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

From: News Reader (SLCUUVKKQKKI_at_spammotel.com)
Date: 11/27/04 

Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2004 12:53:38 -0500

I'll see if I have that IBM Access thing -- this isn't exactly an
off-the-shelf configuration, so there's no guarantee that anything that
comes installed with a T42 will be on there. The IT folks re-image the drive
with the stuff THEY want on there... but I'll take a look.

Thanks for the suggestion.

"Airhead" <campbell@alliancecable.net> wrote in message
news:41a880d8$0$794$2c56edd9@news.cablerocket.com...
> 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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