Wireless problems

Night · 11 Apr 2006 at 14:53

Well I finally took the plunge yesterday and bought a wireless router (WAG54gs) now all is fine except when i tried to connect my laptop which is centrino to the router using the intel wireless network card. The problem is I can see the router in the wireless list but when I enter my wpa password the laptop simply stops at the waiting for network point and then throws me back to the wireless connections list. In fact the only way i can access the internet through the router on the laptop is by a cable. If anyone could shed any light on what i'm doing wrong it would be great.

tolien · 11 Apr 2006 at 14:55

Check the WPA PSK (the "password"), or see if it connects with encryption disabled at the router.

Night · 11 Apr 2006 at 15:00

Thanks for the help the laptop can connect when the encryption is disabled. Though i'm a tad concerned at leaving the router like that.

GuruJockStrap · 11 Apr 2006 at 15:04

Try letting Windows handle the wireless connections and see what happens.

The Intel software for the Wireless adapter on my Centrino laptop refused to work with any form of WPA (didn't check WEP but I didn't want that) but strangely worked first time with the Windows software.

I think you press F10 within the Intel software and then it'll pass control over to Windows.

Also leave SSID enabled (utter waste of time disabling it anyway).

Night · 11 Apr 2006 at 15:07

It's a bit confusing windows is telling me that im not connected but the internet is running fine.

GuruJockStrap · 11 Apr 2006 at 15:10

Now I'm confused.

You saying that you can connect to the router wirelessly and access the internet but Windows/Adapter software is telling you you're not?

Night · 11 Apr 2006 at 15:11

precisely. I'm confused as well as it started off with windows reporting all fine then it went back to the wireless symbol with the red cross through it on the taskbar saying no connection but it is running fine.

tolien · 11 Apr 2006 at 15:26

You have disconnected the cable?

Night · 11 Apr 2006 at 15:34

I take it you mean the networking cable that the laptop was using? yes I did in fact windows is now telling me that I have connected to the network but then it just went back to not connected but the connection is still running fine. I have tried using wep and wpa2 but the laptop still has problems getting past waiting for network :confused:

I'm starting to think buying a wireless adaptor like the main pc has for the laptop is the only answer