wrieless networking Vista Home Version accessing Windows XP Secure wrireless Connection

19 Oct 2007 6:49 AM

nmp

Hi I'm have a Gateway MT6705 running Windows Vista Home version. I
can't connect to my office's secure wireless Windows XP network. It
sees the network but can't connect. Has anyone else run into the same
problem? Supposedly it should try to connect and then ask the user
for the password, ie, no prior need to give the network the MAC
address on of the card. It should give this info to the network when
it connects. I called Gateway and they said for some reason Vista is
not backwards compatible with XP in this matter. Is this true? Any
input would be appreciated.

19 Oct 2007 7:07 AM

nmp

Note: I can connect through the Eithernet Port so wired communication
is possible.

19 Oct 2007 8:46 AM

Barb Bowman

need details.

what wireless card, what driver?
do you get an IP?
do you have Norton or McAfee or a firewall blocking things?
what kind of security are they using?
what router?

please post the text output of ipconfig /all from an elevated
command prompt when in the failed state?

On Fri, 19 Oct 2007 06:49:35 GMT, nmp <n**@msn.com> wrote:

>Hi I'm have a Gateway MT6705 running Windows Vista Home version. I
>can't connect to my office's secure wireless Windows XP network. It
>sees the network but can't connect. Has anyone else run into the same
>problem? Supposedly it should try to connect and then ask the user
>for the password, ie, no prior need to give the network the MAC
>address on of the card. It should give this info to the network when
>it connects. I called Gateway and they said for some reason Vista is
>not backwards compatible with XP in this matter. Is this true? Any
>input would be appreciated.
--

Barb Bowman
MS Windows-MVP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/meetexperts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/

19 Oct 2007 5:10 PM

Chuck [MVP]

On Fri, 19 Oct 2007 06:49:35 GMT, nmp <n**@msn.com> wrote:

>Hi I'm have a Gateway MT6705 running Windows Vista Home version. I
>can't connect to my office's secure wireless Windows XP network. It
>sees the network but can't connect. Has anyone else run into the same
>problem? Supposedly it should try to connect and then ask the user
>for the password, ie, no prior need to give the network the MAC
>address on of the card. It should give this info to the network when
>it connects. I called Gateway and they said for some reason Vista is
>not backwards compatible with XP in this matter. Is this true? Any
>input would be appreciated.

There are 3 connectivity issues with Vista that may be relevant to your problem.
# DHCP Broadcast.
# APIPA Timing.
# RWin Tuning (Windows Scaling).
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/12/windows-xp-and-vista-on-lan-together.html#Connectivity>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/12/windows-xp-and-vista-on-lan-together.html#Connectivity

As Barbara indicates, posting a log from "ipconfig /all", run in a command
window as administrator, will help us decide where to look next.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2007/06/command-window-in-windows-vista.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2007/06/command-window-in-windows-vista.html

--
Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP 2005-2007 [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck mvps org.

19 Oct 2007 8:34 PM

Jack (MVP-Networking).

Hi
If you can No connect to the Wireless source it might Not be related to
having XP or other OS on the Network.
Some Wireless Routers are Not working well with Vista (check the support
site of your Wireless Router/AP).
If the Wireless source is compatible with Vista, it is probably security
miss configuration.
Try first the disable the security in the Wireless source and see if it
would connect.
Jack (MVP-Networking).

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"nmp" <n**@msn.com> wrote in message
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> Hi I'm have a Gateway MT6705 running Windows Vista Home version. I
> can't connect to my office's secure wireless Windows XP network. It
> sees the network but can't connect. Has anyone else run into the same
> problem? Supposedly it should try to connect and then ask the user
> for the password, ie, no prior need to give the network the MAC
> address on of the card. It should give this info to the network when
> it connects. I called Gateway and they said for some reason Vista is
> not backwards compatible with XP in this matter. Is this true? Any
> input would be appreciated.

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