"Lem" wrote:

> Sanyu_Miyazaki wrote:
> > It has connected to the access point before, but two days ago, it cut off and
> > left me unable to connect to the network. As the topic title mentions, I am
> > using the now-discontinued Intel PRO Wireless 2200 wireless card, which is
> > built into my HP-Compaq nc6220. The router is a Linksys WRT54G2 V1 router,
> > and the network security is WPA2 with AES data encryption. I have called Tech
> > Support for Intel, HP, and Linksys, and nothing has changed. Can anyone help
> > with this problem?
>
> Can you detect your wireless network but not connect?
>
> If you can't detect your own wireless network can you detect others?
>
> If you can't detect any wireless networks, are you sure that the card is
> *both* enabled (check in Device Manager) *and* turned on (should be
> either a physical switch or a Fn+F key combination)?
>
> If the card is enabled and turned on and you still can't detect *any*
> wireless networks (take your notebook to a Starbuck's or other wifi
> hotspot that you know is operational if there are no nearby wifi
> networks), then the card probably is defective.
>
> If you can detect *other* networks but not your own, then either you
> have configured your router to not broadcast your SSID (bad idea; change
> the router to broadcast SSID) or your router has failed (confirm by
> asking a friend to bring her wireless laptop over and see if she can
> detect your router).
>
> If you can detect your wireless network but not connect to it, try
> disabling encryption.  Connect to the Linksys with an Ethernet cable,
> enter the configuration utility and go to Wireless > Wireless Security
> and select "Disabled."  Also delete the entry for your network from your
> computer.  If you're using Windows WZC to control the wireless card,
> from the "Chose a wireless network" screen click "Change the order of
> preferred networks."  In the list of Preferred networks, select yours
> and "Remove" it. Now disconnect the Ethernet cable and try to connect
> wirelessly.  If you can connect, go back into the router's configuration
> utility (again using an Ethernet cable) and reconfigure your encryption.
>
> --
> Lem -- MS-MVP
>
> To the moon and back with 2K words of RAM and 36K words of ROM.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer
> http://history.nasa.gov/afj/compessay.htm
>

"Sanyu_Miyazaki" wrote:

> I can detect the wireless network, but am unable to connect to it. However,
> the problem only applies to the laptop I mentioned. Other computers have no
> problem connecting to our wireless network.
>
> I asked my dad about it, and he thinks that it could have something to do
> with the damaged state of the laptop (which I had forgotten to mention, but
> as I was able to connect to the network previously, I highly doubt that
> damage is the problem.)
> --
> When in doubt,  take a Spartan Laser to whatever is making you mad.
>
>
> "Lem" wrote:
>
> > Sanyu_Miyazaki wrote:
> > > It has connected to the access point before, but two days ago, it cut off and
> > > left me unable to connect to the network. As the topic title mentions, I am
> > > using the now-discontinued Intel PRO Wireless 2200 wireless card, which is
> > > built into my HP-Compaq nc6220. The router is a Linksys WRT54G2 V1 router,
> > > and the network security is WPA2 with AES data encryption. I have called Tech
> > > Support for Intel, HP, and Linksys, and nothing has changed. Can anyone help
> > > with this problem?
> >
> > Can you detect your wireless network but not connect?
> >
> > If you can't detect your own wireless network can you detect others?
> >
> > If you can't detect any wireless networks, are you sure that the card is
> > *both* enabled (check in Device Manager) *and* turned on (should be
> > either a physical switch or a Fn+F key combination)?
> >
> > If the card is enabled and turned on and you still can't detect *any*
> > wireless networks (take your notebook to a Starbuck's or other wifi
> > hotspot that you know is operational if there are no nearby wifi
> > networks), then the card probably is defective.
> >
> > If you can detect *other* networks but not your own, then either you
> > have configured your router to not broadcast your SSID (bad idea; change
> > the router to broadcast SSID) or your router has failed (confirm by
> > asking a friend to bring her wireless laptop over and see if she can
> > detect your router).
> >
> > If you can detect your wireless network but not connect to it, try
> > disabling encryption.  Connect to the Linksys with an Ethernet cable,
> > enter the configuration utility and go to Wireless > Wireless Security
> > and select "Disabled."  Also delete the entry for your network from your
> > computer.  If you're using Windows WZC to control the wireless card,
> > from the "Chose a wireless network" screen click "Change the order of
> > preferred networks."  In the list of Preferred networks, select yours
> > and "Remove" it. Now disconnect the Ethernet cable and try to connect
> > wirelessly.  If you can connect, go back into the router's configuration
> > utility (again using an Ethernet cable) and reconfigure your encryption.
> >
> > --
> > Lem -- MS-MVP
> >
> > To the moon and back with 2K words of RAM and 36K words of ROM.
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer
> > http://history.nasa.gov/afj/compessay.htm
> >

"Sanyu_Miyazaki" <SanyuMiyaz***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5953DD12-C7FB-4670-8A49-FE6EADACEDED@microsoft.com...
> "Sanyu_Miyazaki" wrote:
>
>> I can detect the wireless network, but am unable to connect to it.
>> However,
>> the problem only applies to the laptop I mentioned. Other computers have
>> no
>> problem connecting to our wireless network.
>>
>> I asked my dad about it, and he thinks that it could have something to do
>> with the damaged state of the laptop (which I had forgotten to mention,
>> but
>> as I was able to connect to the network previously, I highly doubt that
>> damage is the problem.)
>> --
>> When in doubt,  take a Spartan Laser to whatever is making you mad.
>>
>>
>> "Lem" wrote:
>>
>> > Sanyu_Miyazaki wrote:
>> > > It has connected to the access point before, but two days ago, it cut
>> > > off and
>> > > left me unable to connect to the network. As the topic title
>> > > mentions, I am
>> > > using the now-discontinued Intel PRO Wireless 2200 wireless card,
>> > > which is
>> > > built into my HP-Compaq nc6220. The router is a Linksys WRT54G2 V1
>> > > router,
>> > > and the network security is WPA2 with AES data encryption. I have
>> > > called Tech
>> > > Support for Intel, HP, and Linksys, and nothing has changed. Can
>> > > anyone help
>> > > with this problem?
>> >
>> > Can you detect your wireless network but not connect?
>> >
>> > If you can't detect your own wireless network can you detect others?
>> >
>> > If you can't detect any wireless networks, are you sure that the card
>> > is
>> > *both* enabled (check in Device Manager) *and* turned on (should be
>> > either a physical switch or a Fn+F key combination)?
>> >
>> > If the card is enabled and turned on and you still can't detect *any*
>> > wireless networks (take your notebook to a Starbuck's or other wifi
>> > hotspot that you know is operational if there are no nearby wifi
>> > networks), then the card probably is defective.
>> >
>> > If you can detect *other* networks but not your own, then either you
>> > have configured your router to not broadcast your SSID (bad idea;
>> > change
>> > the router to broadcast SSID) or your router has failed (confirm by
>> > asking a friend to bring her wireless laptop over and see if she can
>> > detect your router).
>> >
>> > If you can detect your wireless network but not connect to it, try
>> > disabling encryption.  Connect to the Linksys with an Ethernet cable,
>> > enter the configuration utility and go to Wireless > Wireless Security
>> > and select "Disabled."  Also delete the entry for your network from
>> > your
>> > computer.  If you're using Windows WZC to control the wireless card,
>> > from the "Chose a wireless network" screen click "Change the order of
>> > preferred networks."  In the list of Preferred networks, select yours
>> > and "Remove" it. Now disconnect the Ethernet cable and try to connect
>> > wirelessly.  If you can connect, go back into the router's
>> > configuration
>> > utility (again using an Ethernet cable) and reconfigure your
>> > encryption.
>> >
>> > --
>> > Lem -- MS-MVP
>> >
>> > To the moon and back with 2K words of RAM and 36K words of ROM.
>> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer
>> > http://history.nasa.gov/afj/compessay.htm
>> >
>
> Also of note, I am able to connect to other networks in the area. It's
> just
> my home network that seems to be the problem.
> --
> When in doubt,  take a Spartan Laser to whatever is making you mad.