Not asking for security key when joining network

11 Oct 2006 11:35 PM

dougawells@gmail.com

Hi -
I've seen others asking about this, but haven't seen the answer. I have
a laptop that is able to succesfully connect to some networks (not
secure ones). On secure networks (i.e. we have one using WPA at work),
it shows the network with the lock icon in the "View Wireless
Networks", but when I try to connect, it does not ask me for a key it
just tries to connect. Then it gives an error that it cannot connect.
This has happened with more than one secure network, so my assumption
is that it is a setting on my laptop (using WXP Pro).

Any help?
Thanks
Doug

12 Oct 2006 2:31 AM

Jack (MVP-Networking).

Hi
Regular Wireless (None server logon) would not ask for a key.
You have to get the key (on a disk, or written a piece of paper) and type it
to your Wireless computer's security configuration.
Look at this page under, Configure WPA-PSK on Windows XP (same if you are
using WEP or other type of WPA).
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/expert/bowman_03july28.mspx
Wireless Security in general - http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Security.html
Jack (MVP-Networking).

<dougawe***@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi -
> I've seen others asking about this, but haven't seen the answer. I have
> a laptop that is able to succesfully connect to some networks (not
> secure ones). On secure networks (i.e. we have one using WPA at work),
> it shows the network with the lock icon in the "View Wireless
> Networks", but when I try to connect, it does not ask me for a key it
> just tries to connect. Then it gives an error that it cannot connect.
> This has happened with more than one secure network, so my assumption
> is that it is a setting on my laptop (using WXP Pro).
>
> Any help?
> Thanks
> Doug
>

12 Oct 2006 3:47 PM

dougawells@gmail.com

Thank you. This seems very strange to me. This is a work network, and
we've set up dozens of laptops to connect to the network - they always
ask for the key when connecting. This is the first system that does not

Jack (MVP-Networking). wrote:
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> Hi
> Regular Wireless (None server logon) would not ask for a key.
> You have to get the key (on a disk, or written a piece of paper) and type it
> to your Wireless computer's security configuration.
> Look at this page under, Configure WPA-PSK on Windows XP (same if you are
> using WEP or other type of WPA).
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/expert/bowman_03july28.mspx
> Wireless Security in general - http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Security.html
> Jack (MVP-Networking).
>
> <dougawe***@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1160609745.948170.39390@m7g2000cwm.googlegroups.com...
> > Hi -
> > I've seen others asking about this, but haven't seen the answer. I have
> > a laptop that is able to succesfully connect to some networks (not
> > secure ones). On secure networks (i.e. we have one using WPA at work),
> > it shows the network with the lock icon in the "View Wireless
> > Networks", but when I try to connect, it does not ask me for a key it
> > just tries to connect. Then it gives an error that it cannot connect.
> > This has happened with more than one secure network, so my assumption
> > is that it is a setting on my laptop (using WXP Pro).
> >
> > Any help?
> > Thanks
> > Doug
> >