a 2004 driver!) and now its working fine. weird.

    A side note, when the "power management" setting for this card (in device manager properties) is on default it doesnt really seem to get any signal. I have to set the power management to "max" to get a steady signal.
     
    Mint, May 7, 2006
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