No Data Transmission

Another email from Chester. He is facing Internet communication problem with his latest Linksys wireless network adapter.

When I disable my Internet connection for a period of time and try to activate it again, I find that no data is transmitted. I have tried scanning with Ad-ware, AVG Free AntiVirus, Spybot S&D and AntiVir PE. I have tried release and renew IP address with ipconfig, but the IP address is 0.0.0.0.
My system details: P4 2.8Ghz, 512MB RAM, on Windows XP Professional SP2 and a Linksys WUSB54G wireless network adapter.

Having done a thorough check for virus or other kinds of malicious software, the issue is most likely the hardware, your WUSB54G, or the software associated with it. Check on the Linksys support website to verify you’re using latest firmware & software.

A quick check on Linksys’s Easy Answer technical sites reveals a similar issue, what they refer to as Getting Association (signal strength), but no Internet Access. (Click on the link to open for solution)

This article will guide you on setting up a fixed IP address and directly inputting the DNS settings. This ensures that your wireless adapter does not have to renew or refresh setting when it re-establishes the signal to the wireless access point.