WPA & XP Pro SP2

[Jackson Smith]

I have a standalone (non-networked) laptop that I can
connect to the Internet via a wired LAN card or a
wireless card (only with no security or WEP 64 bit)
connected to a wireless router (802.11g).

I am unable to use the wireless card to connect to the
wireless router using WPA security. With WPA, XP shows a
connection, but refuses to automatically assign an IP
address to the wireless card -- I can only ping
127.0.0.1, but no other addresses, including the wireless
router.

I have fresh XP Pro and SP2 installation, so there are no
problems with my TCP/IP drivers/stack. I also have two
other NETWORKED PCs that connect to this same wireless
router using WPA. Does anyone know why WPA cannot be
used to wirelessly connect a standalone PC??

 

[Lance]

The wireless NIC on the laptop may not support WPA. Check the
manufacturer's website and see if a new driver is available that will
support WPA.

Otherwise the card may be too old for WPA. For example, my older Linksys
WMP11 PCI cards won't do WPA.

Lance
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Jackson Smith thought carefully and wrote on 9/11/2004 11:05 PM:

 

[Jackson Smith]

I have tried two different wireless cards (Netgear &
Belkin) and both have WPA drivers (I am able to use them
to connect to the same router wirelessly on different XP
Pro PCs, one with SP1 & 826942 and the other with SP2).

I'm reasonably certain that it is a XP problem now, since
I can use the same NIC with 64 bit WEP or no security to
connect on the standalone PC. Any other ideas??