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bill@love.ranch - 17 May 2008 12:59 GMT

I just did a clean reinstall of XP on ONE of my wireless laptops.
I can log into a neighbor's unsecure network but I can't log into
mine.

It shown no signal and when I try to connect it says that the network
may be out of range. It is in the same room and my other laptop
connects just fine.

I tried with and without security.
I have MAC access enabled and I am using the same PC card adapter I
used prior to the reinstall when it did work.

any ideas?????????

bill

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bill@love.ranch - 17 May 2008 13:56 GMT

I managed to get it connected using the PC card wizard instead of
Windows Zero.

HOWEVER, it won't connect to the internet.
94% signal 98% link no connection

I can connect thru either of 2 neighbor's unsecured networks.

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bill@love.ranch - 17 May 2008 15:16 GMT

I am confused.
I can access MY network from the reinstalled system and my other
laptop if it is unsecured.
I can access the system from the other laptop if it is secured (WPA)
but not from the reinstalled system - PC card supports WPA - it worked
prior to reinstall.

Firewall is not running - so it is not a firewall issue.
MAC access is enables but obviously that still works otherwise
unsecured access wouldn't work.

MY network is listed as AUTOMATIC.
one neighbor is listed as ON DEMAND
and one is listed as MANUAL.

When I try to connect to MY network it tries but comes back showing
AUTOMATIC - I expect to see CONNECTED.

If I open my browser it connects to the Inet, but I suspect it is
connecting thru the ON DEMAND network as I cannot access my other
computer so I assume I am not on MY network.

How is ON DEMAND vs MANUAL set??????????????
IE how do I set the ON DEMAND network to MANUAL???????

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Jack (MVP-Networking). - 17 May 2008 17:11 GMT

Hi
If you reinstalled Windows XP from an older CD_ROM you might need to reapply
the WPA patches.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=009D8425-CE2B-47A4-ABEC
-274845DC9E91&displaylang=en
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=662BB74D-E7C1-48D6-95EE
-1459234F4483&displaylang=en
If your LAN does not connect to the other computers you have to reconfigure
the Sharing.
Successful Sharing involves some general consideration in Network settings,
http://www.ezlan.net/sharing.html
As well as specific adjustment of each computer according to what it is
allowed to be shared.
Vista File and Printer Sharing-
http://www.microsoft.com/techn...evaluate/vista_fp.mspx
Windows XP File Sharing -
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;304040
Printer Sharing XP -
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/expert/honeycutt_july2.mspx
Windows Native Firewall setting for Sharing XP -
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875357
Windows XP patch for Sharing with Vista -
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922120
Jack (MVP-Networking).

>I just did a clean reinstall of XP on ONE of my wireless laptops.
> I can log into a neighbor's unsecure network but I can't log into
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> bill

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bill@love.ranch - 17 May 2008 23:14 GMT

I guess it was the fact that both the card config and windows zero
were running at the same time..

can't say for sure, but I think so.

but I am sure I stopped the card config at one point and zero didn't
cut it.

currently running on the card config only.

thx

On Sat, 17 May 2008 12:11:55 -0400, "Jack \(MVP-Networking\)."
<jack@discussiongroup.com> wrote:

>Hi
>If you reinstalled Windows XP from an older CD_ROM you might need to reapply
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>> bill

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