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i have a Hawking Technology adapter on Win XP on my other computer in the basement....it has been working fine for 2 weeks...i was only getting a speed of 11 mbps

For couple of days ....it says that i am connected to the network...but when i open internet explorer and try to go to a website...it doesn't go...
i also couldn't connect to AOL IM either

so i checked everything and found everything fine....

When i check the status of the connection in the windows display icon on the bottom right of the desktop...i saw that the computer was sending packages but not RECEIVING any...it says 0 packages...

what is the problem? is it with the adapter or my computer?
do i have to buy a new adapter?

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This looks like a software/utility problem rather than a dead adapter. The fact that the connection can be used in Safe Mode (as reports) and that the adapter appears to send but not receive packets points to a driver, client utility, or security/startup conflict that is breaking normal packet processing.

Recommended next steps to isolate and fix the problem:

  1. Do a clean boot (disable non-Microsoft startup items and services) to see if a startup program or service is the culprit. This narrows down whether the third-party wireless client or a firewall/AV is blocking traffic.
  2. Remove the vendor wireless utility and drivers completely, reboot, then reinstall only the latest official driver for the adapter. If the vendor app is reinstalling a helper like OdHost.exe, uninstall the whole client and test with Windows managing wireless before re-adding the vendor utility.
  3. The OdHost/Visual C++ runtime error mentioned by @vjc88 (the error code shown) usually means a COM/runtime component is missing or corrupt. Repair or reinstall the Microsoft Visual C++ runtime packages that the adapter utility requires, then reinstall the adapter software.
  4. Temporarily disable any third-party firewall/antivirus while testing. Those often get active in normal mode and not in Safe Mode, which matches the behavior described.
  5. Check Device Manager for driver status, try the adapter in another PC (or try a known-good adapter in this PC) to rule out hardware failure. Also verify router settings (MAC filtering, firmware, DHCP lease issues).

If these steps do not resolve it, capture exact Event Viewer errors, the adapter driver version from Device Manager, and results from the clean-boot test. That information will pinpoint whether the problem is a corrupted client/service, a missing runtime, or a hardware fault.

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Im guessing that you have some type of wireless router that you are connecting to. Also are you useing a DHCP ip or a static ip?

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i have a linksys router...DHCP ip

Member Avatar for chrisbliss18

Open a command prompt window by running "cmd" from the run dialog. After you get that loaded, type in "ipconfig /renew" and press enter. Copy and paste the results here.

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I AM HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM!!! IT SENDS PACKETS BUT DOESNT RECEIEVE THEM. I CAN ONLY USE THE INTERNET IN SAFE MODE, REGULAR MODE DOESNT WORK. ALSO, WHEN I START UP THE COMPUTER I GET TWO DIFERENT WINDOW MESSAGES SAYING:

"CoCreateInstance failed Status is 0x80040154 (the title name is Odhost)"
AND
(title name is Microsoft Visual C+++Runtime Library)
Program: ...ram files\Linksys\Wireless-G Notebook Adapter\OdHost.exe
abnormal program termination

Also, in the little icon bar next to the clock, There SHOULD be a green link status thingy (thats how it is before this comes up) THEN, it turns gray.

Any suggestions? Thanks

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