Wireless network problem

[Guest]

Hi:

I am trying ping from a XP WiFi to XPe WiFi (ie local network). The
problem I am running into is setting up a local network on the XPe machine.

I am having trouble with the XPe WiFi setup: In the network connections
(via Control Panel) of the WiFi card (select->right click->properties), I
then go to the Wireless Networks Tab. In the preferred networks window,
selecting Add button. I add SSID "my_local". Now, under the preferred
netorks window, I see my_local listed....everything makes sense, and I select
OK to close the Wireless Network Connections properties.

To confirm my_local was added, Again, as before, select WiFi card->right
click->properties and proceed to Wireless Networks Tab.....NO "my_local"
listed?

This is either a bug in XPe or I do not have the needed component in my image?

Any suggestions...Please help.

 

[Richard]

I fought this as well. If you notice, most of the questions regarding
wireless don't get much of a response.

If you run across a fix let me know. We ran Regmon and Filemon and noticed
that configuring and saving Wireless network connections never made any
changes to the registery or and files, therefor the reason it was always
blank when you pull it back up.

This was under SP1 and I have not tried it under SP2 yet. SInce we have so
many SP1 images scattered throughout the US it makes it rather difficult to
upgrade them SP2.

Richard

 

[J.S.]

XPE in those small configurations seem to miss something that stores the
configuration. Nevertheless, in my small configuration there are some
binary branches added to the registry in
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\WZCSVC\Parameters\Interfaces\ that seem to store
at least the SSID.
I also made a very blown up XPE that in deed re-shows the WLAN
configuration after having the dialog closed. Since there are no
dependencies from the WZC to that thing that makes the difference, I
cannot say what it is (perhaps the jet database tools??).