Stumped, can't connect to network

14 Oct 2006 5:10 PM

Rob

My parents moved and after we setup the network at their new house none of
the wireless pcs could connect. I never changed any of the info before or
after the move so it doesn't make anysense.

Anyways, I decided to start from a clean slate by resetting the router and
setting it up again. It's a Netgear WGR614v4

All of the computers can see the network from the "Choose a wireless
network" list, they just can't connect. When I try to choose our network
from the list it asks for the wep key but after I paste it in, there's no
error or anything like that, it just doesn't connect.

The Wireless Network Connection window stays open for a while whiel showing
a progress par and "Waiting for the network..."

But after about 30ish seconds of scannign the window goes away and it
doesn't connect. It's definitely not a strength issue because I get 4/5 bars
from and even right now as I'm typing this, I have my moms laptop and I'm
only 3 feet away from the router with 5 bars.

Note:
I have tried with Wireless Access Control on and off, I have tried with B&G
and just G allthough all nics are G anyways.

14 Oct 2006 10:53 PM

Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]

In news:uEvlvO77GHA.4568@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl,

Rob <me@nospam.com> typed:
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> My parents moved and after we setup the network at their new house
> none of the wireless pcs could connect. I never changed any of the
> info before or after the move so it doesn't make anysense.
>
> Anyways, I decided to start from a clean slate by resetting the
> router and setting it up again. It's a Netgear WGR614v4
>
> All of the computers can see the network from the "Choose a wireless
> network" list, they just can't connect. When I try to choose our
> network from the list it asks for the wep key but after I paste it
> in, there's no error or anything like that, it just doesn't connect.
>
> The Wireless Network Connection window stays open for a while whiel
> showing a progress par and "Waiting for the network..."
>
> But after about 30ish seconds of scannign the window goes away and it
> doesn't connect. It's definitely not a strength issue because I get
> 4/5 bars from and even right now as I'm typing this, I have my moms
> laptop and I'm only 3 feet away from the router with 5 bars.
>
> Note:
> I have tried with Wireless Access Control on and off, I have tried
> with B&G and just G allthough all nics are G anyways.

Are you perchance using any third party network config utilities? Dell & IBM
(sorry, Lenovo!) include these, as do many add-in wireless cards.

NB: I'd go for WPA+PSK instead of WEP, if your NetGear and all the cards
support it.

14 Oct 2006 11:05 PM

Lem

Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] wrote:

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> In news:uEvlvO77GHA.4568@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl,
> Rob <me@nospam.com> typed:
>
>>My parents moved and after we setup the network at their new house
>>none of the wireless pcs could connect. I never changed any of the
>>info before or after the move so it doesn't make anysense.
>>
>>Anyways, I decided to start from a clean slate by resetting the
>>router and setting it up again. It's a Netgear WGR614v4
>>
>>All of the computers can see the network from the "Choose a wireless
>>network" list, they just can't connect. When I try to choose our
>>network from the list it asks for the wep key but after I paste it
>>in, there's no error or anything like that, it just doesn't connect.
>>
>>The Wireless Network Connection window stays open for a while whiel
>>showing a progress par and "Waiting for the network..."
>>
>>But after about 30ish seconds of scannign the window goes away and it
>>doesn't connect. It's definitely not a strength issue because I get
>>4/5 bars from and even right now as I'm typing this, I have my moms
>>laptop and I'm only 3 feet away from the router with 5 bars.
>>
>>Note:
>>I have tried with Wireless Access Control on and off, I have tried
>>with B&G and just G allthough all nics are G anyways.
>
>
> Are you perchance using any third party network config utilities? Dell & IBM
> (sorry, Lenovo!) include these, as do many add-in wireless cards.
>
> NB: I'd go for WPA+PSK instead of WEP, if your NetGear and all the cards
> support it.
>
>

While I agree with Lanwench that you should be using WPA-PSK instead of
WEP, if there is some reason that you have to use WEP, you need to enter
the hex key (get it from the router wireless security set up page)
rather than the password you entered in the router to generate the hex key.

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