Security setting in Vista keeping laptop from connecting??

Bought a new Acer 3680 laptop with vista hoome. Damn thing sees the router
but will not connect to it. Router is set up as default - no security
settings, and IS broadcasting it's SSID.

Thing is, 2 other laptops in the house, including an Acer 5610 witl Vista
Premium, all worked first crack out of the box.

Router is a D Link DI-514

My sense is this has to be a security setting on the 3680.

Help

Bill

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> My sense is this has to be a security setting on the 3680.
>

It could be a configuration issue with the wireless NIC.
It could be a mis-configuration between the wireless NIC and router.
The wireless NIC could be defective is some way.

I don't think Vista has anything to do with it with some kind of security
setting with Vista and a wireless connection between the wireless NIC and
the wireless AP router.

alt.internet.wireless is a NG you can post too as well.

"Me" <xxx@xxx.com> wrote
> Bought a new Acer 3680 laptop with vista hoome. Damn thing sees the
> router but will not connect to it. Router is set up as default - no
> security settings, and IS broadcasting it's SSID.
>
> Thing is, 2 other laptops in the house, including an Acer 5610 witl Vista
> Premium, all worked first crack out of the box.
>
> Router is a D Link DI-514
>
> My sense is this has to be a security setting on the 3680.


You might want to post to the
microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking_sharing newsgroup

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Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

"Rock" <Rock@nospam.net> wrote in message
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> "Me" <xxx@xxx.com> wrote
>> Bought a new Acer 3680 laptop with vista hoome. Damn thing sees the
>> router but will not connect to it. Router is set up as default - no
>> security settings, and IS broadcasting it's SSID.
>>
>> Thing is, 2 other laptops in the house, including an Acer 5610 witl Vista
>> Premium, all worked first crack out of the box.
>>
>> Router is a D Link DI-514
>>
>> My sense is this has to be a security setting on the 3680.
>
>
> You might want to post to the
> microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking_sharing newsgroup
>
> --
> Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

Thanks, guys... I tried this query first in that group... they were baffled
as well. I have boxed this @#$%^&*() machine up and am sending it back to
Tiger.... shall see how the next one does
Bill
>

"Me" <xxx@xxx.com> wrote
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> Thanks, guys... I tried this query first in that group... they were
> baffled as well. I have boxed this @#$%^&*() machine up and am sending it
> back to Tiger.... shall see how the next one does
> Bill

Ahh too bad, thanks for posting back.

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Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]