New Sony VAIO Laptop, wireless will not connect!

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"Notan" <notan@ddress.com> wrote in message
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> Pete D wrote:
>>
>> >> >
>> >> > Are all your SSIDs the same?
>> >>
>> >> Why would you want them that way?
>> >
>> > It's the Service Set Identifier... The wireless equivalent of
>> > Workgroups on a network.
>>
>> Okay but it gets the name when it sees the network.
>
> Are you saying that it's picked up automatically?
>
> If so, then that's not the problem.
>
> Notan

I have done a re-install on SP2 and now if I put in a static IP address it
"connects" but still can't get data flowing and I can't ping the laptop from
another PC.

 

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"Notan" <notan@ddress.com> wrote in message
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> Pete D wrote:
>>
>> >> > Are all your SSIDs the same?
>> >>
>>
>> Sorry I was thinking of something else but yes they are the same.
>
> I'll have to sleep on this. (It's past my bedtime!)
>
> In the meantime, have a look at:
>
> http://compnetworking.about.com/cs/wirelessproducts/g/bldef_wlan.htm
>
> It's got some pretty good info.
>
> Notan

Cheers, thanks a lot. Pete

 

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I find your comment "Make sure that the checkbox "Let Windows Manage
this Connection" is checked" to be interesting.

I have had nothing but trouble with that, and have had much better
results by leaving it unchecked, which lets the manufacturer's software
(Linksys or D-Link) manage the wireless card instead of the generic
Microsoft software in Windows XP.

And I know many other people (dozens) who have had the same experience.

 

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One solution/workaround!
Okay... after running into this exact same problem w/ a brandy new
FS550. I can tell you (after about 12 hours of troubleshooting) that
the problem has something to do the WEP encryption. Don't ask me
what, I've given up on that. My solution was to install Intel's
PROSet/Wireless set up program (I had to hook up via the ethernet
connection to do this - confirming that this is not a general
networking problem) and switch to WPA security protocol. Which in
turn caused a chain reaction of having to go download the latest
Netgear drivers for my other laptop and PC to be able to run WPA on
them as well.
As an FYI, I'm running XP Pro SP2 but had the same problem w/ XP Home
before upgrading to Pro (halfway hoping that would fix the problem).

 

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Hi Windy,

Did actually install the Intel software and still same problem. Tried with
all the different encrytions and with none none have worked.

Thanks anyway.

Cheers.

Pete
"windymac" <windymac@windsurfing-co-dot-com.no-spam.invalid> wrote in
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> One solution/workaround!
> Okay... after running into this exact same problem w/ a brandy new
> FS550. I can tell you (after about 12 hours of troubleshooting) that
> the problem has something to do the WEP encryption. Don't ask me
> what, I've given up on that. My solution was to install Intel's
> PROSet/Wireless set up program (I had to hook up via the ethernet
> connection to do this - confirming that this is not a general
> networking problem) and switch to WPA security protocol. Which in
> turn caused a chain reaction of having to go download the latest
> Netgear drivers for my other laptop and PC to be able to run WPA on
> them as well.
> As an FYI, I'm running XP Pro SP2 but had the same problem w/ XP Home
> before upgrading to Pro (halfway hoping that would fix the problem).
>

 

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"Andrew" <usenetMYSHOES@bizaveMYSHOES.com> wrote in message
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> Pete D <no@email.com> wrote:
> : Yes well thats exactly where I am, secuity off and it does not connect,
> I
> : can "see" someone elses unsecured home wireless network but cannot
> connect
> : to that either.
>
> Yes well I have tried asking you some specific questions and you have
> not tried to answer them directly, so I have given up trying to help
> you. Best of luck!
>
> Andrew

Truth is you don't have any idea do you?

 

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Pete D <no@email.com> wrote:

: "Andrew" <usenetMYSHOES@bizaveMYSHOES.com> wrote in message
: news:caxcddaxcaxc2684422811@bizaveMYSHOES.com...
: > Pete D <no@email.com> wrote:
: > : Yes well thats exactly where I am, secuity off and it does not connect,
: > I
: > : can "see" someone elses unsecured home wireless network but cannot
: > connect
: > : to that either.
: >
: > Yes well I have tried asking you some specific questions and you have
: > not tried to answer them directly, so I have given up trying to help
: > you. Best of luck!
: >
: > Andrew

: Truth is you don't have any idea do you?

Without getting answers to those questions I don't! Without the right
information, how can we provide help remotely?

Andrew
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[Laptop1]

Truth is, "Andrew' isn't listening properly, and is getting upset as he isn't clever like he thinks he is! Give it up, thicko! YOU have no idea!

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"Andrew" <usenetMYSHOES@bizaveMYSHOES.com> wrote in message
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> Pete D <no@email.com> wrote:
> : Yes well thats exactly where I am, secuity off and it does not connect,
> I
> : can "see" someone elses unsecured home wireless network but cannot
> connect
> : to that either.
>
> Yes well I have tried asking you some specific questions and you have
> not tried to answer them directly, so I have given up trying to help
> you. Best of luck!
>
> Andrew

Truth is you don't have any idea do you?