D_Link DWL 650 Adapter

Has anyone been able to install a D-Link DWL-650D to work
properly? I cannot -- The Conditions a
Signal Strength: 86% Link Quality: 98%.
D-Link adapter not shown in IP Configuration (winipcfg)
Device manager shows the card as working properly.
SSID: ACTIONTEC - looks good
Card appears to be working but it seems to have a corrupt
TCP/IP stack in Windows98.

In article , "Jack"
wrote:
Has anyone been able to install a D-Link DWL-650D to work
properly? I cannot -- The Conditions a
Signal Strength: 86% Link Quality: 98%.
D-Link adapter not shown in IP Configuration (winipcfg)
Device manager shows the card as working properly.
SSID: ACTIONTEC - looks good
Card appears to be working but it seems to have a corrupt
TCP/IP stack in Windows98.

Does the Windows98 computer have several other network adapters? If
so, it might have reached the limit on TCP/IP bindings. This
Microsoft Knowledge Base article describes the limit and shows how to
increase it:

Unable to Bind Protocols to More Than 5 Network Adapters
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=217744
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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Steve, Thanks for the suggestion. I am using 4 network
adapters, so this does appear to be the problem.

-----Original Message-----
In article 1737201c448d1$c5d01650
, "Jack"
wrote:
Has anyone been able to install a D-Link DWL-650D to
work
properly? I cannot -- The Conditions a
Signal Strength: 86% Link Quality: 98%.
D-Link adapter not shown in IP Configuration (winipcfg)
Device manager shows the card as working properly.
SSID: ACTIONTEC - looks good
Card appears to be working but it seems to have a
corrupt
TCP/IP stack in Windows98.

Does the Windows98 computer have several other network
adapters? If
so, it might have reached the limit on TCP/IP bindings.
This
Microsoft Knowledge Base article describes the limit and
shows how to
increase it:

Unable to Bind Protocols to More Than 5 Network Adapters
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=217744
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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 - Windows Networking
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm
.

Problem Solved! The steps for installation included the=20
following
1. Do not have the DWL card installed.
2. Open System Properties/Device Manager and disable=20
all network adapters.
For my ThinkPad T22 laptop the adapters a
a. Dial-Up Adapter
b. IBM ThinkPad Fast Infrared Port
c. Intel=AE PRO/SP Mobile Combo Adapter
3. Download and install dwl650m_driver_101.zip from D-
Link Website.
http://support.dlink.com/products/revision.asp.
4. Install drivers from D-Link Air Adapter Disk per=20
instructions.
5. Install DWL 650 Card per instructions.
6. Verify the card is correctly installed=20
using "winipcfg"
Click on Start - Run - Then type "winipcfg"
D-Link Air Wireless LAN Adapter should appear in the IP=20
Configuration.
The card is now installed correctly installed. Continue=20
the LAN installation.

-----Original Message-----
Steve, Thanks for the suggestion. I am using 4 network=20
adapters, so this does appear to be the problem.

-----Original Message-----
In article 1737201c448d1$c5d01650
, "Jack"
wrote:
Has anyone been able to install a D-Link DWL-650D to=20
work=20
properly? I cannot -- The Conditions a
Signal Strength: 86% Link Quality: 98%.
D-Link adapter not shown in IP Configuration (winipcfg)
Device manager shows the card as working properly.
SSID: ACTIONTEC - looks good
Card appears to be working but it seems to have a=20
corrupt=20
TCP/IP stack in Windows98.

Does the Windows98 computer have several other network=20
adapters? If
so, it might have reached the limit on TCP/IP bindings. =20
This
Microsoft Knowledge Base article describes the limit and=20
shows how to
increase it:

Unable to Bind Protocols to More Than 5 Network Adapters
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=3D217744
--=20
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news=20
group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer=20
questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm
.

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