wireless NIC cannot obtain IP

[Takeshi]

The Linksys WNIC is part of the wireless kit:

http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c...FVisitorWrapper

and the WNIC PC card is the same as:

http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c...FVisitorWrapper

XP SP2 + all updates

WNIC drivers 1.22.1.2004 from CD

Toshiba Satellite laptop

When it was bought almost a yr ago everything worked even with WPA encryption, SSID broadcast disabled, WAN and LAN MAC address filtering.

Now it doesn't unless the above are disabled apart from WPA. The Windows Wireless Zero icon keeps showing the rolling yellow ball (renewing network address) or not connected. It can connect to the Linksys router or the Netgear (the AP part) but it cannot find its IP or gateway.

ipconfig /renew, repair network, rebooting, reinstalling drivers all failed to solve it.

I've tried my other DELL laptop (with its own WNIC mini-port) and it connects fine to both routers (can go online) with the above security features on.

I strongly suspect the Linksys WNIC is faulty. But before contacting Linksys have I missed anything I should check?

Edited October 27, 2005 by Takeshi

[TheFlash428]

Can you connect with a static IP? If so perhaps it is a DHCP problem, I would check settings on the router and the laptop(?)

[Takeshi]

Thanks.

After repeated trials including your suggestion, it seems to be the PC card.

When I re-insert it firmly it can now find IP after a brief delay (but sometimes I have to do it more than once). But then leaving it untouched and reboot and it fails again needing the same remedy.

Whatever the problem is with this, the other laptop (DELL) has no problem whatsoever so it's unlikely to be the router's problem.

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Update:

The PC card worked fine when tested on the other DELL laptop (with its own disabled first, and the Linksys PC card drivers installed properly). So there's something between the PC card and the Toshiba.

Edited November 4, 2005 by Takeshi