Help to download Wireless Driver Please

Drinda

Hi, I need to update my wireless driver IEEE 802.11b to connect to my new router that has IEEE 802.11b+g+n, but every time I think it has downloaded there is nothing there, also my winzip will not open. how do I find a free update that will open without using winZip.

If you can help thanks Drinda.

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it's backward compatible, so you shouldn't need to update it.

but a b standard will be slower than g/n

uninstall winzip, zipping is supported natively since xp.

stilltheone

Laptop make and model if you please.

Drinda

Acer Travel mate 254LMi_DT XP with sp3

THe Acer site only has the old IEEE 802.11b driver, I need to update to IEEE 802.11b+g+n
My wireless network name is in the list and it say's I have excelent connection and speed is 100.0 mbps but id does not connect, TT said I need to update the driver because the router is more advanced than my old wireless card driver, when I looked in the wireless setup the driver is the b+g+n so I think that is what I need.
Thanking you Drinda.

debitcardmayhem

If you only have the one laptop/wireless card then it is worth trying changing the router to only "look" / broadcast on 802.11b . TT may say you need a different driver, whereas I would suggest setting the router just needs to be use 11b.

Drinda

Thank you I will give that a go.
Drinda

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Your speed is 100, are you sure that isn't a wired connection?

have you put in the encyryption password and type?

SteveJH200

If your laptop's wireless card is a 'b' rated one then you can't make it into a g or n rated one! You can only update the driver if needed. 'b' is rarely used now anyway and the security is not that good compared with g or n. I suspect that your new router's security setting is not compatible with your old b card so you may need to change the security settings in the router software to basic encryption. As already mentioned, your new router will be backwards compatible with your b card.

The other issue is that if your laptop has a b card then it's quite an old one. It may be worth trying to get a later type card or even using a USB adaptor that will be compatible with the security settings on the router.

stilltheone

I agree with SteveJH200, buy a PCMCIA Wireless card such as this Belkin F5D8013 N1 Wireless Notebook Card F5D8011AU for £7.99. Perhaps others can find cheaper or you can go for a Wireless G card if you want to pay less.

A problem with these cards can be the drivers included. It may be better to install the generic driver. Unfortunately, until I know which version of the card is supplied I can't advise on the Driver needed.

If it is the latest; F5D8011 Version 3xxx, then the generic Driver is to be found here at the top of the list.

That will upgrade your laptop to match your Router. You can then apply the strongest security settings.

Drinda

Thank you for the info, I had a brainwave in the middle of the night
[thats when I do my thinking]

As all my trouble started 9 weeks ago when the connection kept dropping and the router kept going off and still does, so after 3 TT engineers and 3 new routers they have now agreed that the problem is on the BT line and the BT engineers are coming out in the morning, so as it has been proved that the fault was not with my original router before I try to do anything else I am going to reinstall that original router as that WAS working OK, finger crossed.
Thanks again Drinda.

stilltheone

Drinda wrote: »

Thank you for the info, I had a brainwave in the middle of the night
[thats when I do my thinking]

As all my trouble started 9 weeks ago when the connection kept dropping and the router kept going off and still does, so after 3 TT engineers and 3 new routers they have now agreed that the problem is on the BT line and the BT engineers are coming out in the morning, so as it has been proved that the fault was not with my original router before I try to do anything else I am going to reinstall that original router as that WAS working OK, finger crossed.
Thanks again Drinda.

Either way, you should still upgrade your Wireless card. But of course wait until they have resolved the original problem.