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Windows Forum / Windows XP / Wireless Networking / October 2006Let Windows manage neteork
Hi I have Windows XP home and a Belkin Wireless Network, where do I go to let Windows manage the Netwoks? I believe there is a setting somewhere in Windows but I cannot find it. thanks Daniel Control Panel | Network Connections | Right click on the wireless icon | Click on Properties | Click on the Wireless Networks (tab) | Check "Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings"  SignatureDavid Hettel Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups. Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program http://mvp.support.microsoft.com DISCLAIMER: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights > Hi > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Daniel David thanks, something is amiss here, when I right click on the wireless icon and select properties, there is no Wireless Network tab, the only tabs are General and Advanced? Any idea what is wrong? thanks Daniel > Control Panel | Network Connections | Right click on the wireless icon | > Click on Properties | Click on the Wireless Networks (tab) | Check "Use [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >> >> Daniel Well you might want to look at the this page then: http://www.ezlan.net/wzc.html SignatureDavid Hettel Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups. Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program http://mvp.support.microsoft.com DISCLAIMER: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights > David > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] >>> >>> Daniel > Well you might want to look at the this page then: > http://www.ezlan.net/wzc.html [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] >>>> >>>> Daniel I also use a Belkin laptop card and it is a bloody nightmare getting it to acquire and maintain its connection, it eventually gets an address from the router, has it for about ten minutes then loses it again, the IP address goes to 0.0.0.0. I have even tried setting the alternate TCP/ IP address page to a fixed address, but it even loses this. The card is "managed " by the Belkin wireless utility but WZC is also running and tries to acquire the address at boot up, If I disable WZC as recommended by ezlan.net, the Belkin utility exit also. I then cannot restart the Belkin utility until I enable WZC, then if I try and get WZC to manage the connection I get the message that Windows cannot do this and I must use the software that came with the card. Any suggestions? Mike H . I did a quick search on the Belkin site and based on page 15 of the manual my guess is Belkin did not choose to write drivers that support WZC. I would suggest that you contact Belkin Tech support and see if they tell you it should work. Sorry wish I had better news. SignatureDavid Hettel Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups. Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program http://mvp.support.microsoft.com DISCLAIMER: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights >> Well you might want to look at the this page then: >> http://www.ezlan.net/wzc.html [quoted text clipped - 40 lines] > > Mike H . LOL, David. It seems that you posted while I was typing. Jack (MVP-Networking). >I did a quick search on the Belkin site and based on page 15 of the manual >my guess is Belkin did not choose to write drivers that support WZC. I [quoted text clipped - 45 lines] >> >> Mike H . :) Not a problem for me. I don't think one can have too much useful information, you're an MVP that says a lot about your technical knowledge. I'm simply here to help where I can, and give a little back to the comunity. I willingly admit I don't have all the answers, and my way is not the only way or indeed necessarily the best way for all. SignatureDavid Hettel Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups. Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program http://mvp.support.microsoft.com DISCLAIMER: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, made in relation to the accuracy, reliability or content of this post. The author shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of, or inability to use, information or opinions expressed in this post and confers no rights. > LOL, David. > It seems that you posted while I was typing. [quoted text clipped - 49 lines] >>> >>> Mike H . > I did a quick search on the Belkin site and based on page 15 of the manual > my guess is Belkin did not choose to write drivers that support WZC. May I suggest looking for the file F5D7010-WPA Addendum.pdf (if that's the adapter you're using) on the Belkin site? : Setting up WPA in Windows XP : [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] : screen. Ensure the "Use Windows to configure my wireless network : settings" box is checked. >> I did a quick search on the Belkin site and based on page 15 of the >> manual [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > : screen. Ensure the "Use Windows to configure my wireless network > : settings" box is checked. Hello Axel, I am using a F5D7010 but I cannot find the pdf you name, only drivers and flash install guides. I am using WEP not WPA should that make a difference? When I try and use WZC I get the message that windows cannot configure this wireless connection etc., I can't even view the wireless networks. I tried "Use Windows to configure etc"., in Control Panel and the card just goes dead. I then put the password into the "key box" in WZC and it began to acquire an address, this took what seemed like a few minutes, but it eventually woke the card up and connected. I then exited the Belkin utility. I am going to disable the Belkin Utility at startup now and see what happens. Regards Mike H "Mike Hyndman" <tell me yours and I'll send mine@suspisiousbastard.com> wrote: <snip> > I am using a F5D7010 but I cannot find the pdf you name, only drivers and > flash install guides. http://tinyurl.com/v994b or http://web.belkin.com/support/download.asp?lang=1&download=F5D7010&mode= > "Mike Hyndman" <tell me yours and I'll send mine@suspisiousbastard.com> > wrote: [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > http://web.belkin.com/support/download.asp?lang=1&download=F5D7010&mode= Many thanks Axel, couldn't see for looking, been a long day.;) Regards Mike H Axel wrote Clicking on the "Wireless Networks" tab will display the following : screen. Ensure the "Use Windows to configure my wireless network : settings" box is checked. Problem is no such Tab exists in my system on either PC, I would guess that Belkin removed it. Frustrating thig is that one PC works well the other is the problematic one, This morning I tried to send a 8Gig size folder across the network, it started well at 54Mbps then slowly died untill it lost the connection,. cheers Daniel >> I did a quick search on the Belkin site and based on page 15 of the >> manual [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > : screen. Ensure the "Use Windows to configure my wireless network > : settings" box is checked. > Axel wrote > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Problem is no such Tab exists in my system on either PC, I would guess > that Belkin removed it. Have you been and had a look at ezlan.net? >> Axel wrote >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Have you been and had a look at ezlan.net? Hi I cannot follow the instructions on the Ezlan page because I cannot disable the Belkin Utility. The Belkin manual says the right click on the Belkin icon on the system tray, but when I do that nothing happens?? Also I cannot follow the Belkin set-up procedure because when I right click on "Wireless network connection" and select "Properties" there is no Wireless Network Tab. I tries disabling WZC services and also tried resetting it to Manual, it just reverts to Automatic when I reboot. Man, this is so frustrating. cheers Daniel > >> Axel wrote > >> [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > Man, this is so frustrating. I think you should un-install the whole "package" from Belkin with the uninstall utility that comes with the Belkin software. Reboot and insert the PC Card. Windows will find the new hardware and offer to find a driver. This way you avoid installing the Belkin utility. What you do then depends on if Windows still has the driver somewhere in a cache on your HDD. In case it does, follow the procedure until you are asked accept the driver Windows finds to install. Now you can continue in two ways, by accepting the diver Windows finds and updating the driver later on; or not accepting and going back and choose a driver manually. You should already have downloaded the latest driver from Belkins site (be carefull here - Belkin has 5 or 6 different driver versions for their F5D7010 cards on the site. Look for a sticker on the card to find the correct version - mine says VER.1314yy - but I'm not sure if that means ver 1. It's confusing!) and preferably be installing that driver. Then activate WZC, now hopefully without the Belkin utility being somewhere on your computer and with the missing tab back on the network control panel. >> >> Axel wrote >> >> [quoted text clipped - 45 lines] > somewhere on your computer and with the missing tab back on the network > control panel. Axel, I tried that a while back, the Belkin CD not only installs the network monitor utility but also the card driver. Uninstalling the Belkin software will uninstall both utility and driver. Inserting the card to let windows sort out the diver results in being asked to insert the Belkin CD and that just loads the whole thing back in again. Must admit, I never tried looking for just a driver folder on the CD though. Daniel, What happens when you right click on teh Belkin icon? Do you not get the option to "exit" the utility? You can also prevent this utility from starting by typing msconfig in the "Run" dialogue box, select the Startup tab and uncheck the Belkin tick box. Regards Mike H "Mike Hyndman" <tell me yours and I'll send mine@suspisiousbastard.com> wrote: <snip> > I tried that a while back, the Belkin CD not only installs the network > monitor utility but also the card driver. Uninstalling the Belkin software > will uninstall both utility and driver. Inserting the card to let windows > sort out the diver results in being asked to insert the Belkin CD and that > just loads the whole thing back in again. Must admit, I never tried looking > for just a driver folder on the CD though. Yes. That can prevent you installing the driver directly from the CD, if the driver is in a .cab file or buried in the .exe file. In the first case you may be able to access the .cab file with Windows Explorer (I'm not sure, because I have W2K and not Xp) or with a third party utility like Windows Commander, and extract the driver from the .cab file. In the second case, I don't know of any way, except downloading the driver in a separate file of it's own from Belkin's site. >>> >> Axel wrote >>> >> [quoted text clipped - 64 lines] > Regards > Mike H Mike when I right click I get nothing, NO THING. I'm going to get all the data together and have another go in a couple of days. thanks to all for the help regards Daniel Hi I am not familiar with Belkin's card (I have Belkin Routers, but No cards). However, what you describe does not appear to be "Normal" Behavior. I would suggest that you log to Belkin's support and look for the card page and the faq (if any), or and contact Belkin Support Jack (MVP-Networking). >> Well you might want to look at the this page then: >> http://www.ezlan.net/wzc.html [quoted text clipped - 40 lines] > > Mike H . > Hi > I am not familiar with Belkin's card (I have Belkin Routers, but No [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > page and the faq (if any), or and contact Belkin Support > Jack (MVP-Networking). (snip) Many thanks Jack and David, I have tried the FAQ's on the Belkin site without success, so it looks like a 'phonecall is in order ;( Again, many thanks Mike H Thanks to everone who replied, I have been asleep all night and will get to this later today. thanks again regards Daniel >> Hi >> I am not familiar with Belkin's card (I have Belkin Routers, but No [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Mike H |
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