Wireless Netowrk Connection Unavailable

I have had so many problems with going wireless that I've just plugged the **** cord back in when possible... Now that I'm away from home, this window keeps popping up ALL THE TIME! I click on it and it gives me:

the Available Networks: I click on the right one
Click the "always let me connect, unsecure etc" box
and "connect "

now, this works for a minute or two, then I go back, do it all over again. then go to advanced and either check or uncheck the "allow windows to configure" box and see if that works... but same problem!!!

What am I doing wrong? This is very annoying!

Thanks in advance!!

 

Wireless Network connection unavable

I have wireless networking, its great once i got the problems out of the way. let me know more details i may can help you. e.g how many PC's are you using are u using peer to peer, where are the PC's location to each other. I do believe wireless networking is better over cable.

 

I'm thinking that I have one wrong thing checked or something because this thing will NOT stay connected when I'm using my wireless (see signature) and I am probably not 10 feet away from the darned router. And I swear if these bubbles keep popping up I'm going to throw my computer, LOL!!!

Can you walk me through it, DUMMY-Like?? LOL!!! I may just be missing something or a box isn't checked or ???? This has never worked properly for me. At home I finally got a really long cord and said to heck with it! But now I'm not home and I cannot do anything.... I will have to copy this post and if I disconnect, I have to paste it and start again!!!


I really appreciate any advice!!!

Thank you!

 

I noticed it comes with a WLAN Configuration Utility http://www.xterasys.com/xn2411b_installguide-winxp.htm
Are you using that to configure your network or Windows with the WZC? You can't use both. If you use the WLAN one then disable and stop WZC. Reboot.

Also if you are using Windows then uncheck authentication in the wireless properties -rightclick your connection in network connections then go to wireless properties highlight the connection and click properties>authentication, that is where it is.

Click on the wireless network tab and go to advanced and click the one you need and also uncheck automatically connect to non-preferred networks. This one is for home mostly. Or put your other connection in the preferred networks on trips.

http://www.funk.com/ has a network software you can try that works.

 

Hi Maggie,

I think I got that last paragraph but you lost me on the first two things. I do have Windows XP so I don't know if those options were in mine... I got lost! LOL!!

 

I noticed it comes with a WLAN Configuration Utility http://www.xterasys.com/xn2411b_installguide-winxp.htm
>> this is the link to the 11b pc card.
Are you using that to configure your network or Windows with the WZC? You can't use both. If you use the WLAN one then disable and stop WZC. Reboot.
>>If you are using the Exteresys utility then uncheck use windows to configure the network and disable and stop Wireless Zero Configuration in Services.

Also if you are using Windows then uncheck authentication in the wireless properties -rightclick your connection in network connections then go to wireless properties highlight the connection and click properties>authentication, that is where it is.
>> now if you are using Windows then rightclick your connection in the Network Connections folder and proceed with the above instructions and also do the next one below.

Click on the wireless network tab and go to advanced and click the one you need and also uncheck automatically connect to non-preferred networks. This one is for home mostly. Or put your other connection in the preferred networks on trips.

http://www.funk.com/ has a network software you can try that works.
>> Just open up your connection(rightclick) in Network Connections and go to properties you will see everything about Windows networking in there.

Hi Maggie,

I think I got that last paragraph but you lost me on the first two things. I do have Windows XP so I don't know if those options were in mine... I got lost! LOL!!

 

Wireless Network connection unavable

Yes maggie is right about windows xp need to be un ticked.

Do you have a access point? also what is your speed of the wireless cards?

 

I use the Linksys WRT54G router and Truemobile 1300 54G.