CONNECTING FR VISTA NOTEBOOK TO XP WIRELESS JOHN T 08.07.2007 18:22:01 ativa wireless router set up on desktop running XP. wep2 security configured on router. laptop runnig vista. laptop network set up with matching password detects and shows the wireless network but fails to connect. Router and laptop network passwords verified. Any suggestions ??? -- JOHN T

Re: CONNECTING FR VISTA NOTEBOOK TO XP WIRELESS "Jim" <j.n[ at ]nospam.com> 08.07.2007 21:56:47 "JOHN T" <JOHNT[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:E0ACB618-472A-4B7B-A176-EA5CDFA6934E[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > ativa wireless router set up on desktop running XP. wep2 security > configured > on router. laptop runnig vista. laptop network set up with matching > password > detects and shows the wireless network but fails to connect. Router and > laptop network passwords verified. Any suggestions ??? > -- > JOHN T The keys don't match. It took me three tries to get my laptop to connect. And, I should add, I had the laptop beside the router where I could see the key. Jim

Re: CONNECTING FR VISTA NOTEBOOK TO XP WIRELESS "Jack \(MVP-Networking\)." <Jack[ at ]discussiongroup.com> 09.07.2007 00:27:15 Hi May be this can Help, http://www.ezlan.net/faq.html#wep Jack (MVP-Networking). "JOHN T" <JOHNT[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:E0ACB618-472A-4B7B-A176-EA5CDFA6934E[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > ativa wireless router set up on desktop running XP. wep2 security > configured > on router. laptop runnig vista. laptop network set up with matching > password > detects and shows the wireless network but fails to connect. Router and > laptop network passwords verified. Any suggestions ??? > -- > JOHN T