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Novell 4.91 XP SP2 Wireless

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by wnfd24

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Installing new Dell laptop with XP SP2 preinstalled. Other laptops no problem. Install install of client could not find tree. Changes to custom install and installed IPX and IP. Changed nwlink ipx/spx netbios ctp adapter to 802.2 and connected. I have several wiresless access points due to concrete and steel construction. At one point I was able to find tree and connect then I lost it. I believe I picked up a distant and weaker access point. We I selected the stronger access point in the same room I can no longer find tree or server to logon. Reinstalled client to no avail. No matter what I try I can't connect with new laptop. Another laptop side by side has no problems (XP SP1). Any suggextions? wnfd24@yahoo.com

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by oz_media

XP is not designed ot work with old Netware clients.

You should at LEAST be running 5.1, the upgrade is NOT expensive and is based on licences not just buying a big bundle of them whether you need tham all or not. It's more secure, has less downtime, is FAR better for wireless (I amsurprised you even have some connecting).

Secondly, you should try posting your issue in the Tech Q&A section (link in TOP nav bar) as that is the best place to seek answers to specific technical issues. You will get a whole mess of different people there focused specifically on helping with these issues than here in a discussion forum.

Best of luck!

EDIT: OOOOPs you mean CLIENT 4.91! My mistake, sorry. :D What an idiot!

What version of Netware do you run though? Anything prior to 6 will give you wireless issues with XP.

If you ARE using a newer NW version, I would definitely swap out the wireless card first.

Sorry about that, I was flying through TR and figured you meant an ancient NW version (like 4.11) when you mentioned using IPX.

Again though, go to Tech Q&A and post INSIDE the Novell forum, there you WILL get help.

Novell's KB didn't help you with this either?

by cp7212

I never knew you were part of the "Wrong Forum" crowd. :) This post is not meant to start a fight, as a previous TR member thought I did, but where to post wireless questions in the Tech Q & A?

I asked TR nicely for a wireless section of Tech Q & A, but I think I got swept under the rug.

I am going to give some tips on the wireless issue when the d*** phone stops ringing. Or are you top TR members on some kind of crusade to quash the wireless community? ;) Please let me know what you think. Thanks.

by oz_media

THis would probably be best posted in the NOvell forum, Support>Other or Support Client Server

NOvell would be best though as it is probably client related but MAY be a faulty WiFi card, which would be figured out pretty much anywere.

But this post AND your comment about a previos fight is EXACTLY why the two forums are structured differently.

In tech Q&A there is no possibility of an argument as you cannot reply to each others posts, just offer answers and comments to the poster. It is structured specifically to get results without discussion or arument arising and 'taking it off topic', as we are doing here.

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