I need help getting my Linksys wireless PC card to work properly.?

Hi, I just purchased a Linksys Instant Wirless Network PC Card, model WPC11. It is one that I slide in to my Dell Latitude laptop C600 that is running XP. The device is working properly. BUT! In "Network Connections," the computer thinks that it is a LAN connection. I don't know how to tell it that it's a wireless connection. Therefore, I cannot select "View Available Wireless Connections" etc or anything like that. How do I fix this? Someone told me something about disabling the Wireless Zero service. Still doesn't work, so I re-enabled the service. Also, the wirless card is sort of old: the latest driver on the linksys website is from 2001. But it was a good price and I would like to work. Any advice or suggestions? I'm sure this problem has happened to someone before maybe. Thanks!!

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1. Wireless Zero service. ,set to enable you conncet the ethernet cable to the back of the router on the port that is marked ethernet then you take the other end of the cable to the ethernet card on on the back of your pc you conncet it to the port marked ethernet then you conncet the other cable to the back of the ruter port that is marked DSL then you take that cable to the modem box conncet it to the port marked on the modem marked DSL then you conncet the modem cable box to your phoneline box conncet the power cable to the router and put the power on now you put in the cd driver that came with your router and you install the network drivers now you need to set up a network id & password on the router you will be told how to do all that when you install the drivers & software for the router when you have install the drivers and software fo r the router your need to restart the pc when your back at the desktop you will see a network icon in the taksbar by the pc time if it has a red X on it right click it and click on enable if you dont see a network icon in the taskbar click on start/control panel click on network and internet connections icon then click on network connections icon now right click the local Area connection icon and click on properties tick the box show icon in notification ares when connected tick the box notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity now click on then authentication tab at the top tick the box enable IEEE 802.1x authentication for network tick the box authenticate as computer when infomatiion is available then right click local Area connection and click on enable now your router internet will log online with in 45 seconds when your router is online you conncet your phoncable to the modem marked phone now when your router is online then you need to get in the router home page and click on the wireles lan icon & click on configure and you set up a network id for the laptop you call call your network id anything ,a name with numbers or letters with number and a security wpa key not a wep key dont use that one use wpa key then click apply at the bottom when you have set up your network id and security wpa key then you put a wireless usb adapter on the laptop you install the network drivers on the laptop for the wireless usb then you click on the network icon in the taskbar by the time on the laptop right click on it go to properties then you click on view wireless networks then you click on advanced tab you put in the network id and security key that u set up on the router home back then you click apply & ok then you click on view wireless network's your see your network id click on that then click on conncet if you have a wireless card in the laptop just click on the network icon in the taskbar by the time on the laptop right click on it go to properties then you click on view wireless networks then you click on advanced tab you put in the network id and security key that u set up on the router home back then you click apply & ok then you click on view wireless network's your see your network id click on that then click on conncet if your network cuts out at any time just right click the network icon by the pc time and click on repair that is on the 2 computers you can do this then windows xp will repair the network for you and it dont take long at all if you cant set that up your be better off if you get you (isp)server to help you set all that up transfer files from pc2pc have the 2 copmuters on the wirless network then Dual login yahoo messenger files trasfer from pc 1 to pc 2 on pc 1 you login a yahoo id then on pc 2 you login another id then you add to friends list then you get yahoo id 1 to pm yahoo id 2 then yahoo id pm back yahoo id 1 then you click on the send file icon then you send files from pc1 to pc 2 your send files over from pc 1 to pc 2 verry fast ,dont go in a chat room while your doing the file trasfer coz this will only slow down the trasfer
2. try using the wireless network setup wizard in your control panel. It should be pretty self explanatory and resolve your issue.
3. i originally got the linksys wireless card and had to exchange it 4 separate times before finally switching to another brand. they would work fine for a few days, then just stop...i no longer buy any of their products.
4. I doubt that your wireless card is working. Windows may be showing an ethernet interface most probably from your motherboard. Check in Controll panel Devices to make sure you have no yellow exclamation marks next to your wireless card.