SP2 killed wireless connection

[Andrew Chalk]

I have a desktop connected to other machines in the office via a Netgear
802.11a wireless network. The host is running XP and the network connection
was working fine. I installed XP SP2 and now the wireless network has
serious problems.

1) The card can connect to the wireless access point;
2) The host can get an address frm the DHCP server on the network (sometimes
with a delay);
3) Network neighbourhood can find all the hosts in the workgroup;
4) When I try to connect to any of these hosts I cannot do so and get a
message "You may not have permission..." from Windows;
5) If I run IE it cannot access any Internet sites.

As I say, the only change is the addition of SP2.

Has anyone else seen anything like this?

Any idea how to fix it?

Many thanks.

 

[Hans-Georg Michna]

I have a desktop connected to other machines in the office via a Netgear
802.11a wireless network. The host is running XP and the network connection
was working fine. I installed XP SP2 and now the wireless network has
serious problems.

1) The card can connect to the wireless access point;
2) The host can get an address frm the DHCP server on the network (sometimes
with a delay);
3) Network neighbourhood can find all the hosts in the workgroup;
4) When I try to connect to any of these hosts I cannot do so and get a
message "You may not have permission..." from Windows;
5) If I run IE it cannot access any Internet sites.

As I say, the only change is the addition of SP2.

Andrew,

please have a look at http://www.michna.com/kb/WxSP2.htm,
particularly the repair procedures.

Please don't crosspost too widely. If you can read
set a followup to
only that group in your next message.

Hans-Georg

 

[Andrew Chalk]

Thanks! That was very useful. I was one of those people getting the "not
fully connected..." message that is "still being investigated". I solved
the problem by replacing the use of the wireless configuration app. that
came with the Netgear card with the built-in XP configuration app. ("Let
Windows Configure this Wireless Network").

Regards,

Andrew

 

[Hans-Georg Michna]

Thanks! That was very useful. I was one of those people getting the "not
fully connected..." message that is "still being investigated". I solved
the problem by replacing the use of the wireless configuration app. that
came with the Netgear card with the built-in XP configuration app. ("Let
Windows Configure this Wireless Network").

Andrew,

thanks for reporting back.

Hans-Georg