Re: Can't get ThinkPad T42 to connect to Netgear MR314 w/ 128 bit WEP
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Date: 11/28/04
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Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 13:21:17 -0500
"Jeff Liebermann" <jeffl@comix.santa-cruz.ca.us> wrote in message
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> Ugh. I was assuming that you were getting a wireless association
> (connection) and were dealing strictly with a DHCP issue. To
> troubleshoot a "cannot connect" issue, we need some info on your
> laptop configuration.
> -Do you have XP SP2 installed?
Nope. XP Pro SP1.
> -Are you running Wireless Zero Config in addition to the
> IBM Access Connections thing?
I do not have the IBM Access Connections thing at all. I am running Wireless
Zero Config.
> -Is there anything unusual in the Device Manager (more red x's)?
Nothing red.
> -Does your corporate configuration include a proprietary VPN shim?
We have the Nortel VPN client, but that's not running right now -- unless it
is always secretly doing something.
> If you're getting the message "There's wireless networks out there",
> does your wireless routers SSID show up on the list when displayed?
Yes, it sees the network.
> If so, your laptop is hearing the broadcasts. If it takes a while
> before the X appears and it fails to connect, it could be:
> -Bad WEP key. Use 5 chars for 64bit, 13 chars for 128bit.
Hmm. My 128 bit WEP key seems to be 26 hex characters.
> -Battle between Wireless Zero Config and your wireless card.
> Disable WZC under Control Panel -> Admin Stuff -> Services
> or temporarily with:
> net stop WZCSVC
Hmm, if I stop this, then I have NO config utility at all.
> Drivel: You might wanna download and run Belarc Advisor:
> http://www.belarc.com
> It's a free "inventory" program that generates a web page with all
> your hardware, software, versions, serials, updates, nicely itemized.
> If you don't know what IT shoved into your machine, this will tell
> you. From experience, imaged installs tend to be seriously out of
> data as to updates and bug fixes.
Wow, there's a lot of stuff on there!
OK, you're not going to believe this -- I swear I'm not crazy -- but it just
started working! The only things I've done today are: I stopped and started
the WZC service (via the services control panel) and then suspended the PC
(because the battery was low and I had to go do something else before
getting back to this issue). When I resumed it, a few seconds later the
wireless network connected (with WEP enabled).
Totally bizarre. I'm afraid to mess it up now... but maybe that's just the
weird voodoo I have to perform -- stop/start the service then suspend and
wake up. Come to think of it, I think the last time I brought this thing
home, it was acting strange, so I gave up for a while, suspended it and then
came back and woke it up and that's when things started working. I didn't
remember that until now. Any ideas on that one? Very strange!
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