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Wireless NIC issue.
Hello I have a weird issue with my wireless NIC. Its a Intel (R) PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 #B min PCI adapter. The problem is It says "Not connected" when I login as a user - Test123 but works fine when I login as an administrator ie detects my wireless router and connects. I tried giving the test123 user admin rights and reinstalling the wireless NIC drivers...No luck. Can some one please help and suggest something. The OS is XP professional.
Thanks for u'r time in advance.
Thanks for u'r time in advance.
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You are correct there is no logical reason on why it works only under administrator account. The way I set up my wireless router is to accept connections via MAC address only so WEP key being used is out of question. As per my friends suggestion I made a 3rd user id - XYZ. Same issue. I gave XYZ admin rights does not work...but when I logged back in as administrator the wireless card worked fine. I never saw this kind of situation in my life...That is why I said its a weird issue.....lol.
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Ok here is an update on the situation...I log in as administrator the wireless works fine. Now I logout and log in as test123 or XYZ the wireless is working....but when I shutdown and restart the laptop and then login directly as test123 or XYZ the wireless does not work...again when I switch back to admin the card works fine. I am stumped its like its got mind of its own...
As u suggested I did the change on MAC address...Still no luck. Now I am ready to break this laptop.
As u suggested I did the change on MAC address...Still no luck. Now I am ready to break this laptop.
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What model is Router?
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The router model is Linksys Wireless-B Broadband Router - BEFW11S4.
As suggested by Martin, removed the wireless security, I was able to connect to a unsecured wireless network in my office building later reapplied the settings...Still no luck.
As suggested by Martin, removed the wireless security, I was able to connect to a unsecured wireless network in my office building later reapplied the settings...Still no luck.
Look at in using IpConfig /all from each user, and if some crazy reason, it create different MAC Address.
I also would try WEP setting without using MAC address to connect.
I also would try WEP setting without using MAC address to connect.
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I checked the mac address its same for all the users.
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Hello everybody...I finally solved the mystery today...The wireless NIC card was being enabled by a software called EzSystem. It would only start when an admin logs in not the users...it was set such a way...lol. All I had to do was go and enable the software to run for any user.
I found this because my CEO's laptop crashed and while reinstalling came accross this soultion. Thanks everybody for valuble input.
Regards,
~Domai
I found this because my CEO's laptop crashed and while reinstalling came accross this soultion. Thanks everybody for valuble input.
Regards,
~Domai
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