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

From: Airhead (campbell_at_alliancecable.net)
Date: 11/29/04 

Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 08:48:33 -0600

While checking for updates for my Intel 2200BG, I looked at the 2100
and you are a few levels down.
There have been quite a few fixes (connectivity issues etc.)

Hear is a link
http://support.intel.com/support/wireless/wlan/sb/CS-010623.htm
The latest is 1.2.3.14

Cheers

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> "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.
>
>