Problem connecting laptop wireless

[johnluk]

I am having problem connecting my TOSHIBA SATELLITE4030 Laptop (running Windows 2000) to my network when I use a wireless card (D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G DWL-G650). I have successfully gotten it connected to the Internet using this card but if I reboot the laptop I have a heck of a time getting it reconnected. After a reboot the IPCONFIG looks like this:

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : MyName
Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

adapter Local Area Connection 2:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G DWL-G650 Adaptor
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-40-05-5F-7B-1B
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.247.183
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . :

I have tried releasing/renewing the IPCONFIG, uninstalling/reinstalling the network components:
Client for Microsoft Networks
QoS Packet Scheduler
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

I have even reinstalled Windows 2000.

The router is a DLink DI-624.

This is really frustrating… any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

[Northwood]

your gateway and DNS fields are blank. These NEED to be filled in for internet access. Check your TCP/IP properties and make sure that it is set to find the gateway and DNS automatically.

[johnluk]

That is the way the system looks like after a reboot.

I have found that if I uninstall and reinstall the drivers I can get the wireless card to work??? Any idea why that would be??? Is there an easier to get the same result rather than a reinstall???

[bigolslabomeat]

The IP you are getting there is from windows basically saying "there is no DHCP server"

First off, uninstall QoS, it's pointless on a home system (network connections>properties, click on QoS and click "uninstall"). Then check that the TCP/IP settings are set to obtain addresses automatically. Also check that your DHCP server (is it a router or something that gives out IP addresses?) is running and giving IP addresses to other clients. If that's all set up, try setting the IP manually to something like:

IP: 192.168.1.101
Subnet: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: 192.168.1.1 (depends on your router settings, a standard home router would work like this)

See if manual settings work, if they do then it is a problem with your DHCP server.

[johnluk]

I have all the latest Window updates, firmware updates and driver updates. Toshiba website wasn't much help, neither is Dlink. The last thing I just tried was flashing the BIOS, as one of the latest flashes talks up Windows 2000 fixes, but that didn't work either.