intel 2200BG & Netgear WGR614v5 WEP

[333kenshin]

Hope you guys can help. I'm not a newbie so you can assume the basics of troubleshooting.

Goal: I want to have a wireless home network "secured" with WEP and MAC access
Can't use WPA-PSK because i need to connect a TIVO.

Without authentication, my laptop's Intel 2200BG wireless card connects find.

With 64 or 128-bit WEP, the TIVO can connect using a generic USB network adapter, but my laptop card can't.

Intel ProSet detects and connects to the network (get's good signal strength), but windows cannot acquire an IP address. (the same error occurs if the incorrect key is entered).

BTW, the car can authenticate using WPA-PSK, but then my TIVO can't connect.

Using WindowsXP SP2 on a Gateway 200ARC

I've tried using both Windows XP zero-config and Intel ProSet.

Are they any tricks or known issues regarding using WEP and the intel 2200BG card?


Thanks,
-josh

 

[InlineFive]

First, I would make sure you are using the latest set of PRO/Set drivers. It should be 9.x.x as of this post. It is much easier to use and much more stable then 8.x.x.

As for your issue with the IP address I think I may know what is going on. The 2200BG series uses something called Power-Save-Polling (PSP) to conserve electrical usage. However, not all of the routers on the market properly support this feature. (I had this same issue with my Linksys WRT54G and a 2200BG.) In the adapter settings you have to set the Transmit Power to Highest in order to disable PSP. In my case that solved the issue, maybe it will work for you.

Intel on the PSP issues

Good luck.

-Por

 

[333kenshin]

I appreciate the suggestions.
I have installed the 9.x generic wireless drivers from the Intel website.
I have manually set all of the power settings to maximum performance.
Still getting failure to reach the DHCP server in the router. The same as if I had typed in the wrong WEP password.

i have tried both the alpha passcode and the hex key.

I have heard some suggestions about the RTS threshold, but i'm not sure what to do about that.

Thanks,

-josh