Network detected, 'Not connected'

6 Oct 2006 9:23 AM

CharlesB

I am trying to connect a desktop computer to a wireless network. Other
computers connect to the router both wired and wirelessly. The routers I have
tried are the BT Home Hub and D-Link DSL-G604T, the same problem exists with
both.

The problem computer detects the network and displays the SSID, but when I
type in the WEP password, it refuses to connect.

The wireless icon shows as 'Not connected' (red cross). I have deleted and
reinstalled the wireless device, it's a USB plug in which works with other
machines, and I have tried an alternative Netgear PCMCIA device with the same
effect.

When I tell the system to connect, it makes several attempts and then fails.

I have also run NetStumbler which finds the SSID too, but I cannot get the
device to connect.

Any great ideas?

6 Oct 2006 2:40 PM

Lem

CharlesB wrote:
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> I am trying to connect a desktop computer to a wireless network. Other
> computers connect to the router both wired and wirelessly. The routers I have
> tried are the BT Home Hub and D-Link DSL-G604T, the same problem exists with
> both.
>
> The problem computer detects the network and displays the SSID, but when I
> type in the WEP password, it refuses to connect.
>
> The wireless icon shows as 'Not connected' (red cross). I have deleted and
> reinstalled the wireless device, it's a USB plug in which works with other
> machines, and I have tried an alternative Netgear PCMCIA device with the same
> effect.
>
> When I tell the system to connect, it makes several attempts and then fails.
>
> I have also run NetStumbler which finds the SSID too, but I cannot get the
> device to connect.
>
> Any great ideas?

If you are using WEP (and it would be better if you could use WPA or
WPA2), enter the hexadecimal key when attempting to connect, not the
password that you used in the router to generate the key. You can find
the hex key in the router's setup screens, most likely on the same
screen where you entered the password.

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