Here's one for you Wizards out there. Cisco 4500 Internal PCMCIA CF-28 800 Can't get online

HI All: I’m having a little problem with a CF-28 that I built for a client and hoped that maybe someone could help me out with it. It is an 800 MHz and I first set it up with a Linksys SRX 400 PCMCIA card that worked perfectly. I also installed a LAN card along with the module which has the phone plug and NIC plug. That also worked perfectly. Then she wanted an internal wireless so I bought a Cisco PC4500 DS Wireless PCMCIA LAN Adapter and installed it in the internal PCMCIA slot. I split the cases and installed the internal pull-up antenna. In the BIOS I enabled “CardBus Controller B” so the computer would see the 4500 card. I fired it up and it got right on my wireless network. I shut it down and started it up several times and it was fine. I gave it back to her satisfied that all was well. A couple of weeks later she called me from the library and said she could not get on the net. I’m now in the process of troubleshooting the problem. I cannot get it to connect to my wireless with the internal 4500 card, or the Linksys SRX 400 PCMCIA card, nor will it get on the net with the LAN cable. SO, bottom line is that I just can‘t get it to connect to the Internet three different ways. The Device Manager says that all is well. I can see my Wireless Network, but when I click on it and click on Connect, the little yellow ball goes back and forth and finally it just goes back to Choose a wireless network. I've even tried beer and it does not help. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks. Spark

 

Hello,
Just a thought...
Did you check the IP settings in the Network Connection properties and Browser internet options?

 

Thanks. I checked the settings with one of my other CF-28's which has a Cisco 350 card in it and I still can't get on. It just seems like everything is working, but there is something just one cog off. Thanks for your input. Spark

 

uninstall and reinstall all 3 stacks, rebooting and connecting after each stack is reinstalled.

 

Please explain "stacks" for me. I'm thinking of just wiping the drive and reinstalling the whole business. How about that? Spark

Thanks for your input.

 

Hey Spark , Before I'd go and do all that..
Have you checked your IP settings , like are they set to static or dynamic?
Have you tried setting to AUTO?
Your router may only hand out an IP for your card if its set for dynamic.
If its static, which I doubt. that will cause this issue as well.

The reason I ask is, I use static settings at my home system , while the work system is also static, it requires me to change the IP settings if I want to switch back and forth.

In my toughbook , I have 3 different internet options as far as adaptors are concerned.. 2 wireless and a wired NIC, I dont have any problems connecting.

 

The "stacks" are the drivers/ip settings for each card. If you go and uninstall each card from windows, turn the machine off, remove the cards but one and then turn back on your machine. If you get one working, then power off, add the second, and so forth. Hope this helps..

 

HI Marconi: I've fiddled around with the IP setting but could you tell me, give me the steps, that I can try what you are telling me? Thanks. Spark

HI Doobi: This card doesn't seem to have any drivers, or at least I can't find them. I think Windows has them in there as when I go into the Device Manager there isn't anything that I can do. Can you give me some specifics? I went to the Cisco website and they don't have the card listed, I think they don't support it anymore. It looks like I have the current drivers for it, or at least the most current driver that is listed. I also went to another driver site and they have the driver listed that I have I show in the DM. Could it be that this card only works with the industrial router that it will connect to. I'm back in Oregon now where I set it up in the first place and it gets on line no problem. I wonder if there is some firmware that it might be needing. Thanks for your input. Spark

 

Sure, No problem.

This is just an example configuration, pretty standard.
Should work for you for the most part.
Go to your Control Panel from your start menu. Open the "Network Connections" icon. (double click). Select Properties then scroll down to "Internet Protocaol TCP/IP" highlite that. click "Properties".
You should see a page where you can select "Obtain IP address Automatically"
check that box. Check that the box for "obtain DNS automatically is also checked.
Next, Open your Browser, This is for IE. so hope you can follow along ok.
Click on "Tools" at the top. Scroll down to "Internet Options" click on that, select "Connections" at the top. Click "LAN Settings", Either uncheck all or select "Automatically Detect Setting" click "OK". then Ok again.
Close the program and restart your computer.
That should do it.
If this looks a mess , Thats cause Im at work and in somewhat of a hurry..Hehe.
Anyway, Good luck and have fun.
Chuck