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Connecting to a preexisting WLAN
Name: biomurph1 Date: January 8, 2006 at 19:03:01 Pacific OS: XP CPU/Ram: 512 mb
Comment:
Trying to connect to an existing wireless LAN with a new computer. Win XP finds the WLAN but when I try to connect, it states that it is "automatic" instead of "connected." SO I am unable to get online with it. I am able to log onto my neighbors WLAN without a problem. I tried updating the firmware for the router (Linksys WRT54G)to no avail. Any thoughts/solutions?
Name: wanderer Date: January 9, 2006 at 05:54:48 Pacific
Reply:
specify your wlan in the wirless cards properties
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Response Number 2
Name: biomurph1 Date: January 9, 2006 at 07:05:17 Pacific
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Not sure what you are asking for...the router is a linksys wrt54g with no security turned on. Another notebook connects to the router with no problem. After some more thinking, I'm becoming convinced it may be a router issue.
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Response Number 3
Name: biomurph1 Date: January 9, 2006 at 07:11:18 Pacific
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actually, if anyone knows what "automatic" refers to, that would be especially helpful.
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Response Number 4
Name: wanderer Date: January 9, 2006 at 08:05:19 Pacific
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so both the working and nonworking pcs have the same wlan settings in the wlan properties?
Is the router providing dhcp? If so do you get a ip address? What ip address do you have on your wlan card if you do a ipconfig?
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