Sierra Wireless 555 Reinstalling the AirCard Driver, Windows 95/98, Locating the Existing Driver

AirCard 555 Network Card User Guide

Table 9-1: Problem Causes and Suggestions

Problem	Possible Causes		Suggestions
Windows 2000 and XP:	The connection properties are not	1.	Windows XP: Click Start > Connect To
When attempting an	optimal.		> Express Network (1xRTT).
Express Network			Windows 2000: Click Start > Settings
connection, the			> Network and Dial-Up Connections >
connection gets
			Express Network (1xRTT).
dropped as soon as
		2.	In the window that appears, click
it is established
(when you click			Properties.
Connect, the status		3.	Click the Networking tab.
goes from
"Authenticating" and		4.	Click Settings.
"Authenticated" back		5.	Ensure that Enable LCP Extensions
to "Ready to
			and Negotiate multi-link for single link
Connect").
			connections are not selected.
		6.	Click OK.

	Reinstalling the AirCard Driver
	There is an AirCard driver for each supported Windows
Note: You must have the
AirCard installation CD to	operating system. Unless the appropriate driver for your
complete this procedure.	version of Windows is installed, you will not be able to
	establish a network connection with the AirCard. This section
	provides instructions on verifying that you have the correct
	AirCard driver installed.
	Windows 95/98

To verify that the correct driver is installed:

•Locate the existing driver

•Replace the driver with the Windows 95 or Windows 98 driver from the AirCard installation CD.

Locating the Existing Driver

1.Close all Windows programs and open the Control Panel by selecting Start > Settings > Contol Panel.

2.Double click the System icon.

3.Click the Device Manager tab.

4.Locate the AirCard entries by using the “+” signs to expand the listings. (I.e. to see all the installed modems, click the “+” sign to the left of Modems.) The AirCard should have 3 entries:

1The AirCard should display under Multifunction adapters as Sierra Wireless AirCard 555 PC Card Parent.

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