I am using a D-Link ExtremeG (802.11g) wireless router
which works well with a wired connection. My adapter is a
802.11b SMC USB adapter that I have connected to a windows
XP machine. XP can see the wireless network (I get
the 'one or more wireless networks are available message
in the notification area) but xp doesn't seem to be able
to connect to the network.
I have tried changing the router and adapter settings so
that they match, no luck there.

Any ideas?

Is the D-Link router configured for performance G only as opposed to mixed b
and g mode? (and are you running the latest firmware?)
Have you configured a WEP key in both the router and the SMC? (and is the
SMC set for infrastructure?)
802.1x authentication should be UNmarked

vinay wrote:
> I am using a D-Link ExtremeG (802.11g) wireless router
> which works well with a wired connection. My adapter is a
> 802.11b SMC USB adapter that I have connected to a windows
> XP machine. XP can see the wireless network (I get
> the 'one or more wireless networks are available message
> in the notification area) but xp doesn't seem to be able
> to connect to the network.
> I have tried changing the router and adapter settings so
> that they match, no luck there.
>
> Any ideas?

--
Barb Bowman
Expert Zone Columnist
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
MS-MVP (Windows)

The D-Link router supports b, there is no setting to allow
only one or the other, so i guess it does it out of the
box.
I confirmed that the firmware is the latest version. I
have currently disabled WEP (until I get the issue
resolved).
How do I set the SMC for infrastructure? - I assumed that
if I don't check the adhoc network checkbox in properties,
it is infrastructure.


>-----Original Message-----
>Is the D-Link router configured for performance G only as
opposed to mixed b
>and g mode? (and are you running the latest firmware?)
>Have you configured a WEP key in both the router and the
SMC? (and is the
>SMC set for infrastructure?)
>802.1x authentication should be UNmarked
>
>vinay wrote:
>> I am using a D-Link ExtremeG (802.11g) wireless router
>> which works well with a wired connection. My adapter is
a
>> 802.11b SMC USB adapter that I have connected to a
windows
>> XP machine. XP can see the wireless network (I get
>> the 'one or more wireless networks are available message
>> in the notification area) but xp doesn't seem to be able
>> to connect to the network.
>> I have tried changing the router and adapter settings so
>> that they match, no luck there.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>
>--
>Barb Bowman
>Expert Zone Columnist
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>MS-MVP (Windows)
>
>
>
>.
>

Did you set the SMC to connect to infrastructure only and unmark to
automatically connect to non preferred networks? This is in the advanced
wireless properties window.

You didn't answer the queston on unchecking 802.1x authentication.

vinay wrote:
> The D-Link router supports b, there is no setting to allow
> only one or the other, so i guess it does it out of the
> box.
> I confirmed that the firmware is the latest version. I
> have currently disabled WEP (until I get the issue
> resolved).
> How do I set the SMC for infrastructure? - I assumed that
> if I don't check the adhoc network checkbox in properties,
> it is infrastructure.
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> Is the D-Link router configured for performance G only as opposed to
>> mixed b and g mode? (and are you running the latest firmware?)
>> Have you configured a WEP key in both the router and the SMC? (and
>> is the SMC set for infrastructure?)
>> 802.1x authentication should be UNmarked
>>
>> vinay wrote:
>>> I am using a D-Link ExtremeG (802.11g) wireless router
>>> which works well with a wired connection. My adapter is a
>>> 802.11b SMC USB adapter that I have connected to a windows
>>> XP machine. XP can see the wireless network (I get
>>> the 'one or more wireless networks are available message
>>> in the notification area) but xp doesn't seem to be able
>>> to connect to the network.
>>> I have tried changing the router and adapter settings so
>>> that they match, no luck there.
>>>
>>> Any ideas?
>>
>> --
>> Barb Bowman
>> Expert Zone Columnist
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>> MS-MVP (Windows)
>>
>>
>>
>> .

--
Barb Bowman
Expert Zone Columnist
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
MS-MVP (Windows)

I have set the SMC to infrastructure only and unmarked the
automatically connect to non preferred networks box. The
802.1x authentication is disabled because data encryption
is disabled. Tech Support for SMC asked me to download
patches for XP SP1 which I did. Still no luck - I can see
tthe SSID in the available network list but after i click
connect, the icon message still reads 'wireless connection
unavailable'.

Thanks for your continuing help Barbara.


>-----Original Message-----
>Did you set the SMC to connect to infrastructure only and
unmark to
>automatically connect to non preferred networks? This is
in the advanced
>wireless properties window.
>
>You didn't answer the queston on unchecking 802.1x
authentication.
>
>vinay wrote:
>> The D-Link router supports b, there is no setting to
allow
>> only one or the other, so i guess it does it out of the
>> box.
>> I confirmed that the firmware is the latest version. I
>> have currently disabled WEP (until I get the issue
>> resolved).
>> How do I set the SMC for infrastructure? - I assumed
that
>> if I don't check the adhoc network checkbox in
properties,
>> it is infrastructure.
>>
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> Is the D-Link router configured for performance G only
as opposed to
>>> mixed b and g mode? (and are you running the latest
firmware?)
>>> Have you configured a WEP key in both the router and
the SMC? (and
>>> is the SMC set for infrastructure?)
>>> 802.1x authentication should be UNmarked
>>>
>>> vinay wrote:
>>>> I am using a D-Link ExtremeG (802.11g) wireless router
>>>> which works well with a wired connection. My adapter
is a
>>>> 802.11b SMC USB adapter that I have connected to a
windows
>>>> XP machine. XP can see the wireless network (I get
>>>> the 'one or more wireless networks are available
message
>>>> in the notification area) but xp doesn't seem to be
able
>>>> to connect to the network.
>>>> I have tried changing the router and adapter settings
so
>>>> that they match, no luck there.
>>>>
>>>> Any ideas?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Barb Bowman
>>> Expert Zone Columnist
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>> MS-MVP (Windows)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> .
>
>--
>Barb Bowman
>Expert Zone Columnist
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>MS-MVP (Windows)
>
>
>
>.
>

If you downloaded 815485, you would experience what you are describing
unless you enableWEP.
Are there other wireless networks shown in the available list?

vinay wrote:
> I have set the SMC to infrastructure only and unmarked the
> automatically connect to non preferred networks box. The
> 802.1x authentication is disabled because data encryption
> is disabled. Tech Support for SMC asked me to download
> patches for XP SP1 which I did. Still no luck - I can see
> tthe SSID in the available network list but after i click
> connect, the icon message still reads 'wireless connection
> unavailable'.
>
> Thanks for your continuing help Barbara.
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> Did you set the SMC to connect to infrastructure only and unmark to
>> automatically connect to non preferred networks? This is in the
>> advanced wireless properties window.
>>
>> You didn't answer the queston on unchecking 802.1x authentication.
>>
>> vinay wrote:
>>> The D-Link router supports b, there is no setting to allow
>>> only one or the other, so i guess it does it out of the
>>> box.
>>> I confirmed that the firmware is the latest version. I
>>> have currently disabled WEP (until I get the issue
>>> resolved).
>>> How do I set the SMC for infrastructure? - I assumed that
>>> if I don't check the adhoc network checkbox in properties,
>>> it is infrastructure.
>>>
>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> Is the D-Link router configured for performance G only as opposed
>>>> to mixed b and g mode? (and are you running the latest firmware?)
>>>> Have you configured a WEP key in both the router and the SMC? (and
>>>> is the SMC set for infrastructure?)
>>>> 802.1x authentication should be UNmarked
>>>>
>>>> vinay wrote:
>>>>> I am using a D-Link ExtremeG (802.11g) wireless router
>>>>> which works well with a wired connection. My adapter is a
>>>>> 802.11b SMC USB adapter that I have connected to a windows
>>>>> XP machine. XP can see the wireless network (I get
>>>>> the 'one or more wireless networks are available message
>>>>> in the notification area) but xp doesn't seem to be able
>>>>> to connect to the network.
>>>>> I have tried changing the router and adapter settings so
>>>>> that they match, no luck there.
>>>>>
>>>>> Any ideas?
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Barb Bowman
>>>> Expert Zone Columnist
>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>>> MS-MVP (Windows)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> .
>>
>> --
>> Barb Bowman
>> Expert Zone Columnist
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>> MS-MVP (Windows)
>>
>>
>>
>> .

--
Barb Bowman
Expert Zone Columnist
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
MS-MVP (Windows)

There are no other wireless networks in the list.
What is 815485? Will the connection work only if WEP is
enabled?

>-----Original Message-----
>If you downloaded 815485, you would experience what you
are describing
>unless you enableWEP.
>Are there other wireless networks shown in the available
list?
>
>vinay wrote:
>> I have set the SMC to infrastructure only and unmarked
the
>> automatically connect to non preferred networks box. The
>> 802.1x authentication is disabled because data
encryption
>> is disabled. Tech Support for SMC asked me to download
>> patches for XP SP1 which I did. Still no luck - I can
see
>> tthe SSID in the available network list but after i
click
>> connect, the icon message still reads 'wireless
connection
>> unavailable'.
>>
>> Thanks for your continuing help Barbara.
>>
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> Did you set the SMC to connect to infrastructure only
and unmark to
>>> automatically connect to non preferred networks? This
is in the
>>> advanced wireless properties window.
>>>
>>> You didn't answer the queston on unchecking 802.1x
authentication.
>>>
>>> vinay wrote:
>>>> The D-Link router supports b, there is no setting to
allow
>>>> only one or the other, so i guess it does it out of
the
>>>> box.
>>>> I confirmed that the firmware is the latest version. I
>>>> have currently disabled WEP (until I get the issue
>>>> resolved).
>>>> How do I set the SMC for infrastructure? - I assumed
that
>>>> if I don't check the adhoc network checkbox in
properties,
>>>> it is infrastructure.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> Is the D-Link router configured for performance G
only as opposed
>>>>> to mixed b and g mode? (and are you running the
latest firmware?)
>>>>> Have you configured a WEP key in both the router and
the SMC? (and
>>>>> is the SMC set for infrastructure?)
>>>>> 802.1x authentication should be UNmarked
>>>>>
>>>>> vinay wrote:
>>>>>> I am using a D-Link ExtremeG (802.11g) wireless
router
>>>>>> which works well with a wired connection. My
adapter is a
>>>>>> 802.11b SMC USB adapter that I have connected to a
windows
>>>>>> XP machine. XP can see the wireless network (I get
>>>>>> the 'one or more wireless networks are available
message
>>>>>> in the notification area) but xp doesn't seem to be
able
>>>>>> to connect to the network.
>>>>>> I have tried changing the router and adapter
settings so
>>>>>> that they match, no luck there.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Any ideas?
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Barb Bowman
>>>>> Expert Zone Columnist
>>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>>>> MS-MVP (Windows)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> .
>>>
>>> --
>>> Barb Bowman
>>> Expert Zone Columnist
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>> MS-MVP (Windows)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> .
>
>--
>Barb Bowman
>Expert Zone Columnist
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>MS-MVP (Windows)
>
>
>
>.
>

815485 is an update from Windows Update for WPA. You posted that SMC had you
download some updates but you didn't specify what they were. For others that
have downloaded and installed 815485, they have not been able to connect
without WEP.

vinay wrote:
> There are no other wireless networks in the list.
> What is 815485? Will the connection work only if WEP is
> enabled?
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> If you downloaded 815485, you would experience what you are
>> describing unless you enableWEP.
>> Are there other wireless networks shown in the available list?
>>
>> vinay wrote:
>>> I have set the SMC to infrastructure only and unmarked the
>>> automatically connect to non preferred networks box. The
>>> 802.1x authentication is disabled because data encryption
>>> is disabled. Tech Support for SMC asked me to download
>>> patches for XP SP1 which I did. Still no luck - I can see
>>> tthe SSID in the available network list but after i click
>>> connect, the icon message still reads 'wireless connection
>>> unavailable'.
>>>
>>> Thanks for your continuing help Barbara.
>>>
>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> Did you set the SMC to connect to infrastructure only and unmark to
>>>> automatically connect to non preferred networks? This is in the
>>>> advanced wireless properties window.
>>>>
>>>> You didn't answer the queston on unchecking 802.1x authentication.
>>>>
>>>> vinay wrote:
>>>>> The D-Link router supports b, there is no setting to allow
>>>>> only one or the other, so i guess it does it out of the
>>>>> box.
>>>>> I confirmed that the firmware is the latest version. I
>>>>> have currently disabled WEP (until I get the issue
>>>>> resolved).
>>>>> How do I set the SMC for infrastructure? - I assumed that
>>>>> if I don't check the adhoc network checkbox in properties,
>>>>> it is infrastructure.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> Is the D-Link router configured for performance G only as opposed
>>>>>> to mixed b and g mode? (and are you running the latest firmware?)
>>>>>> Have you configured a WEP key in both the router and the SMC?
>>>>>> (and is the SMC set for infrastructure?)
>>>>>> 802.1x authentication should be UNmarked
>>>>>>
>>>>>> vinay wrote:
>>>>>>> I am using a D-Link ExtremeG (802.11g) wireless router
>>>>>>> which works well with a wired connection. My adapter is a
>>>>>>> 802.11b SMC USB adapter that I have connected to a windows
>>>>>>> XP machine. XP can see the wireless network (I get
>>>>>>> the 'one or more wireless networks are available message
>>>>>>> in the notification area) but xp doesn't seem to be able
>>>>>>> to connect to the network.
>>>>>>> I have tried changing the router and adapter settings so
>>>>>>> that they match, no luck there.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Any ideas?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Barb Bowman
>>>>>> Expert Zone Columnist
>>>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>>>>> MS-MVP (Windows)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> .
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Barb Bowman
>>>> Expert Zone Columnist
>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>>> MS-MVP (Windows)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> .
>>
>> --
>> Barb Bowman
>> Expert Zone Columnist
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>> MS-MVP (Windows)
>>
>>
>>
>> .

--
Barb Bowman
Expert Zone Columnist
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
MS-MVP (Windows)

Try setting the Wireless Zero Configuraton Service to
either "enable" or "automatic" and reboot.

Click Start
Right Click "My Computer"
Select "manage"
Select "Services and Applications"
Click "Services"
Scroll down to "Wireless Zero Configuraton" and click
Set "Startup Type" to automatic and reboot.

Let me know if this works for you.

Regards
Harry




>-----Original Message-----
>I am using a D-Link ExtremeG (802.11g) wireless router
>which works well with a wired connection. My adapter is
a
>802.11b SMC USB adapter that I have connected to a
windows
>XP machine. XP can see the wireless network (I get
>the 'one or more wireless networks are available message
>in the notification area) but xp doesn't seem to be able
>to connect to the network.
>I have tried changing the router and adapter settings so
>that they match, no luck there.
>
>Any ideas?
>.
>