Any security blocks wireless connection
Thursday, October 16, 2008 at 8:17 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Spection
(54 messages posted)
This is weird. I have an N class wireless router (Linksys WRT160N) with the latest
firmware. From my Vista laptop, it works perfectly at any security settings (I prefer
WPA2 Personal TKIP). But if I use any security settings at all on my XP laptop,
it never connects, even though I cut and paste the encryption key from the same source
file. It only works if I turn off all security, which is unacceptable.
What happens if I use any security is this: I select the network, press connect,
then enter the encryption key. A window comes up with the title "Wireless Network
Connection" with a constantly scrolling progress bar below the words "Waiting for
the network to be ready". After several minutes, the window just closes without
any error message, but without connecting, either.
The oddest thing is that the same XP laptop connects perfectly to an AT&T wireless
connection with WPA security!
What can I do?
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