Problems with wireless connection

jondyce · #1 February 1st, 2006, 12:47 AM

Hi

I'll go through the problems step by step...

Firstly the wireless works fine when security on the router is disabled.

Then I set up a WEP security...

Went to the Intel PROSet/Wireless app in the taskbar, and connected there...

It then seemed to connect fine but...

I reckon it must be something to do with the router settings but I can't work it out.

If anyone can help, thanks

Jon

bAdWaYz · #2 February 1st, 2006, 07:03 PM

You seem to have at least 2 issues going on here. Once thing to do is go into device manager and on the top tool tab click "View" the click "Show hidden devices" see how many wireless adapters are listed. The reason I ask you to do that is because the icon in your systems tray lists "wireless internet connection 4" this would seem that you either have 3 other internet connecitons or that there are 4 installs of that same wireless adapter. After you check that out a good idea would be to snag the latest drivers for that adapter and install them, then upgrade to the newest firmware for that router.

jondyce · #3 February 2nd, 2006, 12:12 AM

I went to device manager like you said... http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/4713/drivers5di.jpg

The Intel driver I have is 9.0.3.9 which I got recently, I used to have an older one (Which actually worked fine with WPA and WEP security) but I used to get the BSOD heaps so someone said to download this latest driver - now I can't connect to my secured network.

I just downloaded the latest firmware for the Billion Bipac 743 GEm - Firmware v4.58c 20/09/05 - the file is called PCRange_743GEv458c.afw but I don't know what to do with it

Thanks for your reply

Jon

jondyce · #4 February 3rd, 2006, 02:02 AM

It's just I need this security working by the 10th...

I had some remote assistance yesterday from a friend but it didn't fix it.

It's saying connected - but actually still isn't working.

Here is what happened http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/7233/wless29dp.jpg

Please help if anyone can - I need to get this security working before the 10th - I rang Billion support and they just said they can't help with this sort of thing.

Jon

bAdWaYz · #5 February 3rd, 2006, 05:10 AM

If I were in your shoes and "needed" WEP or WPA by a given time I would do this....

Rollback the drivers on that network adapter. If the old driver worked with WEP or WPA then no need to change it.

Update the firmwear on the router. I know you seem to have downloaded the file but doing some reading about how to update the router would help. I'm sure if you go to the router makers website there are doc's on how to update it.

I believe that an older ver of SpyBot Search and Destroy of another older Spyware app was giving you false readings of the DSO exploit. I'd make sure from help with the Cyber Safety team that the system was clean of that exploit or any other then either upgrade what Spyware scanners you have or at the least del them and use newer ones.