Wireless Network

[Guest]

Hi All,

I have a linksys wirless router configered on an XP (SP2) Pro machine and,
have a problem with a laptop which used to pick up the router configuration
and allow me to access the www.

It seems not that i am unable to see the router on the laptop. I have reset
the router and, even backed up to a previous restore point on the router but
the laptop still cannot see it. I have also attempted to reboot the laptop
and refresh the network list but it still does not pick up anything.

Please could someone help.

Regards.

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

In

Hi All,

I have a linksys wirless router configered on an XP (SP2) Pro machine
and, have a problem with a laptop which used to pick up the router
configuration and allow me to access the www.

It seems not that i am unable to see the router on the laptop. I have
reset the router and, even backed up to a previous restore point on
the router but the laptop still cannot see it. I have also attempted
to reboot the laptop and refresh the network list but it still does
not pick up anything.

Please could someone help.

Regards.

So, your XP Pro SP2 machine is connected to the wireless access point/router
via a wired Ethernet connection?

And your laptop can't connect to the wireless access point? Are you also
running XP SP2 on that laptop? Do you have another wireless card, or another
wireless-capable computer you can use to rule out the laptop itself?

More info would help....

 

[Guest]

Hi Lanwench,

Yes i can confirm that the XP Pro machine is connected to the router via a
wired Ethernet connection and, the laptop can't see or connect to the
wireless router.

The laptop has XP SP2 and i use windows to configure the wireless settings
by chosing the "Use windowws to configure my wireless network settings"
option.

The laptop has always worked without any problem until recently.

S.P. Seems like i can now see the router but it will not connect i put in
the key but it is trying to aquire network address. Seems as if it is not
giving out IP addresses.

Please let me know if you need any further information.

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

In

Hi Lanwench,

Yes i can confirm that the XP Pro machine is connected to the router
via a wired Ethernet connection and, the laptop can't see or connect
to the wireless router.

The laptop has XP SP2 and i use windows to configure the wireless
settings by chosing the "Use windowws to configure my wireless
network settings" option.

The laptop has always worked without any problem until recently.

S.P. Seems like i can now see the router but it will not connect i
put in the key but it is trying to aquire network address. Seems as
if it is not giving out IP addresses.

Well, if you're getting a DHCP-configured address on your desktop/wired PC,
the problem is more likely with your encryption settings on the access point
(or what you're entering on the client). You might try temporarily disabling
WEP/WPA to test (I would also recommend WPA over WEP anyway).

 

[Guest]

Yes, remove all encryption and start from scratch.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,1277020,00.asp
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/security/expert/bowman_wirelesssecurity.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/moredone/wirelesssetup.mspx