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Router connection failing winxp

Author
21 May 2009 4:20 PM
dterrors
I have winxp sp3 running on my Dell Mini 9.  I can connect to my own
router (linksys) just fine, over wpa 2 personal, but I can't connect
to my work router (netgear) which uses wpa-psk.  I get no error, it
just doesn't connect. I've reset the routers password so I know I'm
using the right one.

No errors, just no connection.  Any more information I can give?

thnx

Author
21 May 2009 10:26 PM
AJR
Different workgroup names?

<dterr***@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>I have winxp sp3 running on my Dell Mini 9.  I can connect to my own
> router (linksys) just fine, over wpa 2 personal, but I can't connect
> to my work router (netgear) which uses wpa-psk.  I get no error, it
> just doesn't connect. I've reset the routers password so I know I'm
> using the right one.
>
> No errors, just no connection.  Any more information I can give?
>
> thnx
Author
22 May 2009 4:14 AM
dterrors
Er... what?  I mean the netbook can't wireless connect to the router
at all, whatsoever.  No http, no dns, nothing.  The little tray icon
has no bars, etc.  There' s no "workgroup" involved here.  Routers
don't have workgroup names.



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On May 21, 6:26 pm, "AJR" <ajr***@comcast.net> wrote:
> Different workgroup names?
>
> <dterr***@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:3ca30cf9-c909-45ac-adad-c64c7b3a3ace@s31g2000vbp.googlegroups.com...
>
> >I have winxp sp3 running on my Dell Mini 9.  I can connect to my own
> > router (linksys) just fine, over wpa 2 personal, but I can't connect
> > to my work router (netgear) which uses wpa-psk.  I get no error, it
> > just doesn't connect. I've reset the routers password so I know I'm
> > using the right one.
>
> > No errors, just no connection.  Any more information I can give?
>
> > thnx
Author
22 May 2009 1:53 PM
smlunatick
On May 22, 5:14 am, dterr***@hotmail.com wrote:
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> Er... what?  I mean the netbook can't wireless connect to the router
> at all, whatsoever.  No http, no dns, nothing.  The little tray icon
> has no bars, etc.  There' s no "workgroup" involved here.  Routers
> don't have workgroup names.
>
> On May 21, 6:26 pm, "AJR" <ajr***@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > Different workgroup names?
>
> > <dterr***@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>
> >news:3ca30cf9-c909-45ac-adad-c64c7b3a3ace@s31g2000vbp.googlegroups.com....
>
> > >I have winxp sp3 running on my Dell Mini 9.  I can connect to my own
> > > router (linksys) just fine, over wpa 2 personal, but I can't connect
> > > to my work router (netgear) which uses wpa-psk.  I get no error, it
> > > just doesn't connect. I've reset the routers password so I know I'm
> > > using the right one.
>
> > > No errors, just no connection.  Any more information I can give?
>
> > > thnx

You are attempting to set up 2 wireless networks.  Home networks works
correctly with WPA2 but Work network does not (WPA.)

Did you enter the correct WPA-PSK correctly when you select the Work
network?
Author
25 May 2009 1:50 AM
dterrors
On May 22, 9:53 am, smlunatick <yves***@gmail.com> wrote:
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> On May 22, 5:14 am, dterr***@hotmail.com wrote:
>
>
>
> > Er... what?  I mean the netbook can't wireless connect to the router
> > at all, whatsoever.  No http, no dns, nothing.  The little tray icon
> > has no bars, etc.  There' s no "workgroup" involved here.  Routers
> > don't have workgroup names.
>
> > On May 21, 6:26 pm, "AJR" <ajr***@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > > Different workgroup names?
>
> > > <dterr***@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>
> > >news:3ca30cf9-c909-45ac-adad-c64c7b3a3ace@s31g2000vbp.googlegroups.com....
>
> > > >I have winxp sp3 running on my Dell Mini 9.  I can connect to my own
> > > > router (linksys) just fine, over wpa 2 personal, but I can't connect
> > > > to my work router (netgear) which uses wpa-psk.  I get no error, it
> > > > just doesn't connect. I've reset the routers password so I know I'm
> > > > using the right one.
>
> > > > No errors, just no connection.  Any more information I can give?
>
> > > > thnx
>
> You are attempting to set up 2 wireless networks.  Home networks works
> correctly with WPA2 but Work network does not (WPA.)
>
> Did you enter the correct WPA-PSK correctly when you select the Work
> network?

Yes I did- as I said, "I've reset the routers password so I know I'm
using the right one. "