I am running Windows XP SP2. I have the aforemetioned Linksys BEFW11S4 access point + router (firmware version 1.44.2z, Dec 13 2002) attached to my DSL modem. I had a laptop and an HP Photosmart 2710 printer wirelessly attached to my network and all was working for as long as I've had each item. I have one desktop and two ReplayTV boxes (wired) still actively connected on the network and to the internet. The incident that may have been the start of trouble was a power failure during a storm, because sometime after the failure, I noticed that the printer stopped working. I tried to re-enter my WEP key and the printer could not find the network, and that's when I noticed that my "WLAN Link" light was off. At the time of the power failure, my APC kicked in until the battery died. The Linksys and modem were allowed to "die" when the battery died, the computer was shut down gracefully while the battery lasted. I have used the web tool to disable and re-enable the wireless broadcast, with and without WEP, cycling through all 11 channels. I restored the factory settings and still cannot broadcast the "linksys" SSID, no WLAN Link light. Running the ipconfig/all command nets the following (note how there's no mention of "wirelss"):
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : DIMENSION8200
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 4:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : CNet PRO200WL PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-08-A1-23-1F-62
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.102
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : xxx.xx.xxx.xxx (removed for security)
xxx.xx.xxx.xxx (removed for security)
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, March 19, 2006 4:23:35 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, March 20, 2006 4:23:35 PM
For some reason, my laptop (also running XP SP2) tells me that ipconfig is not a recognizable command.
Help is appreciated, bought a wirelsss printer for a reason.
Thanks,
CM (aka dembraves)