Re: Can't get ThinkPad T42 to connect to Netgear MR314 w/ 128 bit WEP
From: Airhead (campbell_at_alliancecable.net)
Date: 11/30/04
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Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 17:55:08 -0600
I would first go to intel.com and check for the latest drivers. My t42 is
brand new and is 2 levels down.
There have been many fixes in those two levels. A lot of companies are
redoing their drivers to be winxp compatible. Microsoft has a list of xp
compatible hardware but cant geive you the link because it is bookmarked on
my old laptop!
"Invest" <invest@pandora.be> wrote in message
news:ELGqd.4379$%35.305217@phobos.telenet-ops.be...
> "News Reader" <SLCUUVKKQKKI@spammotel.com> schreef in bericht
> 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.
> >
> Hey Newsreader, does the companyname of the company you're working for
start
> with "S" and ends with "t"?
>
> BR's,
> Invest
>
>
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