Problems with connecting to the wireless network

Check the Linksys forums in case it's a known issue:

There are a few similar problems there, here's one

Dave

First, turn off WPA at both ends, to see if everything works.

If so, you probably accidentally entered the wrong string at the PC end (a common mistake). You cannot always use the same passphrase at both ends, since there is no standard way to translate a passphrase into a passkey. The router should display its version of the passkey, so copy that into the PC's driver.

thanks, will try.

already tried that...

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2 other users have no issue with connecting to the network so I assume the problem is at my end - but I double checked all the settings and couldn't find anything wrong...

On 22 Mar 2007 17:05:13 -0700, snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com wrote in :

Can you connect with _all_ security turned off in the router? For troubleshooting, I recommend starting over with hard resetting the router to hardware defaults. Turn on security _after_ the wireless is working.

On 23 Mar 2007 05:32:27 -0700, snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com wrote in :

Already tried what? Turning off _all_ security? What _exactly_ happens? Can you see the wireless SSID in WZC? Does it try to get a DHCP address? Does the PCMCIA adapter work in a public hotspot?

yes, I tried to turn off all security. What happens is Windows' dialog "connecting to network" appears and after some timeout disapeears. Yes, I can see SSID. No, it does not reach the point where it should get the IP address using DHCP. And yes, PCMCIA adapter works with other routers.

On 23 Mar 2007 07:45:02 -0700, snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com wrote in :

With a hard reset of the router to hardware defaults?

Unlikely to work with others but not this one _if_ all security is off and the router works with some other wireless client.

Do you have the latest firmware in the router, and the latest driver for the wireless adapter?

No. Will try to reset the router setting to default.

Yes, I have the latest firmware and the latest driver (latest in my case means year 2003)

My suggestion:

With security set up as above, make sure the SSID is not hidden.

From the PC trying to connect to the WLAN, locate the SSID and click Connect.

You should be challenged for the passphrase: Enter it and hopefully it will connect.

Hide the SSID if desired.

gb

Where I can hide and unhide SSID? I tried the following: wireless network connection properties-

when tried to connect it asked for the key again (why? I already entered it), tried to connect and failed again.

Yes! I just changed wireless mode on the router from .G-only to 'Mixed' and was able to connect!

Go to the router setup. The Linksys is found at 192.168.1.1 from your router. The switch is on the wireless-basic wireless page.