1. are you using an Intel Utility to manage the wireless?
2. What driver for the Intel wireless are you using?
Start here
http://www.intel.com/support/wireles...5abg/index.htm
also see
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...080ca7b251d775
On Mon, 5 Nov 2007 10:31:01 -0800, Norm75
<Norm75@xxxxxx> wrote:
Quote:
>
>Thanks Barb for your advice. I'll give answers to your questions below as
>well as add my notes as I tried to have the lap top connect automatically. I
>changed from WEP to WPA - Personal [I don't seem to have WPA2]. Encryption:
>TKIP. Security Key: entered. Just before doing this on the laptop, I
>naturally changed the router through my PC. The router is a Siemens SC567
>from Telus (our telecom in British Columbia) - installed about 2 weeks ago
>when I upgraded the high speed to what they call high speed enhanced - faster
>download.
>
>I have been shutting down the notebook - haven't used hibernation.
>
>Put in ipconfig/all with the following:
>
>Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6000]
>Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
>
>C:\Users\Kathleen&Norm>ipconfig/all
>
>Windows IP Configuration
>
> Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : NormsToy
> Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
> Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : domain.invalid
>
>Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
>
> Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : domain.invalid
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connection
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-A0-D1-65-BC-85
> DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
> Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>
>Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : domain.invalid
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network
>Con
>nection
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-19-D2-2E-25-87
> DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
> Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::18d3:590e:f254:624b%9(Preferred)
> IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.65(Preferred)
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : November-05-07 9:07:46 AM
> Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : November-06-07 9:07:44 AM
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
> DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
> DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 151001554
> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
> 192.168.1.254
> NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
>
>Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:
>
> Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 6TO4 Adapter
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
> DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
> Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>
>Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 9:
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
> DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
> Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . :
>2001:0:4136:e388:3082:22be:3f57:febe(Pref
>erred)
> Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::3082:22be:3f57:febe%10(Preferred)
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
> NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
>
>Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 10:
>
> Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : domain.invalid
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.domain.invalid
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
> DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
> Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>
>Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 11:
>
> Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.phub.net.cable.rogers.com
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
> DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
> Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>
>From my notes, I offer the following which hopefully may also shed some light.
>
>Brought up Network & Sharing Center.
>- clickec on manage network connection. Wireless network connection:
>Enabled, Shared.
>Connect to a network - select a network to connect to: no network showing.
>- Diagnose why windows cannot find any additional network. Identifying
>problem. States:"the Windows Wireless Service is not running on this computer
>[question Barb: I'm not sure how to set this to running?]
>Start Windows Wireless Service. Repairing. States: "The problem has been
>resolved"
>
>Gives only limited connectivity.
>
>Connect to network. Windows can't connect to "TopDrawer"[name of my network].
>-Diagnose problem. Problem resolved is stated.
>
>Then it says: "There might be a problem with 1 or more network adapters on
>this computer. [I have it hardwired now to this notebook and working fine]
>States: Wireless association failed due to an unknown reason.
>
>I then connected the cable to this notebook and OK.
>
>A very long winded response but I hope it is helpful. Please let me know if
>I can provide you with other info. I am using a Toshiba Satellite purchased
>last March with OEM - Vista Home Premium. I updated the network card driver
>about 2 weeks ago. The network wireless card is: Intel (R)PRO/wireless
>3945ABG network connection. The other network adapter is: Intel (R) PRO/10VE
>network connection.
>
>Thanks again. Norm.
>
>"Barb Bowman" wrote:
> Quote:
>> first of all, WEP is NOT safe. try WPA2 or WPA. after you've made
>> this change, please post the complete text output of
>>
>> ipconfig /all
>>
>> from an elevated command prompt. are you hibernating or shutting
>> down the laptop? does the router have the latest firmware? what
>> brand and hardware version router?
>>
>> On Sun, 4 Nov 2007 12:29:01 -0800, Norm75
>> <Norm75@xxxxxx> wrote:
>> Quote:
>> >I am using Vista Home Premium. When I boot up my wireless connection on my
>> >lap top to the router it won't connect automatically. I need to go through
>> >the manual routine of diagnose and repair and it then connects. Takes time
>> >and a real bother to wait for it all to happen. I have saved the connection
>> >and checked the 'automatically connect ...'. I am using the WEP - 128
>> >encription.
>> >
>> >Please help as I am missing something here in the configuration or ??
>> >
>> >Many thanks. Norm.
>> --
>>
>> Barb Bowman
>> MS Windows-MVP
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
>> http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/
>> --
Barb Bowman
MS Windows-MVP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/