Need help with wireless connection...

[Brk]

Ok.

I have a Centrino, all latest drivers.

I set up the router per recommendation here in a previous thread.

I get a pop-up on my laptop that says

"Wireless Network Connection: One or more wireless networks are available. To see a list...click here."

So I click.

A dialog box shows the active connection, then asks me for the 20-digit WEP key. I enter it, and then re-enter to confirm the key.

I click Connect.

Nothing happens, and I keep getting the pop-up saying the network is available but it will never connect.

Then I have to reenter the damned number twice again and still nothing. I have tried it with and without the "Enable IEEE 802.1x authentication..." checked, nothing.

[brembo]

Kill the WEP, try MAC filtering. Might be a check-box somewhere that says "allow this device to connect" somewhere, if so, check it.

[Brk]

How do I find the MAC address for an integrated WiFi card?

Also, don't I need WEP for security?

[brembo]

Belarc advisor *should* disgorge that info.

WEP is one form of security. MAC filtering(router) is just as good, seeing as how unique the MAC addys are.

[Brk]

Still doesn't work.

Man this stuff is for the birds.

[brembo]

Can you connect if the WEP is disabled?

[Brk]

I have tried every setting, WEP, no WEP, no luck

[brembo]

Can ya post a screenie of the popup?

[bobink]

If you are using a windows box:

Go to Start
Run
type in CMD
(command) on a 98 box

at the prompt type:
ipconfig/all
(winipcfg on a 98 box)

this will display all of your TCP/IP settings including your MAC address

Hope that helps.

[Brk]

Thanks for the help guys, but...



http://forums.speedguide.net/showthread ... did=137603

[burneco]

Are you using a Linksys router?
Are you using the Administrator account?
I had the same problem with my Linksys WAP under a user account that I gave full Admin priviliges, but when I tried setup under the actual Administrator account it worked fine.