Connection visible - how to connect?

Are you trying to connect to an ap or another computer? Ad hoc is for computer to computer.. Why are you using ad-hoc mode instead of infrastructure? (see above, you say you enable ad-hoc mode, but also the network is seen/the ssid is recognized).

What are you trying to do here? Are you using XP and wireless NIC in ad-hoc mode connecting to another machine that has a wireless NIC too?

Are you trying to connect to a router or what?

Duane :)

Hi guys, sorry been out of town, the ad hoc is a typo(, the setting was infrastructure.

The desktop unit with the High rate Wireless PCI card could only see the access point, signal strength excellent, but i couldn't get it to connect. I already have a couple of laptops connecting to it, so I know it works...

The problem was solved this morning by wiping XP and starting again, i.e. fresh load, I reinstalled the wireless software and had the same problem.

I set up the SSID, enabled WEP, typed in the key. SSID seen but still no connection, nothing obvious in the software to get it to connect. Just out of frustration I selected the network authentication(shared mode) applied it and then removed the setting.

Lo and behold the connection kicked in... so I don't understand why it didn't before but it works now...

Appreciated your comments. Thanks, Jim :)