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 

Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 13:48:52 -0500

"News Reader" <SLCUUVKKQKKI@spammotel.com> wrote in message
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>
> 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!

OK, I can now do this predictably and repeatably... full reboot and the
thing can't connect. But suspend and immediately resume (which takes all of
about 10 seconds on this thing) and the wireless connection is made
immediately (no need to stop/start WZC). Very, very strange! What on Earth
would cause this? If anyone has any theories, I'd love to hear them!

Thanks to everyone on this thread for your troubleshooting suggestions! Now
I'll just remember (maybe I'll stick a post-it on my laptop bag) that when I
go home, I need to reboot and then suspend/resume and away I go... I just
wish I had figured this out before Sunday afternoon on a long weekend when I
had a lot of work to do... oh well. I'll know for next time.

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