"John Gregory" <JohnGreg***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E8030AB7-F749-41CE-BC3B-17409DB4E43F@microsoft.com...
>I have connected to a WEP, with internet/e-mail/server access all working
>OK,
> but the wireless connection icon in the tray shows I am not connected.
> When
> I right click on the icon, and select "View Available Networks" it says
> there
> are none.
>
> When I look at the wireless connection in Network Properties, it says it
> is
> enabled, but not connected.  I currently have the wired network connection
> disabled so there should be no confision with the two.
>
> As far as I know, I do not have any third-party connection programs
> running.
> What could be going on? and how do I correct this?
>
> I have updated all of the drivers, firmware etc. and am using Windows XP
> Pro, SP2, on an IBM Thinkpad laptop.
>
> What could be going on? and how do I correct this?
>
> How do I get the Windows wireless network connection to work the way the
> Windows instructions say it will?

"David Hettel" wrote:

> Hi John ThinkPad's come with a program called ThinkVantage Access
> Connections, my guess is this is running, and controlling your wireless. You
> might take a look in | Start (menu) | All Programs | ThinkVantage | Access
> Connections | There is an option within this program to display the networks
> your ThinkPad finds. It's normal for the Computer icon with )) to have no
> networks listed. It is however not normal to see not connected in the
> wireless connection in Network Properties, when it is connected. Is this a
> *new* ThinkPad? Could you be looking at the wireless indicator for the wan
> network?
>
> --
> David Hettel
>
> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
> for everyone to see.  I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
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>
> "John Gregory" <JohnGreg***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:E8030AB7-F749-41CE-BC3B-17409DB4E43F@microsoft.com...
> >I have connected to a WEP, with internet/e-mail/server access all working
> >OK,
> > but the wireless connection icon in the tray shows I am not connected.
> > When
> > I right click on the icon, and select "View Available Networks" it says
> > there
> > are none.
> >
> > When I look at the wireless connection in Network Properties, it says it
> > is
> > enabled, but not connected.  I currently have the wired network connection
> > disabled so there should be no confision with the two.
> >
> > As far as I know, I do not have any third-party connection programs
> > running.
> > What could be going on? and how do I correct this?
> >
> > I have updated all of the drivers, firmware etc. and am using Windows XP
> > Pro, SP2, on an IBM Thinkpad laptop.
> >
> > What could be going on? and how do I correct this?
> >
> > How do I get the Windows wireless network connection to work the way the
> > Windows instructions say it will?
>
>
>

"John Gregory" <JohnGreg***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:16A8DC32-C653-4239-B4AD-9A1A79961071@microsoft.com...
> Thank you for your response.
> I do not have the ThinkVantage installed - at least I can't find it
> anywhere
> - not on the menu, the task manager, or the unisntall list.
>
> This is a T30 thinkpad ~ 3 years old.  The interesting thing is that I can
> see many network connections using NetStumbler, but nothing shows up in
> the
> MS list.
>
> I have only the two network connections - the wired one and the wireless.
> The wired one is disabled for now.
>
> Any other ideas?
> "David Hettel" wrote:
>
>> Hi John ThinkPad's come with a program called ThinkVantage Access
>> Connections, my guess is this is running, and controlling your wireless.
>> You
>> might take a look in | Start (menu) | All Programs | ThinkVantage |
>> Access
>> Connections | There is an option within this program to display the
>> networks
>> your ThinkPad finds. It's normal for the Computer icon with )) to have no
>> networks listed. It is however not normal to see not connected in the
>> wireless connection in Network Properties, when it is connected. Is this
>> a
>> *new* ThinkPad? Could you be looking at the wireless indicator for the
>> wan
>> network?
>>
>> --
>> David Hettel
>>
>> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
>> for everyone to see.  I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
>> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>>
>> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>>
>> DISCLAIMER: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
>> confers no rights
>>
>>
>> "John Gregory" <JohnGreg***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:E8030AB7-F749-41CE-BC3B-17409DB4E43F@microsoft.com...
>> >I have connected to a WEP, with internet/e-mail/server access all
>> >working
>> >OK,
>> > but the wireless connection icon in the tray shows I am not connected.
>> > When
>> > I right click on the icon, and select "View Available Networks" it says
>> > there
>> > are none.
>> >
>> > When I look at the wireless connection in Network Properties, it says
>> > it
>> > is
>> > enabled, but not connected.  I currently have the wired network
>> > connection
>> > disabled so there should be no confision with the two.
>> >
>> > As far as I know, I do not have any third-party connection programs
>> > running.
>> > What could be going on? and how do I correct this?
>> >
>> > I have updated all of the drivers, firmware etc. and am using Windows
>> > XP
>> > Pro, SP2, on an IBM Thinkpad laptop.
>> >
>> > What could be going on? and how do I correct this?
>> >
>> > How do I get the Windows wireless network connection to work the way
>> > the
>> > Windows instructions say it will?
>>
>>
>>

"David Hettel" wrote:

> It looks like your ThinkPad can have one of two cards installed, which card
> do you have installed? The Cisco or the High Rate Wireless LAN card.
>
> NetStumbler is design to do something that MS software isn't designed to do.
> Originally all 802.11 access points where design to broadcast there name.
> Many people have chosen to disable this feature, which can create other
> problems believing they are improving their security. I'm not surprised that
> your not see all the networks. I suspect that there is a driver/firmware
> problem.
>
> --
> David Hettel
>
> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
> for everyone to see.  I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>
> DISCLAIMER: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
> confers no rights
>
>
> "John Gregory" <JohnGreg***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:16A8DC32-C653-4239-B4AD-9A1A79961071@microsoft.com...
> > Thank you for your response.
> > I do not have the ThinkVantage installed - at least I can't find it
> > anywhere
> > - not on the menu, the task manager, or the unisntall list.
> >
> > This is a T30 thinkpad ~ 3 years old.  The interesting thing is that I can
> > see many network connections using NetStumbler, but nothing shows up in
> > the
> > MS list.
> >
> > I have only the two network connections - the wired one and the wireless.
> > The wired one is disabled for now.
> >
> > Any other ideas?
> > "David Hettel" wrote:
> >
> >> Hi John ThinkPad's come with a program called ThinkVantage Access
> >> Connections, my guess is this is running, and controlling your wireless.
> >> You
> >> might take a look in | Start (menu) | All Programs | ThinkVantage |
> >> Access
> >> Connections | There is an option within this program to display the
> >> networks
> >> your ThinkPad finds. It's normal for the Computer icon with )) to have no
> >> networks listed. It is however not normal to see not connected in the
> >> wireless connection in Network Properties, when it is connected. Is this
> >> a
> >> *new* ThinkPad? Could you be looking at the wireless indicator for the
> >> wan
> >> network?
> >>
> >> --
> >> David Hettel
> >>
> >> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
> >> for everyone to see.  I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
> >> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
> >>
> >> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
> >> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
> >>
> >> DISCLAIMER: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
> >> confers no rights
> >>
> >>
> >> "John Gregory" <JohnGreg***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:E8030AB7-F749-41CE-BC3B-17409DB4E43F@microsoft.com...
> >> >I have connected to a WEP, with internet/e-mail/server access all
> >> >working
> >> >OK,
> >> > but the wireless connection icon in the tray shows I am not connected.
> >> > When
> >> > I right click on the icon, and select "View Available Networks" it says
> >> > there
> >> > are none.
> >> >
> >> > When I look at the wireless connection in Network Properties, it says
> >> > it
> >> > is
> >> > enabled, but not connected.  I currently have the wired network
> >> > connection
> >> > disabled so there should be no confision with the two.
> >> >
> >> > As far as I know, I do not have any third-party connection programs
> >> > running.
> >> > What could be going on? and how do I correct this?
> >> >
> >> > I have updated all of the drivers, firmware etc. and am using Windows
> >> > XP
> >> > Pro, SP2, on an IBM Thinkpad laptop.
> >> >
> >> > What could be going on? and how do I correct this?
> >> >
> >> > How do I get the Windows wireless network connection to work the way
> >> > the
> >> > Windows instructions say it will?
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

"John Gregory" <JohnGreg***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C5FEC556-4A4D-4E92-AEC2-4853FE757C8D@microsoft.com...
>I have the High Rate Wireless LAN Mini-PCI Adapter with Modem II.  I have
> recently updated all of the drivers and firmware.  To make sure I had the
> correct drivers, I took the FRU Number from the card, and looked up the
> correct driver using the FRU number (IBM Part number).  I have also done
> the
> winsock/LSP Fix repairs with the same results.
>
> The Windows software is set to automatically update, so it should also
> have
> the latest information.
>
> The network I am trying to connect to has the name enabled, and a very
> strong signal (according to NetStumbler).  I would be happy if it showed
> that
> one alone, (and showed it was connected).
>
> The reason I am pursuing this I have relocated to a Downtown location, and
> would like to take advantage of the many wireless access points available.
> The reason I think I could connect to this one is that I used NetStumbler
> to
> find the name, and then I added that name into the Wireless Networks tab
> in
> the wireless networks properties box, and although it disapeared later, it
> seems to work - at least for the moment.
>
> Any ideas on how to diagnose this?
>
> "David Hettel" wrote:
>
>> It looks like your ThinkPad can have one of two cards installed, which
>> card
>> do you have installed? The Cisco or the High Rate Wireless LAN card.
>>
>> NetStumbler is design to do something that MS software isn't designed to
>> do.
>> Originally all 802.11 access points where design to broadcast there name.
>> Many people have chosen to disable this feature, which can create other
>> problems believing they are improving their security. I'm not surprised
>> that
>> your not see all the networks. I suspect that there is a driver/firmware
>> problem.
>>
>> --
>> David Hettel
>>
>> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
>> for everyone to see.  I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
>> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>>
>> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>>
>> DISCLAIMER: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
>> confers no rights
>>
>>
>> "John Gregory" <JohnGreg***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:16A8DC32-C653-4239-B4AD-9A1A79961071@microsoft.com...
>> > Thank you for your response.
>> > I do not have the ThinkVantage installed - at least I can't find it
>> > anywhere
>> > - not on the menu, the task manager, or the unisntall list.
>> >
>> > This is a T30 thinkpad ~ 3 years old.  The interesting thing is that I
>> > can
>> > see many network connections using NetStumbler, but nothing shows up in
>> > the
>> > MS list.
>> >
>> > I have only the two network connections - the wired one and the
>> > wireless.
>> > The wired one is disabled for now.
>> >
>> > Any other ideas?
>> > "David Hettel" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi John ThinkPad's come with a program called ThinkVantage Access
>> >> Connections, my guess is this is running, and controlling your
>> >> wireless.
>> >> You
>> >> might take a look in | Start (menu) | All Programs | ThinkVantage |
>> >> Access
>> >> Connections | There is an option within this program to display the
>> >> networks
>> >> your ThinkPad finds. It's normal for the Computer icon with )) to have
>> >> no
>> >> networks listed. It is however not normal to see not connected in the
>> >> wireless connection in Network Properties, when it is connected. Is
>> >> this
>> >> a
>> >> *new* ThinkPad? Could you be looking at the wireless indicator for the
>> >> wan
>> >> network?
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> David Hettel
>> >>
>> >> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
>> >> for everyone to see.  I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
>> >> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>> >>
>> >> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
>> >> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>> >>
>> >> DISCLAIMER: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
>> >> confers no rights
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "John Gregory" <JohnGreg***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> >> message
>> >> news:E8030AB7-F749-41CE-BC3B-17409DB4E43F@microsoft.com...
>> >> >I have connected to a WEP, with internet/e-mail/server access all
>> >> >working
>> >> >OK,
>> >> > but the wireless connection icon in the tray shows I am not
>> >> > connected.
>> >> > When
>> >> > I right click on the icon, and select "View Available Networks" it
>> >> > says
>> >> > there
>> >> > are none.
>> >> >
>> >> > When I look at the wireless connection in Network Properties, it
>> >> > says
>> >> > it
>> >> > is
>> >> > enabled, but not connected.  I currently have the wired network
>> >> > connection
>> >> > disabled so there should be no confision with the two.
>> >> >
>> >> > As far as I know, I do not have any third-party connection programs
>> >> > running.
>> >> > What could be going on? and how do I correct this?
>> >> >
>> >> > I have updated all of the drivers, firmware etc. and am using
>> >> > Windows
>> >> > XP
>> >> > Pro, SP2, on an IBM Thinkpad laptop.
>> >> >
>> >> > What could be going on? and how do I correct this?
>> >> >
>> >> > How do I get the Windows wireless network connection to work the way
>> >> > the
>> >> > Windows instructions say it will?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>