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Can't access settings for client in wireless network

Author
12 Apr 2009 7:59 AM
Oliver Costich
Client is XP Pro SP3. Router Linksys WRT54G. I an trying to access the
security and authentification settings. I can do it on my other
systems but using the usual method doesn't work, From MS:

1) Open Network Connections.

2) For a wireless connection, do the following:
Click the wireless connection, and then, under Network Tasks, click
Change settings of this connection. On the Wireless Networks tab,
click a wireless network in the list, and then click Properties.

And that's as far as I can get because "change settings of this
connection" isn't there.

Where did it go and how do I get it back?

Author
12 Apr 2009 1:49 PM
Jack [MVP-Networking]
Hi
What exactly you what to change?
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking)

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"Oliver Costich" <o*@5cats.net> wrote in message
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> Client is XP Pro SP3. Router Linksys WRT54G. I an trying to access the
> security and authentification settings. I can do it on my other
> systems but using the usual method doesn't work, From MS:
>
> 1) Open Network Connections.
>
> 2) For a wireless connection, do the following:
> Click the wireless connection, and then, under Network Tasks, click
> Change settings of this connection. On the Wireless Networks tab,
> click a wireless network in the list, and then click Properties.
>
> And that's as far as I can get because "change settings of this
> connection" isn't there.
>
> Where did it go and how do I get it back?
Author
16 Apr 2009 8:19 PM
smlunatick
On Apr 12, 8:59 am, Oliver Costich <o***@5cats.net> wrote:
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> Client is XP Pro SP3. Router Linksys WRT54G. I an trying to access the
> security and authentification settings. I can do it on my other
> systems but using the usual method doesn't work, From MS:
>
> 1) Open Network Connections.
>
> 2) For a wireless connection, do the following:
> Click the wireless connection, and then, under Network Tasks, click
> Change settings of this connection. On the Wireless Networks tab,
> click a wireless network in the list, and then click Properties.
>
> And that's as far as I can get because "change settings of this
> connection" isn't there.
>
> Where did it go and how do I get it back?

It seems that you are trying to access the properties settings in a
non-administrator type account.  Limited user type accounts would
normally "block" access to these settings.