Think Pad And Wireless Lan

ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
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<div class="IPBDescription">Driving me crazy</div> So my mom got a new laptop and we have had very little luck getting it to work regularly with the wireless LAN.

The system has now has a total factory reset, and I can get it to work with ONE exeption:

I have to manualy tell windows to "Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings" every time te computer is put to sleep. This is a check box under the wireless networks tab for her LAN connection.

The model # is T42
Running XP SP1

If any one has any idea, please help me out.
Thanks
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  • That_Annoying_KidThat_Annoying_Kid Sire of Titles Join Date: 2003-03-01 Member: 14175Members, Constellation
    I have no clue, however I can bump it and hope that someone with more networking experiece [glares at Talesin] reads this thread
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  • BaconTheoryBaconTheory Join Date: 2003-09-06 Member: 20615Members
    Integrate wireless I take? If it is, I would suggest sending it back to IBM and have them replace your integrated wireless card with a new one. Who knows, it may be defective.

    I may be able to help, but can you post a few more details? Post your router brand/model number and wireless card brand/model number. I have a few suggestions that may help, providing that you have a Linksys router. Don't worry, I may be able to still help with other routers.
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  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    edited September 2004
    It has nothing to do with the router, it only has to do with the computer it self, and it SEEMs like a spftware issue rather then a hardware one (as it is a setting in Windows that keeps turning itself off)

    again, the computer is:

    An IBM ThinkPad <a href='http://www-132.ibm.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?categoryId=2072541&storeId=1&catalogId=-840&langId=-1&dualCurrId=73' target='_blank'>T42</a>

    The Wireless Stuff is:
    <!--c1--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>CODE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='CODE'><!--ec1-->Communications
    Fax/modem description  56K V.92 designed modem
    Fax/modem speed[3]  56Kbps data/14.4Kbps fax
    Infrared port  Yes
    Infrared port speed  4Mbps
    Wireless type  LAN
    Wireless standard[10]  Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG
    Wireless speed  11b:11Mbps, 11g:54Mbps
    Ethernet description  Integrated Intel PRO/1000 Gigabit Ethernet
    Ethernet interface type  Gigabit Ethernet- Integrated
    Ethernet on motherboard  Yes<!--c2--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--ec2-->

    As I said, I doubt it is a hardware problem, it is simply that when ever the computer is put into sleep mode or turned off it will uncheck the box for having windows handel the wireless connection. I think it then tries to use a different program (even tohugh I had shut said program off) that I am unfamilar with.

    And yes, it is a Linksys router, but that has nothing to do with it.

    I also had this working flawlessly before, thus I doubt hardware problem (it started having problems after the IT department did something, and we can't get em to own up to that)
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