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From: jurgens on 3 Apr 2008 11:01 I have an R40 with XP Pro w/SP2. I use it at several wireless locations and everything works OK. However, when I try to use it at my son's house I cannot connect to his password-protected network. I can find no place to enter the password! The R40 is using the ThinkVantage Access Connection software. Obviously, I am doing something wrong but I can't figure out WHAT! I have checked the "use Windows to connect to wireless network" (?) box but that didn't help. Should I disable ThinkVantage? If so, how do I do it? TIA Chuck
From: Jack (MVP-Networking). on 3 Apr 2008 11:09 Hi Could be that checking the box is not working right. Make sure that Windows Wireless Zero Configuration (WZC) is actually running, and that the vendor's Wireless Utility stopped. http://www.ezlan.net/wzc.html http://www.ezlan.net/wireless.html Jack (MVP-Networking). <jurgens(a)bellsouth.net> wrote in message news:40bf992b-62ff-4058-b74d-b63b7882a7fb(a)b64g2000hsa.googlegroups.com... >I have an R40 with XP Pro w/SP2. I use it at several wireless > locations and everything works OK. However, when I try to use it at > my son's house I cannot connect to his password-protected network. I > can find no place to enter the password! > > The R40 is using the ThinkVantage Access Connection software. > Obviously, I am doing something wrong but I can't figure out WHAT! > > I have checked the "use Windows to connect to wireless network" (?) > box but that didn't help. > > Should I disable ThinkVantage? If so, how do I do it? > > TIA > > Chuck
From: Malke on 3 Apr 2008 11:15 jurgens(a)bellsouth.net wrote: > I have an R40 with XP Pro w/SP2. I use it at several wireless > locations and everything works OK. However, when I try to use it at > my son's house I cannot connect to his password-protected network. I > can find no place to enter the password! > > The R40 is using the ThinkVantage Access Connection software. > Obviously, I am doing something wrong but I can't figure out WHAT! > > I have checked the "use Windows to connect to wireless network" (?) > box but that didn't help. > > Should I disable ThinkVantage? If so, how do I do it? In addition to what Jack said, perhaps your son's wireless network is using a higher level of encryption (WPA2-PSK for example) than your wireless adapter (hardware) can handle. How old is your R40? Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com Don't Panic!
From: P.Schuman on 5 Apr 2008 11:37 jurgens(a)bellsouth.net wrote: > I have an R40 with XP Pro w/SP2. I use it at several wireless > locations and everything works OK. However, when I try to use it at > my son's house I cannot connect to his password-protected network. I > can find no place to enter the password! > > The R40 is using the ThinkVantage Access Connection software. > Obviously, I am doing something wrong but I can't figure out WHAT! > > I have checked the "use Windows to connect to wireless network" (?) > box but that didn't help. > in looking at the wireless connections, you need to find the place - in XP or via your custom Access manager to define the SSID and the connection security type - WEP, WPA, etc That is where you enter the "key" to access your son's network. It's a connection "key" vs entering a password like you were logging onto something.
From: Mark on 4 Apr 2008 22:52
If it shows in Control Panel > Network Connections: right-click on it > Properties > Wireless Networks > Select it in Preferred Networks > Properties > Association and enter the authentication, encryption, key <jurgens(a)bellsouth.net> wrote in message news:40bf992b-62ff-4058-b74d-b63b7882a7fb(a)b64g2000hsa.googlegroups.com... >I have an R40 with XP Pro w/SP2. I use it at several wireless > locations and everything works OK. However, when I try to use it at > my son's house I cannot connect to his password-protected network. > I > can find no place to enter the password! > > The R40 is using the ThinkVantage Access Connection software. > Obviously, I am doing something wrong but I can't figure out WHAT! > > I have checked the "use Windows to connect to wireless network" (?) > box but that didn't help. > > Should I disable ThinkVantage? If so, how do I do it? > > TIA > > Chuck |