Restoring Network Connections

[Bryan O'Malley]

Hi All,

I've got a laptop running XP Home. It's using 802.11g to connect to an
AP on my Ethernet LAN. I can connect to shared drives on other computers on
the LAN -- no problem. I can also map those shares as network drives.

When reboot, however, it will not reconnect to those shares. I have to
open windows explorer, go to those network locations, enter in a userid and
password, and then it connects.

Is this a limitation with XP Home -- it won't remember userids and
passwords? My XP Pro machine, Win 2000 machine and 98SE machines don't have
this problem.

The wireless connection? That's the only computer using wireless. The
others are all CAT 5 hard wired.

Something else?

Thanks in advance for the help!

Bryan

 

[Scott Sliwinski]

I just set up a couple of these...

When using a Wireless connection, remember to use the
Cards Configuration software to control the card behavior.

In the Wireless connection properties for the card, make
sure to UNCHECK "Let Windows Handle / Control this
connection.

What happens is when you install the card software it
clashes with the Windows version, and they will only
connect if you do it manually.

That should resolve your issue.

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[Bryan O'Malley]

Scott,

First, thank you for the help.

Unfortunately, it didn't work. In fact, once I unchecked the "Let
Windows handle the connection" in my Network Card configurations, I couldn't
connect to anything. I could see that I had a wireless connection, but I
couldn't get to the other PC's on the network OR the internet.

What am I missing?

Bryan

 

[Bryan O'Malley]

Any other ideas?

Bryan

I just set up a couple of these...

When using a Wireless connection, remember to use the
Cards Configuration software to control the card behavior.

In the Wireless connection properties for the card, make
sure to UNCHECK "Let Windows Handle / Control this
connection.

What happens is when you install the card software it
clashes with the Windows version, and they will only
connect if you do it manually.

That should resolve your issue.

Scott Sliwinski - (e-mail address removed)
AOL Messenger: CaughtSpeeding
Yahoo Messenger: slinkys_delsol
SL-INC. - http://home.covad.net/~slinky (Now with a
Tutorial Section)