Windows Wireless Networking

WMI corruption

pcgfx805 - 30 Apr 2005 3:00 PM - 9 messages

I had alot of problems when I first created my wireless network about 3 months ago but with the help of you lot, I finally got it working. Part of the hard-drive then became corrupt so I had to get a new one. So now, I've ...

Address Issues

richez2000 - 30 Apr 2005 1:58 PM - 2 messages

I keep getting a "Conflict with an different IP address" error message ( sorry that I didn't write it down) that disconnects me from my router. This is the one with the yellow yeild sign. Can someone tell me how to correct. ...

Remote Desktop logon

Andre - 30 Apr 2005 11:49 AM - 3 messages

I am trying to connect to my desktop PC, running Windows XP Pro with Remote Desktop activated, from my laptop (running Windows XP Home) but every attempt fails with "The policy of this system does not allow you to logon ...

WPA2 Cable Guy Article!

Carl DaVault [MSFT] - 30 Apr 2005 5:36 AM - 10 messages

[link] Hey folks - the update isn't live yet, but he Cable Guy article is! -Carl ...

Sharing PCs using wireless router

Andre - 30 Apr 2005 3:39 AM - 4 messages

Hi, I have 2 machines (deskptop running XP Pro and a laptop running XP Home) sharing a internet connection using a wireless router. Desktop is wired to router and laptop uses wireless adapter to connect to router. In addition to sharing the internet connection, can I also share the 2 PCs, ...

Wireless Network Icon

Brad - 29 Apr 2005 3:00 PM - 5 messages

I need to configure my wireless network but cant. When I open up the network connections the only one shown is my Loacal area Connections. How do I install the wireless network Icon? ...

sharing broadband not files

ali - 29 Apr 2005 2:32 PM - 3 messages

hey, Iv got a laptop (XP Home) and also a PC (XP Home) the PC shares the broadband connection with the laptop, yet i can not seem to make them share files... i hope someone can help iv literally been trying to figure this out ...

Need some help with wireless networking & internet connection

Milsnips - 29 Apr 2005 8:55 AM - 2 messages

Hi there, Could someone please help me out and point me in the right direction with this: I have 2 laptops, both connected wirelessly to each other and can read each other no problems (static ip addresses eg. 11.0.0.20 & 11.0.0.21) ...

DLink DI-624+ wireless router problem

weetat - 29 Apr 2005 6:37 AM - 4 messages

Hi all , I have intermitten internet connection loss . Our company setup as follow , the ADSL modem is connection to the WAN port of DLink DI-624+ wireless router . The wireless is WEP encryption(128Bit). Our ADSL is a PPPoA connection . ...

can't share files (networking)

MitsueHS - 29 Apr 2005 4:50 AM - 6 messages

We hired a professional (Bestbuys), but he said he couldn't make our file or printer sharing working. And he left! I figured out how to share a printer and now I can use printer downstairs from here (my notebook upstairs). But I ...

home office networking

Bijan - 29 Apr 2005 1:58 AM - 3 messages

can some one help me in setting up my home office network. when I satrt the wizard to set up my net work connection it gives an error message that says, (An error occured during configuration of the network on this ...

Changing wpa key

Rupert - 29 Apr 2005 12:37 AM - 3 messages

I have a Netgear wireless router modem with wpa enabled. To change wpa key I assume I log into the router and change the key in the appropriate section. Having changed key how does the new key get assigned to each wireless laptop ...

wireless problems after update

Sweetandsour - 28 Apr 2005 11:14 PM - 2 messages

Hi, we have two laptops on wireless connections, 1, an HP with D link adapter and 2, a Toshiba with built in adapter and both running XP with SP 2. Both of these machines wireless connections failed after updating MS updates ...

Dropped/slow packets - VERY odd

Justin Rich - 28 Apr 2005 10:44 PM - 2 messages

I have a problem with two of my deskops. if i do a ping -t 192.168.15.1 it pings the router... and every so often.. 30 seconds or so.. almost a solid pattern... it will either drop a packet.. ...

Wireless Network Connection Stuck on "Acquiring Network Address"

nickspoon - 28 Apr 2005 9:40 PM - 5 messages

I have a PC and a laptop, one with an Am1772 wireless PCI card, the other with the same card except it's PCMCIA. When I try to set up an ad-hoc wireless network, everything goes fine until I get to actually connecting. ...

Copy Wireless networks settings to 300 PC's

SpiritBoy - 28 Apr 2005 7:56 PM - 5 messages

I have 300 laptops that are going to be connected to a wireless network. We do not utilize Active Directory, due to some restrictions we have. All laptops are in the same workgroup. I would like to know ...

Local Area Connection Status

Mike D - 28 Apr 2005 6:40 PM - 3 messages

My connection occasionally locks up and I need to restart my 3Com modemand Netgear wireless router. (I'm on XP Pro) I noticed that the icon on the local area connection screen that there is a 'lock' on the line that connects ...

WCZ will not auto restart

Verse914 - 28 Apr 2005 5:36 PM - 2 messages

I am having problems with an XP sp2 Home Edition machine staying connected to the wireless network. Whenever the machine reboots, it will lose the connection and Ill have to restart the WCZ. I have set the WCZ to Auto, but ...

Can't see other computers in workgroup

JMP - 28 Apr 2005 4:20 PM - 4 messages

I have three computers in a workgroup, all running XP SP2. The three computers share files and our T-1 internet connection. We use a D-Link Access Point with our Netopia router. Two of the computers have Belkin USB wireless ...

Domain Controller and Active Directory

egsdar - 28 Apr 2005 3:58 PM - 2 messages

I'd like to know if that is possible step-by-step, how can i install and configure a Domain Controller and an Active directory in a wireless network? Thanks for the support. ...

ADSL - 2 NETGEAR DG834GT Help !!!

computer_genie - 28 Apr 2005 3:46 PM - 2 messages

Hi ppl, Do bare with me as im new, i would like to purchase the 108Mbps Super Wireless ADSL Router with 3- Port/100 switch (model number: DG834GT) could anyone tell me will this product be able to give ADSL-2 speeds?, ...

Is there a timeout on Wireless Network connections

Michael Giroux - 28 Apr 2005 3:42 PM - 3 messages

I had a hardware failure that caused me to reinstall Windows XP. The system is XP PRO SP2 with all available updates from Windows Update. I have a Linksys wireless adapter. Prior to rebuilding the system, the wireless network was constantly ...

Got the network set up now how to I print using wireless network?

Char in Kansas City - 27 Apr 2005 10:11 PM - 5 messages

Can anyone give me detailed instructions on how to print to the printer on the computer hooked up to the router? I've just gotten the wireless network up and running but seem to be horribly stumped on how to print. Both ...

How to prevent windows xp sp2 from autoconnecting to a network?

Mario - 27 Apr 2005 10:44 AM - 4 messages

hi I have my own application which connects a wlan network. So I have DISABLED the Wireless Zero Configuration Service. The problem is, if I disable the service, windows automatically connects the wlan adapter to any of the available wlan networks. I don't know how that ...

Windows XP SP2 Supplicant ==> 4-Way Handshake in IBSS

Alexandr Mishagin - 27 Apr 2005 8:43 AM - 4 messages

Hello! From "802.11i-2004.pdf" specification: 8.4.8 RSNA key management in an ESS The key confirmation handshake is implemented by the 4-Way Handshake. 8.4.9 RSNA key management in an IBSS To establish a security association between two STAs in an IBSS, each STA's ...

Compaq 2105us

Brad - 27 Apr 2005 2:12 AM - 3 messages

I have a laptop that chashed a couple a weeks ago. I had to restore it with the disk that came with it. Since then I have not been able to connect to the internet using my wireless card. All the hep topics in windows tells me how ...

WinXP + 350 Cisco card vicious circle...

homepixels - 27 Apr 2005 12:12 AM - 2 messages

I have a laptop with windows XP SP1, when i insert a 350 PCMCIA card it will detect and install properly, not a problem there. I have Cisco APs 1200 & 350 I get the balloon, that tells me that there is an available network, i open ...

Network connected but unable to access the home pc from other pc

NZRE - 26 Apr 2005 10:32 PM - 4 messages

it says the network is connected but we cant access anything from the home computer off the office computer (the same the other way round) what are we doing wrong? ...

DWL-G650 operation with (and without) WPA2

Fred Marshall - 26 Apr 2005 4:11 PM - 7 messages

I'm planning an installation using D-Link DWL-G650 PC card interfaces on laptops and a suitable D-Link router with similar capabilities. I'm planning to use WPA2 on the primary LAN for wireless security. Does anyone know what happens if a user takes the laptop to another, less ...

How to connect laptop to both home (workgroup) and office (domain) networks?

Philip Herlihy - 26 Apr 2005 2:07 PM - 16 messages

I have a laptop running XP Pro. I connect to the office network (via a docking station with Ethernet connection). At home I can connect to the Internet via a wireless PCMCIA card linking to an ADSL modem. So far so ...

Wireless Networking without a router

Tommy - 26 Apr 2005 12:39 PM - 2 messages

I am tring to network together my desktop pc with broadband internet access and my laptop. Neither my desktop or laptop have wireless cards as of yet. I have read the article on here by Barb Bowman at [link] regarding setting up an ad-hoc network without a wireless router. ...

Services required for wireless networking

Simon Kempster - 26 Apr 2005 7:46 AM - 2 messages

Can anyone tell me where to find a definitive list of which services are required to be running in order for wireless networking to function? I think I've turned some to Manual that are required, only they don't start up when needed any more. Help, please. I'm using XP ...

why not me, why?

Ruben - 26 Apr 2005 2:19 AM - 3 messages

hello everybody, my name is Ruben I m spanish but i m living in Dublin I m just a beginner with computers and my english is hardly understandable but i d like to tell to all of you the problem that i m having with my new laptop. ...

possible to disable/enable wireless network adapter via command?

Arno - 26 Apr 2005 2:14 AM - 2 messages

Hi, Well I'm not even sure if this is possible. I'm trying to make a shortcut that would let me disable the wireless adapter and another one to enable it again. Is this possible? I figure it might be, since you can make a shortcut to ...

Wireless Login Scripts

Jim - 26 Apr 2005 1:52 AM - 2 messages

I would like my XP laptops to process GPO login scripts when connecting wirelessly, however, I cannot make it work. I changed the computer GPO setting to wait for the network, but the login script still does not run when ...

wireless card install crash name resolution on 98SE

Alexandre - 25 Apr 2005 11:23 PM - 2 messages

hello, I tried to install a Wireless Card (Prism 2 - PCMCIA) on a laptop (w/ 98SE) this afternoon. Setup was ok, card can detect my AP and connect to it ! DHCP can setup IP + Gateway + DNS, and I can ping any host on LAN ...

VERY slpow wireless network - PLEASE HELP!!!

Bogdan Zamfir - 25 Apr 2005 1:06 PM - 3 messages

Hi, I'm getting desperate using my wireless network I have two PC's. Both was WinXP before, but I installed Win2003 Server on one of them And a dLink wireless router (802.11b/g) and two USB 2.0 802.11g adapters ...

program to find WEP Encription

Jose Prieto - 25 Apr 2005 4:52 AM - 12 messages

hi group anyone know how find the key WEP encription in wireless net with Windows XP SO thanks ...

Wireless access quesitons

Tom Brown - 25 Apr 2005 3:30 AM - 4 messages

Hi, I have a laptop to access a wireless network and I have a built-in wireless adapter and also a PCMCIA wireless adapter. I have two questions concerning this. #1. Is it ok to leave them both running at the same time? For some reason, ...

Security vs. ease of use

Gregg Hill - 24 Apr 2005 6:01 PM - 4 messages

Hello! I want to have a wireless access point that is secured by WPA, yet easy for laptop users to connect to without having to enter confusing WPA keys or SSID numbers. The goal would be to have a hot-spot where the secured ...

Does bridging reduce overall speed?

Gregg Hill - 24 Apr 2005 5:47 PM - 2 messages

Hello! I had someone tell me that if you try to extend a wireless network by using multiple access points, the speed gets cut in half with each connected AP. In other words, he said if you have one AP at 54Mbps, then you add two more ...

ICS of a WLAN connection

Neil Barras - 24 Apr 2005 3:39 PM - 2 messages

Hi all, I am building my new Rig. ("Gaming Rig" in signature.) To save initial costs, I want to use ICS from my wireless laptop ("New Laptop" in signature.) to connect the system to the web. Would I use a Crossover Cat5 ...

Network almost works.....

Bazza - 24 Apr 2005 1:35 PM - 2 messages

I have looked through but cant find query that matches mine exactly. 3 pcs, D-link router/modem, Main pc wired, others wireless. All pc's running XP Pro SP2 1.I can see all others on each machine. 2. Each machine accesses internet ok. ...

network says i have connection, but i do not

Cheer - 24 Apr 2005 12:24 PM - 2 messages

am in my sisters house trying to connect my laptop with her wireless router linksys. i have win xp and so does she. network says i have an excellent connection but i can not connect the internet. try to ping the router can not ...

keep crashin

Adam - 24 Apr 2005 12:47 AM - 2 messages

This has got me a lil upset. I have been using the wireless g networking adapter. It keeps causing me to crash while im playin online games and just surfing the net i have gone in and cleaned my registry and have ran all the ...