i can't connect to my secure router wirelessly

[15 y/o]

i have a new vista hp laptop and itis not connecting to my older linksys
router. i have other wireless computers in my house that work just find. but
my laptop the only vista computer in my house will not connect. i can find my
router though "Connect to a network" but every time it says failed due to a
unknown reson. my father tied to connect to and he is a computer specails.
and on websites it said its a problem with vista sso can someone work me
around it.

 

[JW]

I have 2 HP laptops running Vista an have had no trouble connecting them to
my older Linksys router. Just make sure you have SID broadcasting enabled
the first time you try to connect to them. I have also found that updating
the firmware in my 2 year old router made a significance difference in
signal strength when used with the HP Vista laptops.

 

[Barb Bowman]

what model # and hardware rev of the older Linksys router?
do you have the latest firmware?
you may have to unbind IPv6 from the wireless NIC

i have a new vista hp laptop and itis not connecting to my older linksys
router. i have other wireless computers in my house that work just find. but
my laptop the only vista computer in my house will not connect. i can find my
router though "Connect to a network" but every time it says failed due to a
unknown reson. my father tied to connect to and he is a computer specails.
and on websites it said its a problem with vista sso can someone work me
around it.

--

Barb Bowman
MS Windows-MVP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/meetexperts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/

 

[AlexB]

I think he should get a router with IPv6.

what model # and hardware rev of the older Linksys router?
do you have the latest firmware?
you may have to unbind IPv6 from the wireless NIC


--

Barb Bowman
MS Windows-MVP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/meetexperts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/

 

[15 y/o]

I think he should get a router with IPv6.



Jw, Barb Bowman, and AlexB you guys helped me but im still having a problem. I found out that by router only does IPv. it doesnt do IPv4 or IPv6 and that the only two things my laptop have drivers two do. So im guessing that i have to download an new driver a that will allow me use IPv. I Been looking for it but can not find it. If somebody has or know where i can find it can you let me know. Or if im doing something wrong again.

 

[Barb Bowman]

all routers do IPv4. do a factory reset on the router and see what
happens. you need to post answers to the first questions I asked:

what model # and hardware rev of the older Linksys router?
do you have the latest firmware?

if you don't post this info, I can't help you.

Jw, Barb Bowman, and AlexB you guys helped me but im still having a problem. I found out that by router only does IPv. it doesnt do IPv4 or IPv6 and that the only two things my laptop have drivers two do. So im guessing that i have to download an new driver a that will allow me use IPv. I Been looking for it but can not find it. If somebody has or know where i can find it can you let me know. Or if im doing something wrong again

--

Barb Bowman
MS Windows-MVP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/meetexperts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/