[MLB-WIRELESS] Ricoh PCI adapter problems in Win2K - HELP

[Bradley Dwyer]

Original Problem (can't see other cards from desktop PC):
The problem is experienced under Win2K only. The same hardware configuration
works fine using WinXP. It could not be a firewall issue, as TCP/IP
connectivity isn't even coming into play here. The actual wireless card
isn't seeing other wireless cards using Netstumbler/Link Test. It isn't the
card itself, because I have swapped it around and it works in other
machines. 


New Problem (WinXP/UNKNOWN_MANUFACTURER):
I'm about 90% sure I have PNP OS set to no - but I'll check this evening -
It would be whatever the default is for a Gigabyte 7VRXP - which I'm
assuming would be set to no.

-Brad


-----Original Message-----
From: Matt Chipman [mailto:mkchipman at optushome.com.au]
Sent: Friday, 14 June 2002 8:18 AM
To: Bradley Dwyer; Melbwireless
Subject: Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] Ricoh PCI adapter problems in Win2K - HELP


Brad ... original problem first .... have you inadvertantly set the XP
firewall on under the wireless setup on  PC2?

Second problem has to be hardware related ie motherboard....  check under
the bios that "Plug and play OS" is set to no.  This lets the bios handle
the IRQ's

-Matt
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bradley Dwyer" <bradley.dwyer at qsipayments.com>
To: "Melbwireless" <melbwireless at melbwireless.dyndns.org>
Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 7:39 AM
Subject: RE: [MLB-WIRELESS] Ricoh PCI adapter problems in Win2K - HELP


> Yes, triple checked... Even so, that wouldn't affect Netstumbler seeing
the
> other card. So it's not the SSID.
>
> I also have another problem now - with the same hardware under XP (but on
a
> new Athlon/KT333 setup) - the PCI card is detected, but XP won't see the
> enterasys card - and when it does see something - all it detects is
"PCMCIA
> UNKNOWN_MANUFACTURER". Even forcing the drivers on the device doesn't
help.
>
> -Brad
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael McKinnon [mailto:michaelm at zonewerx.com]
> Sent: Thursday, 13 June 2002 4:19 PM
> To: Melbwireless
> Subject: RE: [MLB-WIRELESS] Ricoh PCI adapter problems in Win2K - HELP
>
>
> Brad,
>
> Have you double checked that the SSID (Wireless Network Name) is
configured
> exactly the same as the other machines?  Even one character wrong and it
> won't link up...
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bradley Dwyer [mailto:bradley.dwyer at qsipayments.com]
> Sent: Thursday, 13 June 2002 14:49
> To: 'Matt Chipman'; melbwireless at wireless.org.au
> Subject: RE: [MLB-WIRELESS] Ricoh PCI adapter problems in Win2K - HELP
>
>
> Sorry about the confusion, here is the setup.
>
> PC #1: Laptop w/ Wireless network card
> PC #2: Desktop w/ Wireless network card in PCI cradle
>
> PC #1 can see the wireless network card in PC #2 (using
> Netstumbler/Enterasys LinkTest).
> PC #2 can NOT see the wireless network card in PC #1 (using
> Netstumbler/Entrasys LinkTest).
>
> PC #2 CAN detect the PCI card, the wireless card and CAN get the MAC
> address/card diagnostics reports ok - it just can't see any other wireless
> cards.
>
> I've had the same hardware(card/pci adapter) working on other machines
under
> WinXP/Win98. I've also got a friend with the same hardware that got it
> working under Win2K. I am however unable to get this working under Win2K.
>
> Hope that clears it up a bit - if not let me know :-)
>
> -Brad
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matt Chipman [mailto:mkchipman at optushome.com.au]
> Sent: Thursday, 13 June 2002 2:39 PM
> To: Bradley Dwyer; melbwireless at wireless.org.au
> Subject: Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] Ricoh PCI adapter problems in Win2K - HELP
>
>
> Are you talking about the other computers attached to the wired network
> interface?  ie do you have the wireless card and a standard NIC in your
> machine?
>
> Or are you saying you have other machines with wireless interfaces you
cant
> see?
>
> Your email is a bit confusing sorry.
>
> -Matt.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bradley Dwyer" <bradley.dwyer at qsipayments.com>
> To: <melbwireless at wireless.org.au>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 6:48 PM
> Subject: [MLB-WIRELESS] Ricoh PCI adapter problems in Win2K - HELP
>
>
> > I recently got some of the Ricoh chipset PCI adapters from the Melbourne
> > Wireless TIB. I've got the cards working in 98 and XP, but I can't get
it
> > going under 2K....
> >
> > Well, the PCI card is detected and works fine, and the Enterasys card
> works
> > fine too... I can see the box from another machine (either using
> Netstumbler
> > or the Link Test in the Client Utility). I can not see any other
machines
> on
> > the 2K box however (using NS/Link Test). There is no TCP/IP connectivity
> > to/from the 2K machine.
> >
> > I can poll the card on the 2K machine and get its MAC address and Card
> > Diagnostics reports everything is ok. Yet it can not see any other
> wireless
> > cards (even when others can see it). I've also swapped the wireless card
> > around with 3 others, and swapped the PCI card around with another two
> > (although it really shouldn't make a difference anyway - they work under
> > 98/XP).
> >
> > I've put the card in different PCI slots, and even on different machines
> > using 2K. Still the same problem.
> > Has anybody else come across this? Is there a solution? Am I going mad?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Brad
> >
> >
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