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I just built a new 64-bit system based on an ASUS A8V motherboard and an AMD
Athlon 3500+. I've got WinXP x64 installed on a SATA drive (no small feat,
apparently), and everything works great, except…. I'm seeing a very weird
problem with my network card. The motherboard has onboard LAN, so I tried
that first. The drivers installed just fine and I got onto the
Internet…once. I connected to Windows Update and downloaded all the latest
updates. Then I rebooted, and the network connection never worked again.
WinXP reports that the device is working normally, but the card fails to get
an IP address from the router/dhcp server. (This is a home network.) I have
another computer that is also hard-wired to the router and it consistently
obtains a network connection, so I'm pretty sure it's not the router.

I thought it might be a problem with the motherboard, so I bought a wireless
card (Lynksys) and installed it. WinXP didn't recognize the card at first,
but I'd read online that if that fails you should try drivers from Ralink
whose chipset is used in some Linksys cards. I downloaded those drivers and
used them to install the device. WinXP complained that it couldn't verify
that the drivers would work with this device, but I tried it anyway. The
device was recognized, and it worked great…once. I chose to use my newly
re-established network connection to download more updates from windows
update, and after the reboot the network connection was lost (again). In
this case the wireless card would not even locate the wireless router, which
is sitting right next to the new computer. WinXP reports that the wireless
card is working correctly.

It's very strange that I would essentially the same problem with two
different network cards. I'm trying to pare this problem down to common
denominators, but it's pretty tough. Motherboard? OS? Router? My next step
is to connect the onboard LAN directly to the cable modem to try to eliminate
the router. Do you have any insight on this problem?
 
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ChrisC
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      01-11-2006
Hi, I'm running the same motherboard with a D-Link DSL-G624M wireless ADSL
router. I've never had any problems with the network card and X64, also
installed onto Sata drives, which, incidentlly, was very simple and easy to
do, so I'm wondering as too whether it is your router. You don't actually
say what make or model it is, that could possibly help us quite a bit,
however, have you tried a search in google for any issues with X64 and that
router?
ChrisC

"lorenjerickson" <> wrote in message
news:12D24C50-DF87-4F94-AF3E-...
>I just built a new 64-bit system based on an ASUS A8V motherboard and an
>AMD
> Athlon 3500+. I've got WinXP x64 installed on a SATA drive (no small
> feat,
> apparently), and everything works great, except.. I'm seeing a very
> weird
> problem with my network card. The motherboard has onboard LAN, so I tried
> that first. The drivers installed just fine and I got onto the
> Internet.once. I connected to Windows Update and downloaded all the
> latest
> updates. Then I rebooted, and the network connection never worked again.
> WinXP reports that the device is working normally, but the card fails to
> get
> an IP address from the router/dhcp server. (This is a home network.) I
> have
> another computer that is also hard-wired to the router and it consistently
> obtains a network connection, so I'm pretty sure it's not the router.
>
> I thought it might be a problem with the motherboard, so I bought a
> wireless
> card (Lynksys) and installed it. WinXP didn't recognize the card at
> first,
> but I'd read online that if that fails you should try drivers from Ralink
> whose chipset is used in some Linksys cards. I downloaded those drivers
> and
> used them to install the device. WinXP complained that it couldn't verify
> that the drivers would work with this device, but I tried it anyway. The
> device was recognized, and it worked great.once. I chose to use my newly
> re-established network connection to download more updates from windows
> update, and after the reboot the network connection was lost (again). In
> this case the wireless card would not even locate the wireless router,
> which
> is sitting right next to the new computer. WinXP reports that the
> wireless
> card is working correctly.
>
> It's very strange that I would essentially the same problem with two
> different network cards. I'm trying to pare this problem down to common
> denominators, but it's pretty tough. Motherboard? OS? Router? My next
> step
> is to connect the onboard LAN directly to the cable modem to try to
> eliminate
> the router. Do you have any insight on this problem?



 
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My router is a Lynksys WRT54G. Very common device. The wireless card I
tried is also a Lynksys 54g model. The router provides IP addresses for
other computers (running 32-bit WinXP Home/Pro) on this network both wired
and wireless, so I don't think it's a problem in the router by itself. I
will google for x64 and wrt54g to see what's out there, if anything.

"ChrisC" wrote:

> Hi, I'm running the same motherboard with a D-Link DSL-G624M wireless ADSL
> router. I've never had any problems with the network card and X64, also
> installed onto Sata drives, which, incidentlly, was very simple and easy to
> do, so I'm wondering as too whether it is your router. You don't actually
> say what make or model it is, that could possibly help us quite a bit,
> however, have you tried a search in google for any issues with X64 and that
> router?
> ChrisC
>
> "lorenjerickson" <> wrote in message
> news:12D24C50-DF87-4F94-AF3E-...
> >I just built a new 64-bit system based on an ASUS A8V motherboard and an
> >AMD
> > Athlon 3500+. I've got WinXP x64 installed on a SATA drive (no small
> > feat,
> > apparently), and everything works great, except.. I'm seeing a very
> > weird
> > problem with my network card. The motherboard has onboard LAN, so I tried
> > that first. The drivers installed just fine and I got onto the
> > Internet.once. I connected to Windows Update and downloaded all the
> > latest
> > updates. Then I rebooted, and the network connection never worked again.
> > WinXP reports that the device is working normally, but the card fails to
> > get
> > an IP address from the router/dhcp server. (This is a home network.) I
> > have
> > another computer that is also hard-wired to the router and it consistently
> > obtains a network connection, so I'm pretty sure it's not the router.
> >
> > I thought it might be a problem with the motherboard, so I bought a
> > wireless
> > card (Lynksys) and installed it. WinXP didn't recognize the card at
> > first,
> > but I'd read online that if that fails you should try drivers from Ralink
> > whose chipset is used in some Linksys cards. I downloaded those drivers
> > and
> > used them to install the device. WinXP complained that it couldn't verify
> > that the drivers would work with this device, but I tried it anyway. The
> > device was recognized, and it worked great.once. I chose to use my newly
> > re-established network connection to download more updates from windows
> > update, and after the reboot the network connection was lost (again). In
> > this case the wireless card would not even locate the wireless router,
> > which
> > is sitting right next to the new computer. WinXP reports that the
> > wireless
> > card is working correctly.
> >
> > It's very strange that I would essentially the same problem with two
> > different network cards. I'm trying to pare this problem down to common
> > denominators, but it's pretty tough. Motherboard? OS? Router? My next
> > step
> > is to connect the onboard LAN directly to the cable modem to try to
> > eliminate
> > the router. Do you have any insight on this problem?

>
>
>

 
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      01-11-2006
I've got the same router as you, hooked up to three wire-networked PC's (2
x64, 1 XP x86) which connects wireless to my x86 notebook and activesyncs
with my iPaq 4150 pocket pc with no problems.
Have not tested it with x64 wireless though.
Carlos

"lorenjerickson" wrote:

> My router is a Lynksys WRT54G. Very common device. The wireless card I
> tried is also a Lynksys 54g model. The router provides IP addresses for
> other computers (running 32-bit WinXP Home/Pro) on this network both wired
> and wireless, so I don't think it's a problem in the router by itself. I
> will google for x64 and wrt54g to see what's out there, if anything.
>
> "ChrisC" wrote:
>
> > Hi, I'm running the same motherboard with a D-Link DSL-G624M wireless ADSL
> > router. I've never had any problems with the network card and X64, also
> > installed onto Sata drives, which, incidentlly, was very simple and easy to
> > do, so I'm wondering as too whether it is your router. You don't actually
> > say what make or model it is, that could possibly help us quite a bit,
> > however, have you tried a search in google for any issues with X64 and that
> > router?
> > ChrisC
> >
> > "lorenjerickson" <> wrote in message
> > news:12D24C50-DF87-4F94-AF3E-...
> > >I just built a new 64-bit system based on an ASUS A8V motherboard and an
> > >AMD
> > > Athlon 3500+. I've got WinXP x64 installed on a SATA drive (no small
> > > feat,
> > > apparently), and everything works great, except.. I'm seeing a very
> > > weird
> > > problem with my network card. The motherboard has onboard LAN, so I tried
> > > that first. The drivers installed just fine and I got onto the
> > > Internet.once. I connected to Windows Update and downloaded all the
> > > latest
> > > updates. Then I rebooted, and the network connection never worked again.
> > > WinXP reports that the device is working normally, but the card fails to
> > > get
> > > an IP address from the router/dhcp server. (This is a home network.) I
> > > have
> > > another computer that is also hard-wired to the router and it consistently
> > > obtains a network connection, so I'm pretty sure it's not the router.
> > >
> > > I thought it might be a problem with the motherboard, so I bought a
> > > wireless
> > > card (Lynksys) and installed it. WinXP didn't recognize the card at
> > > first,
> > > but I'd read online that if that fails you should try drivers from Ralink
> > > whose chipset is used in some Linksys cards. I downloaded those drivers
> > > and
> > > used them to install the device. WinXP complained that it couldn't verify
> > > that the drivers would work with this device, but I tried it anyway. The
> > > device was recognized, and it worked great.once. I chose to use my newly
> > > re-established network connection to download more updates from windows
> > > update, and after the reboot the network connection was lost (again). In
> > > this case the wireless card would not even locate the wireless router,
> > > which
> > > is sitting right next to the new computer. WinXP reports that the
> > > wireless
> > > card is working correctly.
> > >
> > > It's very strange that I would essentially the same problem with two
> > > different network cards. I'm trying to pare this problem down to common
> > > denominators, but it's pretty tough. Motherboard? OS? Router? My next
> > > step
> > > is to connect the onboard LAN directly to the cable modem to try to
> > > eliminate
> > > the router. Do you have any insight on this problem?

> >
> >
> >

 
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Depending on which version of the WRT54G you have, a firmware update might
solve the problem.

See your local Linksys site for relevant firmware updates.



"lorenjerickson" <> wrote in message
news:AE57D7A3-74F4-48C3-8C76-...
> My router is a Lynksys WRT54G. Very common device. The wireless card I
> tried is also a Lynksys 54g model. The router provides IP addresses for
> other computers (running 32-bit WinXP Home/Pro) on this network both wired
> and wireless, so I don't think it's a problem in the router by itself. I
> will google for x64 and wrt54g to see what's out there, if anything.
>
> "ChrisC" wrote:
>
>> Hi, I'm running the same motherboard with a D-Link DSL-G624M wireless
>> ADSL
>> router. I've never had any problems with the network card and X64, also
>> installed onto Sata drives, which, incidentlly, was very simple and easy
>> to
>> do, so I'm wondering as too whether it is your router. You don't actually
>> say what make or model it is, that could possibly help us quite a bit,
>> however, have you tried a search in google for any issues with X64 and
>> that
>> router?
>> ChrisC
>>
>> "lorenjerickson" <> wrote in
>> message
>> news:12D24C50-DF87-4F94-AF3E-...
>> >I just built a new 64-bit system based on an ASUS A8V motherboard and an
>> >AMD
>> > Athlon 3500+. I've got WinXP x64 installed on a SATA drive (no small
>> > feat,
>> > apparently), and everything works great, except.. I'm seeing a very
>> > weird
>> > problem with my network card. The motherboard has onboard LAN, so I
>> > tried
>> > that first. The drivers installed just fine and I got onto the
>> > Internet.once. I connected to Windows Update and downloaded all the
>> > latest
>> > updates. Then I rebooted, and the network connection never worked
>> > again.
>> > WinXP reports that the device is working normally, but the card fails
>> > to
>> > get
>> > an IP address from the router/dhcp server. (This is a home network.)
>> > I
>> > have
>> > another computer that is also hard-wired to the router and it
>> > consistently
>> > obtains a network connection, so I'm pretty sure it's not the router.
>> >
>> > I thought it might be a problem with the motherboard, so I bought a
>> > wireless
>> > card (Lynksys) and installed it. WinXP didn't recognize the card at
>> > first,
>> > but I'd read online that if that fails you should try drivers from
>> > Ralink
>> > whose chipset is used in some Linksys cards. I downloaded those
>> > drivers
>> > and
>> > used them to install the device. WinXP complained that it couldn't
>> > verify
>> > that the drivers would work with this device, but I tried it anyway.
>> > The
>> > device was recognized, and it worked great.once. I chose to use my
>> > newly
>> > re-established network connection to download more updates from windows
>> > update, and after the reboot the network connection was lost (again).
>> > In
>> > this case the wireless card would not even locate the wireless router,
>> > which
>> > is sitting right next to the new computer. WinXP reports that the
>> > wireless
>> > card is working correctly.
>> >
>> > It's very strange that I would essentially the same problem with two
>> > different network cards. I'm trying to pare this problem down to
>> > common
>> > denominators, but it's pretty tough. Motherboard? OS? Router? My next
>> > step
>> > is to connect the onboard LAN directly to the cable modem to try to
>> > eliminate
>> > the router. Do you have any insight on this problem?

>>
>>
>>



 
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This is the Linksys donwload page:
http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satel...VisitorWrapper
Choose your product from the dropdown list.
I have made a couple of firmware updates to my WRT54G router downloading
files from there.
Carlos

"Dominic Payer" wrote:

> Depending on which version of the WRT54G you have, a firmware update might
> solve the problem.
>
> See your local Linksys site for relevant firmware updates.
>
>
>
> "lorenjerickson" <> wrote in message
> news:AE57D7A3-74F4-48C3-8C76-...
> > My router is a Lynksys WRT54G. Very common device. The wireless card I
> > tried is also a Lynksys 54g model. The router provides IP addresses for
> > other computers (running 32-bit WinXP Home/Pro) on this network both wired
> > and wireless, so I don't think it's a problem in the router by itself. I
> > will google for x64 and wrt54g to see what's out there, if anything.
> >
> > "ChrisC" wrote:
> >
> >> Hi, I'm running the same motherboard with a D-Link DSL-G624M wireless
> >> ADSL
> >> router. I've never had any problems with the network card and X64, also
> >> installed onto Sata drives, which, incidentlly, was very simple and easy
> >> to
> >> do, so I'm wondering as too whether it is your router. You don't actually
> >> say what make or model it is, that could possibly help us quite a bit,
> >> however, have you tried a search in google for any issues with X64 and
> >> that
> >> router?
> >> ChrisC
> >>
> >> "lorenjerickson" <> wrote in
> >> message
> >> news:12D24C50-DF87-4F94-AF3E-...
> >> >I just built a new 64-bit system based on an ASUS A8V motherboard and an
> >> >AMD
> >> > Athlon 3500+. I've got WinXP x64 installed on a SATA drive (no small
> >> > feat,
> >> > apparently), and everything works great, except.. I'm seeing a very
> >> > weird
> >> > problem with my network card. The motherboard has onboard LAN, so I
> >> > tried
> >> > that first. The drivers installed just fine and I got onto the
> >> > Internet.once. I connected to Windows Update and downloaded all the
> >> > latest
> >> > updates. Then I rebooted, and the network connection never worked
> >> > again.
> >> > WinXP reports that the device is working normally, but the card fails
> >> > to
> >> > get
> >> > an IP address from the router/dhcp server. (This is a home network.)
> >> > I
> >> > have
> >> > another computer that is also hard-wired to the router and it
> >> > consistently
> >> > obtains a network connection, so I'm pretty sure it's not the router.
> >> >
> >> > I thought it might be a problem with the motherboard, so I bought a
> >> > wireless
> >> > card (Lynksys) and installed it. WinXP didn't recognize the card at
> >> > first,
> >> > but I'd read online that if that fails you should try drivers from
> >> > Ralink
> >> > whose chipset is used in some Linksys cards. I downloaded those
> >> > drivers
> >> > and
> >> > used them to install the device. WinXP complained that it couldn't
> >> > verify
> >> > that the drivers would work with this device, but I tried it anyway.
> >> > The
> >> > device was recognized, and it worked great.once. I chose to use my
> >> > newly
> >> > re-established network connection to download more updates from windows
> >> > update, and after the reboot the network connection was lost (again).
> >> > In
> >> > this case the wireless card would not even locate the wireless router,
> >> > which
> >> > is sitting right next to the new computer. WinXP reports that the
> >> > wireless
> >> > card is working correctly.
> >> >
> >> > It's very strange that I would essentially the same problem with two
> >> > different network cards. I'm trying to pare this problem down to
> >> > common
> >> > denominators, but it's pretty tough. Motherboard? OS? Router? My next
> >> > step
> >> > is to connect the onboard LAN directly to the cable modem to try to
> >> > eliminate
> >> > the router. Do you have any insight on this problem?
> >>
> >>
> >>

>
>
>

 
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