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

From: News Reader (SLCUUVKKQKKI_at_spammotel.com)
Date: 11/28/04

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    Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2004 23:48:38 -0500

    Oh, I might add that I don't think I'm even getting to the point where
    getting the DHCP lease failing would be to blame (where IPCONFIG/RELEASE +
    RENEW might help get rid of an old IP) -- I'm not even getting a connection
    at all (I either get a red X through the connection in the system tray or I
    get the "there are wireless networks available" notice -- but I don't get
    the confirmation that I'm connected to a network, signal strength, etc.)

    I've also tried going into the Network Connections control panel and
    right-clicking the wireless connection and disabling and then enabling. No
    luck there, either.

    "Jeff Liebermann" <jeffl@comix.santa-cruz.ca.us> wrote in message
    news:6oghq0phqfvv1714sf9orudim76udu4j22@4ax.com...
    > On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 12:53:38 -0500, "News Reader"
    > <SLCUUVKKQKKI@spammotel.com> wrote:
    >
    > >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.
    >
    > I've run into exactly the same problem with other laptops and routers.
    > What's common is that W2K and XP are rather tenacious about retaining
    > the previous IP address. You go to work, get an IP address from their
    > system, come home, and it still thinks you're at work. You can see it
    > happen by running:
    > Start -> Run -> cmd
    > IPCONFIG
    > If it show the last IP addresses as assigned by work, some hot spot,
    > the hotel, or whatever, that's the problem.
    >
    > Reboot, snarl, banging on the keyboard does nothing. A few things
    > that work are:
    > IPCONFIG /RELEASE
    > (wait about 5 seconds)
    > IPCONFIG /RENEW
    > and then run:
    > IPCONFIG
    > to see if it worked.
    >
    > IBM has it's own profile manager which I assume works, as I've never
    > tried it. Instead, I use NetSwitcher:
    > http://www.netswitcher.com
    > for manageing locations. I have a worse problem. I have to have my
    > laptop ready and configured for every one of my custmers LANs. Last
    > time I counted, I had about 70 different configurations stored. Some
    > have VPN's, some use LDAP directory services, a few Kerberos
    > authentications, some proxy servers, some multiple protocols, and a
    > few protocol shims. Of course the names or IP addresses for non-DHCP
    > delivered devices, such as SMTP email servers, change at each
    > location. It's a nice mess that NetSwitcher solves. Unfortunately,
    > for really drastic changes, Netswitcher requires a reboot, so it
    > sometimes turns into a time burner. I try to switch configuration
    > before I arrive.
    >
    >
    > --
    > Jeff Liebermann jeffl@comix.santa-cruz.ca.us
    > 150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
    > Santa Cruz CA 95060 AE6KS 831-336-2558

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