DWL-G122 adapter 'not connected' XP SP1

[Brad_04]

Hi There,

i am experiencing problems setting up my DWL-G122 on a acer travelmate 240 laptop running XP SP1, i have the exact same problem as this guy from another post (except for the win ME part)

(Quote) "I just purchased the D-Link starter kit (DL-524 wireless router/DWL-G122 wireless USB adapter) for my home business. The router works well and I am able to connect a new laptop (Win XP) either by Ethernet or wireless. My desktop (Win ME) connects well via Ethernet but requires the adapter because it does not contain a wireless network card.

I install the driver for the adapter and everything seems to install fine. When it comes to actually connecting to the wireless adapter, the ‘D’ icon simply goes up and down in red and never changes to green. The ‘Act’ light on the adapter blinks but the ‘Lnk’ light never goes on. If I open the configuration utility, the status is ‘disconnected’ with all values as ‘N/A’. Entering my network SSID and WEP encryption HEX code doesn’t do anything. If I remove the adapter, the computer recognizes it’s gone and closes the utility (USB ports work).

In short, the utility never changes to green and it always says ‘Not Connected!’ Is the adapter faulty or is there something I can configure in Win ME? Any ideas?" (End Quote)

i have been scouring forums for days trying to resolve this problem.. ANY ideas would be Greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance,
Brad

[TonyT]

Use MSCONFIG to prevent the dlink software from loading at boot.
Use Windows built in wireless zero config to control/config the adapter.
Best to upgrade to XP Service Pack 2, it has wifi enhancements.

[Brad_04]

thanks for your reply, please excuse my inexperience with this issue. could you please explain in a little more detail how to do the above instructions.. also i have tried to get service pack 2 i can not dl it on my laptop as it has no internet connection yet, so do you know where i can get it so it can be installed on any cpu.

cheers,
Brad

[Brad_04]

thanks soo much TonyT i did what you suggested and it worked perfectly, thanks again for your help cheers,
brad

[TonyT]

Well done!
You get service pack 2 as well?
You can download the whole thing here, save to disk & burn to cd for backup:
Windows XP Service Pack 2 Network Installation Package for IT Professionals and Developers (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=049C9DBE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en)