Internet Connectivity

[polaris6]

Well...

1.  I have replaced the PCI Card

2.  I have substituted the PCI Adapter connection with a USB Wireless Adapter (attempting to eliminate the possibility of a bad slot)

3.  I have not installed a new router

[Broni]

Must be it...the router.

[polaris6]

Any recommendation as to which I should AVOID?

[Broni]

What do you mean by "avoid"? Router brand?
If so, it really doesn't matter. All known brands are pretty equal...

[polaris6]

I now have a 'G' router....several years old.

I see 'N' routers available...will that be better than a "G" router?  Is there one better?

[polaris6]

Do I need or should I get VPN capability?

[Broni]

I'm not a router expert, but I'd assume, the newer, the better.
If you use VPN....

[polaris6]

Thank you

I will let you know how it works out.

[polaris6]

I have one more piece of information that might be helpful.

I looked at the 'Properties' of the Adapter card (I don't remember which one), and under 'Authentication' I found this message:

"IEEE 802.1x authentication cannot operate on peer to peer (ad hoc) networks or networks for which data encryption is disabled"

I don't remember seeing or even looking for that information.

Is this anymore helpful?

[Broni]

It looks, like it may have something to do with your router security settings. Connect to your router setup page and try to juggle security settings.
I'd start with setting it up to WPA, if you have different setting.

[polaris6]

Opps!!!

How do I do that?

[Broni]

What's your router brand?

[polaris6]

Linksys Wireless-G WRT54G

[Broni]

You should be able to access setup page by going to:
http://192.168.1.1
Poke around security section.

[polaris6]

This requires a username and password and I have no idea what that is.