Re: Can't get ThinkPad T42 to connect to Netgear MR314 w/ 128 bit WEP

From: Airhead (campbell_at_alliancecable.net)
Date: 11/27/04

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    I have a T42 and I turned off (Use Windows to configure my wireless
    network settings) and use the IBM Access Connections ( it is the
    little black looking pc icon in the sys tray). It will walk you
    through creating multiple profiles if needed, enter your wep keys etc.
    Might give it a try.

    "News Reader" <SLCUUVKKQKKI@spammotel.com> wrote in message
    news:p6CdnZIJzuYplTXcRVn-jg@comcast.com...
    > Hi there,
    >
    > For the life of me, I can't get my work laptop (brand new ThinkPad
    T42 with
    > built-in Intel wireless adapter, running XP) to connect to my home
    Netgear
    > MR314 access point with 128 bit WEP turned on. I also have MAC
    address
    > filtering turned on.
    >
    > If I disable WEP, I can get it to connect. But if I leave WEP
    activated, I
    > can't. The MAC address filtering doesn't seem to make a difference.
    I've
    > tried setting up 64 bit WEP instead and that didn't seem to help.
    >
    > I'd rather not disable WEP, and I'd rather not downgrade to 64 bit.
    >
    > The infuriating thing is that I went through this situation a few
    weeks ago,
    > which was the first time I brought home the work laptop. When I
    first tried
    > it, I couldn't get it to connect. I tried all combinations of
    turning WEP on
    > and off, changing it from 128 bit to 64 bit and back, turning on the
    MAC
    > address filtering and turning it off, power cycling the router,
    etc. -- I
    > tried a million combinations and finally, in desperation, I rebooted
    one
    > more time and miraculously, it worked (with 128 bit WEP and MAC
    address
    > filtering ENABLED). I had tried so many things that I wasn't sure
    what
    > worked, but at that point the work laptop was able to connect no
    matter how
    > many times I rebooted it. I had no further problems for the rest of
    the
    > weekend (well, aside from the fact that I was *working* the whole
    weekend).
    >
    > Since I had the correct settings (WEP key, SSID, etc.) stored in XP
    (my
    > network was listed as the only "preferred" network), I figured that
    next
    > time I brought it home, it would already have the settings and would
    just
    > see my network.
    >
    > No dice. I've spent the evening trying all these things again
    (turning
    > various settings on and off, power cycling the laptop, router, etc.)
    with no
    > luck.
    >
    > Any ideas? Suggestions? Troubleshooting steps or diagnostic
    utilities? I'm
    > stumped and frustrated.
    >
    >

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