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Help - Can't connect to password-protected home network

I have an R40 with XP Pro w/SP2. I use it at several wireless locations and everything works OK. However, when I try to use it at my son's house I cannot connect to his password-protected network. I can find no place to enter the password!

The R40 is using the ThinkVantage Access Connection software. Obviously, I am doing something wrong but I can't figure out WHAT!

I have checked the "use Windows to connect to wireless network" (?) box but that didn't help.

Should I disable ThinkVantage? If so, how do I do it?

TIA

Chuck

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jurgens
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Hi Could be that checking the box is not working right. Make sure that Windows Wireless Zero Configuration (WZC) is actually running, and that the vendor's Wireless Utility stopped.

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Jack (MVP-Networking).

In addition to what Jack said, perhaps your son's wireless network is using a higher level of encryption (WPA2-PSK for example) than your wireless adapter (hardware) can handle. How old is your R40?

Malke

Reply to
Malke

If it shows in Control Panel > Network Connections: right-click on it > Properties >

Wireless Networks > Select it in Preferred Networks > Properties > Association and enter the authentication, encryption, key

Reply to
Mark

in looking at the wireless connections, you need to find the place - in XP or via your custom Access manager to define the SSID and the connection security type - WEP, WPA, etc That is where you enter the "key" to access your son's network. It's a connection "key" vs entering a password like you were logging onto something.

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P.Schuman

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