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Does anyone else use a linksys wireless usb hub and cant get it to work w/win XP?

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I now have 3 Linksys products because of problems between XP and Linksys. I get error messages, have to keep disabling and reenabling the wireless card, have to keep un-installing and re-installing the wireless NIC that I bought when I gave up on the wireless bridge, and still haven't found a long term solution for good uptime.


On Wednesday, April 9, 2003 at 4:02 pm, Matthew wrote:
>I have a question about Getting
>Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) to work with PPPoE:

>
>Does anyone else use a linksys wireless usb hub and cant get it to work w/win XP?

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Amy I had the same problem at first then i messed with the settings a bit and finally it works all the time..at least on my computer since mine is the newest..w/XP..the other cmp is 5-6 yrs old and does not fair as well..but it is consistant as that old dinosaur .


On Sunday, July 6, 2003 at 12:26 pm, Amy Segowski wrote:
>I now have 3 Linksys products because of problems between XP and Linksys.
>
>I get error messages, have to keep disabling and reenabling the wireless card, have
>to keep un-installing and re-installing the wireless NIC that I bought when I gave
>up on the wireless bridge, and still haven't found a long term solution for good
>uptime.
>
>
>
>

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I finally resolved my Linksys/XP problems with workarounds. I'm not sure, by your email, if you are connecting to the hub via wireless card or USB connection, so I'll explain what works for my network: The wireless card finally installed correctly in an XP machine. I configured it for "ad-hoc" rather than "infrastructure" and put it on the same network as the hub, which became the wireless NIC's default gateway. The only way I could get the wireless card to connect with the wireless hub was to configure the hub in this way: I connected the hub to the XP machine via cat 5 ethernet and enterred the setup mode. To do this, I had to give my XP machine a 192.168.1.x address. (docmentation will tell you what the XP defaults to for its address) I configured the hub for "ad-hoc" rather than "infrastructure" mode. I gave the hub an IP address on the same network as the XP machine (I changed mine from the default), and set up the XP machine's wired and wireless NIC to default gateway to the wireless hub's address. I set up the hub to default gateway to the wireless router. The wireless router default gateways out to the public Internet. Then I disconnected the wireless hub from the PC and put it downstairs, where it is wired into a Linksys 4 port wireless router. I had to disable 802.11b in the wireless router to avoid timeouts upstairs.


On Wednesday, April 9, 2003 at 4:02 pm, Matthew wrote:
>I have a question about Getting
>Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) to work with PPPoE:

>
>Does anyone else use a linksys wireless usb hub and cant get it to work w/win XP?

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WinXP and Linksys seem to hate each other. I can hold a connection for about 3 seconds. Then it dies and I get a device failure when I run ipconfig. How stupid is that. I've tried just about everything. Linksys stuff works completly fine on Win2000 and Win98. Not XP though. My advice to other XP users, do what I did: buy a couple long Ethernet cords and link them together. good luck.


On Wednesday, August 13, 2003 at 5:52 pm, Amy Segowski wrote:
>I finally resolved my Linksys/XP problems with workarounds. I'm not sure, by your
>email, if you are connecting to the hub via wireless card or USB connection, so I'll
>explain what works for my network:
>
>The wireless card finally installed correctly in an XP machine. I configured it for
>"ad-hoc" rather than "infrastructure" and put it on the same network as the hub,
>which became the wireless NIC's default gateway.
>The only way I could get the wireless card to connect with the wireless hub was to
>configure the hub in this way:
>I connected the hub to the XP machine via cat 5 ethernet and enterred the setup mode.
>To do this, I had to give my XP machine a 192.168.1.x address. (docmentation will
>tell you what the XP defaults to for its address)
>I configured the hub for "ad-hoc" rather than "infrastructure" mode. I gave the hub
>an IP address on the same network as the XP machine (I changed mine from the default),
>and set up the XP machine's wired and wireless NIC to default gateway to the wireless
>hub's address.
>
>I set up the hub to default gateway to the wireless router. The wireless router default
>gateways out to the public Internet.
>
>Then I disconnected the wireless hub from the PC and put it downstairs, where it
>is wired into a Linksys 4 port wireless router. I had to disable 802.11b in the wireless
>router to avoid timeouts upstairs.
>
>
>
>
>
>

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Make sure you enable the SSID advertising. The "Wireless Zero Configuration Service" has an issue with hidden SSIDs.


On Wednesday, December 17, 2003 at 10:35 pm, jay wrote:
>WinXP and Linksys seem to hate each other. I can hold a connection for about 3 seconds.
> Then it dies and I get a device failure when I run ipconfig. How stupid is that.
> I've tried just about everything. Linksys stuff works completly fine on Win2000
>and Win98. Not XP though. My advice to other XP users, do what I did: buy a couple
>long Ethernet cords and link them together. good luck.
>
>

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I use a linksys wireless router, and a wre54g range expander. My only problem now is that the Wireless Zero service keeps stopping itself for no reason that i can find...I've gone into the settings and set it to automatic, but it keeps resetting itself to manual. Is this just a "Thanks Microsoft" kind of thing, or does anyone know why it would happen? Any comments would be appreciated.

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I've just gone through the loop with a similar problem. I am running a Linksys PCI network adaptor (WMP11v4) and Linksys Broadband router (BeFW11S4). My network connection kept dropping. Sometimes it would be up for 15 mins sometimes just 2. I upgraded to latest drivers and firmware but no result. It was clear that the linksys utility and windows were slugging it out as when one was disabled the other ran better... i'll leave out the details for now. I EVENTUALLY got a response from linksys (pasted below) which is summarised as: "uninstall our driver because Windows XP has its own." Well not exactly... of course uninstalling the WMP11 driver caused the adaptor to disappear, and I had no network to run windows update to get a new one. So I clicked on the device in device manager and chose "update driver". I chose the option to manually install from a specific location. I then pointed it at the folder containing the latest WMP11 driver. It found it OK. I had to manually add the WEP key, SSID and change the channel (Linksys defaults to 6, Windows had it as 11) under the "configure" optioin for the network connection. I hope this helps others who are stumbling across the discussion fora like I did, looking for answers! Linksys support quoted text: ----------------------------------------------------- Dear Valued Linksys Customer, Thank you for contacting Linksys Technical Support. We appreciate your time to email us regarding this matter and please accept our apology for the inconvenience you have experienced. The Windows XP does not require running the WLAN utility because it has a built in Wireless Zero Configuration Utility. You may remove the WLAN manually by following the steps below then follow the Wireless Card installation. Go to Start > Programs or All Programs >”Wireless-G…”, “Instant wireless- G” > Click “Uninstall WLAN Configuration Utility” or “Uninstall Configuration Utility”. The Windows XP system will automatically prompt you for a login in box to enter the network key and if you use a WLAN utility for the wireless connection then you need to manually set the security key on the profile tab. Make sure the wireless connection on the computer was enabled and the wireless card has the same router wireless settings to communicate with the same network. You may also try the following steps to further isolate the problem: 1. Disable any firewall or anti-virus application installed on the computer. 2. In XP, deselect IEEE 802.1x option (in adapter properties). 3. Remove any existing profile (in WLAN Monitor) or remove all Preferred Networks (in XP Zero Config). 4. Verify if the Linksys WLAN Monitor was installed. Go to All Programs>look for "Wireless B..." or "Linksys Wireless..." a) Uninstall Linksys WLAN Monitor. b) Install Linksys drivers only (Found New Hardware Wizard) and use XP Wireless Zero Config features. 5. Turn off any 2.4 GHz device or relocate phone systems such as the cordless phone or cell phone to avoid interference. 6. Move closer to the router and check the connectivity then try different location. Relocate the router to a higher level to properly transmit the wireless signal. 7. Try using different channels on the wireless router to have a good signal from that location. Hope this will help. Rest assured that we will take action to improve our products and services to better meet your needs. If you have any further questions, feel free to visit our Knowledge Base at http://www.linksys.com/kb/ or send us an e-mail at support@linksys.com so that we can assist you. ---------------------------------------------


On Thursday, November 24, 2005 at 10:42 pm, Mike wrote:
>I use a linksys wireless router, and a wre54g range expander. My only problem now
>is that the Wireless Zero service keeps stopping itself for no reason that i can
>find...I've gone into the settings and set it to automatic, but it keeps resetting
>itself to manual. Is this just a "Thanks Microsoft" kind of thing, or does anyone
>know why it would happen? Any comments would be appreciated.
>

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I have similar issues. My network keeps dropping every 20 minutes or so -looks like there is some contention somehwere - I can ping google at about 13Ms when everything is working and it fails to ping during the dropped period. It seems to start again, crank up to full speed then slow down - I tried running downloads and can see the degradaion in speed down to zero, a 1 minute or so pause then it cranks back up again. I have lInksys router WRT54GC (2nd one now replacing WRF ) and replaced cable modem with linksys modem. Linksys keep saying to me to adjust MTU (down to 1200 now - still no resolution). It feels like something is conflicting between XP and linksys - any ideas welcomed.... JOn


On Monday, January 2, 2006 at 2:19 pm, Howard in Jersey wrote:
>
>I've just gone through the loop with a similar problem. I am running a Linksys PCI
>network adaptor (WMP11v4) and Linksys Broadband router (BeFW11S4). My network connection
>kept dropping. Sometimes it would be up for 15 mins sometimes just 2. I upgraded
>to latest drivers and firmware but no result. It was clear that the linksys utility
>and windows were slugging it out as when one was disabled the other ran better...
>i'll leave out the details for now. I EVENTUALLY got a response from linksys (pasted
>below) which is summarised as:
>"uninstall our driver because Windows XP has its own."
>
>Well not exactly...
>
>of course uninstalling the WMP11 driver caused the adaptor to disappear, and I had
>no network to run windows update to get a new one. So I clicked on the device in
>device manager and chose "update driver". I chose the option to manually install
>from a specific location. I then pointed it at the folder containing the latest WMP11
>driver. It found it OK. I had to manually add the WEP key, SSID and change the channel
>(Linksys defaults to 6, Windows had it as 11) under the "configure" optioin for the
>network connection.
>
>I hope this helps others who are stumbling across the discussion fora like I did,
>looking for answers!
>
>Linksys support quoted text:
>-----------------------------------------------------
>Dear Valued Linksys Customer,
>
>
>Thank you for contacting Linksys Technical Support.
>
>
>We appreciate your time to email us regarding this matter and please accept our apology
>for the inconvenience you have experienced.
>
>The Windows XP does not require running the WLAN utility because it has a built in
>Wireless Zero Configuration Utility. You may remove the WLAN manually by following
>the steps below then follow the Wireless Card installation.
>
>Go to Start > Programs or All Programs >”Wireless-G…”, “Instant wireless- G” > Click
>“Uninstall WLAN Configuration Utility” or “Uninstall Configuration Utility”.
>
>The Windows XP system will automatically prompt you for a login in box to enter the
>network key and if you use a WLAN utility for the wireless connection then you need
>to manually set the security key on the profile tab.
>
>Make sure the wireless connection on the computer was enabled and the wireless card
>has the same router wireless settings to communicate with the same network.
>
>You may also try the following steps to further isolate the problem:
>
>1. Disable any firewall or anti-virus application installed on the computer.
>
>2. In XP, deselect IEEE 802.1x option (in adapter properties).
>
>3. Remove any existing profile (in WLAN Monitor) or remove all Preferred Networks
>(in XP Zero Config).
>
>4. Verify if the Linksys WLAN Monitor was installed. Go to All Programs>look for
>"Wireless B..." or "Linksys Wireless..."
>a) Uninstall Linksys WLAN Monitor.
>b) Install Linksys drivers only (Found New Hardware Wizard) and use XP Wireless Zero
>Config features.
>
>5. Turn off any 2.4 GHz device or relocate phone systems such as the cordless phone
>or cell phone to avoid interference.
>
>6. Move closer to the router and check the connectivity then try different location.
>Relocate the router to a higher level to properly transmit the wireless signal.
>
>7. Try using different channels on the wireless router to have a good signal from
>that location.
>
>
>
>Hope this will help. Rest assured that we will take action to improve our products
>and services to better meet your needs.
>
>If you have any further questions, feel free to visit our Knowledge Base at http://www.linksys.com/kb/
>or send us an e-mail at support@linksys.com so that we can assist you.
>---------------------------------------------
>
>

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I had the same problem untill I found out it was my cordless phone causing the problem. I found some wirless network routers that say they have the problem fixed. Netgear Max I think. Hope this helped.


On Monday, January 2, 2006 at 2:19 pm, Howard in Jersey wrote:
>
>I've just gone through the loop with a similar problem. I am running a Linksys PCI
>network adaptor (WMP11v4) and Linksys Broadband router (BeFW11S4). My network connection
>kept dropping. Sometimes it would be up for 15 mins sometimes just 2. I upgraded
>to latest drivers and firmware but no result. It was clear that the linksys utility
>and windows were slugging it out as when one was disabled the other ran better...
>i'll leave out the details for now. I EVENTUALLY got a response from linksys (pasted
>below) which is summarised as:
>"uninstall our driver because Windows XP has its own."
>
>Well not exactly...
>
>of course uninstalling the WMP11 driver caused the adaptor to disappear, and I had
>no network to run windows update to get a new one. So I clicked on the device in
>device manager and chose "update driver". I chose the option to manually install
>from a specific location. I then pointed it at the folder containing the latest WMP11
>driver. It found it OK. I had to manually add the WEP key, SSID and change the channel
>(Linksys defaults to 6, Windows had it as 11) under the "configure" optioin for the
>network connection.
>
>I hope this helps others who are stumbling across the discussion fora like I did,
>looking for answers!
>
>Linksys support quoted text:
>-----------------------------------------------------
>Dear Valued Linksys Customer,
>
>
>Thank you for contacting Linksys Technical Support.
>
>
>We appreciate your time to email us regarding this matter and please accept our apology
>for the inconvenience you have experienced.
>
>The Windows XP does not require running the WLAN utility because it has a built in
>Wireless Zero Configuration Utility. You may remove the WLAN manually by following
>the steps below then follow the Wireless Card installation.
>
>Go to Start > Programs or All Programs >”Wireless-G…”, “Instant wireless- G” > Click
>“Uninstall WLAN Configuration Utility” or “Uninstall Configuration Utility”.
>
>The Windows XP system will automatically prompt you for a login in box to enter the
>network key and if you use a WLAN utility for the wireless connection then you need
>to manually set the security key on the profile tab.
>
>Make sure the wireless connection on the computer was enabled and the wireless card
>has the same router wireless settings to communicate with the same network.
>
>You may also try the following steps to further isolate the problem:
>
>1. Disable any firewall or anti-virus application installed on the computer.
>
>2. In XP, deselect IEEE 802.1x option (in adapter properties).
>
>3. Remove any existing profile (in WLAN Monitor) or remove all Preferred Networks
>(in XP Zero Config).
>
>4. Verify if the Linksys WLAN Monitor was installed. Go to All Programs>look for
>"Wireless B..." or "Linksys Wireless..."
>a) Uninstall Linksys WLAN Monitor.
>b) Install Linksys drivers only (Found New Hardware Wizard) and use XP Wireless Zero
>Config features.
>
>5. Turn off any 2.4 GHz device or relocate phone systems such as the cordless phone
>or cell phone to avoid interference.
>
>6. Move closer to the router and check the connectivity then try different location.
>Relocate the router to a higher level to properly transmit the wireless signal.
>
>7. Try using different channels on the wireless router to have a good signal from
>that location.
>
>
>
>Hope this will help. Rest assured that we will take action to improve our products
>and services to better meet your needs.
>
>If you have any further questions, feel free to visit our Knowledge Base at http://www.linksys.com/kb/
>or send us an e-mail at support@linksys.com so that we can assist you.
>---------------------------------------------
>
>

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I am having a similar problem with XP and a Linksys WiFi router. We have the router on Comcast. My new Dell laptop connects with Firefox browser every time with no drops or other problems. A 1 year old Compaq with XP/SP2 connects only about half the time, but if we keep trying it hooks up, usually on the second try. Sometimes a Network Repair works, other times a Restart is needed. Older laptops cannot seem to connect at all. The adapter actually connects right away in all cases, but the browser doesn't. For example, AVG antivirus connects and updates while the Firefox browser just comes up with the "unable to connect" message. Using IE doesn't help - we have the same problems. I have tried many of the workarounds from this thread, but none work for us. Any suggestions? Will a different router solve the problems? Is a Netgear Max the best. How about a Belkin? Thanks.


On Friday, March 23, 2007 at 7:23 am, David Dood wrote:
>
>
>I had the same problem untill I found out it was my cordless phone causing the problem.
>I found some wirless network routers that say they have the problem fixed. Netgear
>Max I think.
>
>Hope this helped.
>
>

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I used to have a similar problem with my Linksys wireless router. In my case it turned out to be due to Windows WZC configuration not coping with SSID broadcasting being turned off. My connection would go 'dead' every 15 minutes for about a minute. What happened was that every so often WZC would go touting around trying to find a better AP because it would lose it's connection. My choices were: 1) turn on SSID broadcasting on the router. 2) turn off WZC and use the linksys network monitor software instead.


On Tuesday, April 3, 2007 at 1:12 pm, Ed Bodington wrote:
>I am having a similar problem with XP and a Linksys WiFi router. We have the router
>on Comcast. My new Dell laptop connects with Firefox browser every time with no drops
>or other problems. A 1 year old Compaq with XP/SP2 connects only about half the
>time, but if we keep trying it hooks up, usually on the second try. Sometimes a
>Network Repair works, other times a Restart is needed. Older laptops cannot seem
>to connect at all. The adapter actually connects right away in all cases, but the
>browser doesn't. For example, AVG antivirus connects and updates while the Firefox
>browser just comes up with the "unable to connect" message. Using IE doesn't help
>- we have the same problems. I have tried many of the workarounds from this thread,
>but none work for us. Any suggestions?
>Will a different router solve the problems? Is a Netgear Max the best. How about
>a Belkin?
>
>Thanks.
>
>
>

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"Wireless Zero Configuration keeps stopping." I spent many, many days wrestling with this problem, and when I found the following it worked like magic! Hope it helps others: Start/Run/services.msc/OK, then scroll down the list and see if you have 'Wireless Adaptor Configurator'; if you do, then disable and stop it. Ensure both WZC and DHCP Client are 'started' and 'automatic'. Good luck!

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Thanks so much!! This worked great, however for my Linksys Wireless-G USB network adapter the "service" that need to be set to "disabled and stopped" through services.msc was "WUSB54GSSVC". Thanks again Baz!


On Friday, May 2, 2008 at 1:45 pm, baz wrote:
>"Wireless Zero Configuration keeps stopping." I spent many, many days wrestling with
>this problem, and when I found the following it worked like magic! Hope it helps
>others: Start/Run/services.msc/OK, then scroll down the list and see if you have
>'Wireless Adaptor Configurator'; if you do, then disable and stop it. Ensure both
>WZC and DHCP Client are 'started' and 'automatic'. Good luck!
>

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