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I was using a THinkpad 600 under Windows ME with a dwl 650+ (dlink wireless card). reliably for quite some time.

I upgraded to a 600E (since upgraded again with a PIII) and transferred the 650+ to it.
I purchased a couple of dwl 650 and they were working.
I went back to the 600 and no cannot get any form of networking to work...
I have tried the 650+ the 650 a USR USB G adapter. A Xircom 33.6 (hard wire) and even a Xircom Pocket (parallel port adapter) I have tried differing cables and have checked to see if the cables are ok.

I have re installed the OS. I have deleted and re installed drivers I have deleted registry keys for TCP/ip. The card is indicated as working (control Panel) However TCPip sys does not seem to be loaded.
ANy suggestions .. Or is the 600 having a fit of Pique because I now use the 600E more. (I was going to use the 600 as my really mobile unit - the type I could consign to baggage handlers at airports etc.)

ChefJohn wrote:However TCPip sys does not seem to be loaded.

This sounds like the culprit to me.

Obviously, the 650+ card that you used previously should have worked again in the same machine, and I have no idea why it wouldn't.

Maybe you got some invalid TCP/IP entries or hard-coded some kind of TCP/IP setting into your Network Connection(s) by accident somehow? Your card can be working correctly and be unable to connect due to a TCP/IP config error. I don't have an ME system and never used that OS much, so I can't give certain advice on this. But your TCP/IP settings are controlled in all the following areas I think:

Internet Options -> LAN Settings
- this controls your LAN settings generally for Internet connectivity

Network Connections
- each connection has a TCP/IP setting

Device Manager -> Network Adapters
- each adapter has its own, over-riding TCP/IP setting

I would check through them in the order listed above. In Internet Options -> LAN Settings, try clearing, rebooting and testing, and then checking, rebooting and testing the "Automatic Detect" box. And make sure that you do not have Proxy servers enabled by accident.

Check in each of the other locations to ensure that TCP/IP is loaded and enabled, but that no additional (proxy or other) settings are accidentally hard-coded anywhere.

Phil.