Cannot set up USB Wireless on PC

Hi,
I have a Linksys WRT54G wired to my desktop pc. Both my and my fiancé's
laptops have no problem accessing this router using wireless. My daughter is
home from college and I picked up a WUSB54G (V4) to get her Desktop PC on
the network. All these machines are running XP Pro SP2, except my daughters,
which was SP1. The router is set up to use 128 bit WEP key #3.

When I tried to set the USB wireless adapter on her PC it would accept the
26 character key but would not connect. When I edit the profile the key is
only 8 characters. At a Linksys Tech's suggestion I upgraded the XP to SP2.
He also said to use the XP setup and not the Linksys utility. I tried that
and it still won't connect and still only displays 8 characters of the key.
Shouldn't I be able to save the 26 character key?

I've tried the key as both 'auto' and 'shared' and still no luck. I'm using
'Infrastructure' mode as I want it to connect to the router to get on the
network. Is there a setting on the router that I need to enable to do this?

Thanks for any help or suggestions,
Jon

First, verify the passcode/encryption key. Check your router's menu and make
sure that you do not have MAC address filtering enabled. If you do, add the
MAC address of your daughter's laptop so that the router will allow her
access. Make sure the SSID is typed in your daughter's wireless config. menu
of her laptop. Finally, check the IP address of your daughter's laptop. To
do this: click START, RUN and type the letters CMD and press the ENTER key.
Afterwards, type ipconfig and hit the ENTER key. you will see the ip
address, the subnet mask and the default gateway address. Make sure that the
ip address is within the same range as the other pc on your network. If you
see something similar to 169.254.x.x, you have a misconfiguration. Let us
know if this info does not resolve your dilemma.

--
Just Me, D

Zeppo wrote:
> Hi,
> I have a Linksys WRT54G wired to my desktop pc. Both my and my fiancé's
> laptops have no problem accessing this router using wireless. My daughter is
> home from college and I picked up a WUSB54G (V4) to get her Desktop PC on
> the network. All these machines are running XP Pro SP2, except my daughters,
> which was SP1. The router is set up to use 128 bit WEP key #3.
>
> When I tried to set the USB wireless adapter on her PC it would accept the
> 26 character key but would not connect. When I edit the profile the key is
> only 8 characters. At a Linksys Tech's suggestion I upgraded the XP to SP2.
> He also said to use the XP setup and not the Linksys utility. I tried that
> and it still won't connect and still only displays 8 characters of the key.
> Shouldn't I be able to save the 26 character key?

If you are using XP's wireless config then after you have saved the Key
it only shows 8 dots (I have a 40 character WPA key which only shows as 8)
>
> I've tried the key as both 'auto' and 'shared' and still no luck. I'm using
> 'Infrastructure' mode as I want it to connect to the router to get on the
> network. Is there a setting on the router that I need to enable to do this?
>
Have you updated the drivers as there was a problem connecting to an AP
,when using WEP, if the SSID was disabled.
http://www.linksys.com/download/vert...e_20040903.txt

> Thanks for any help or suggestions,
> Jon
>
>

"Doug Jamal" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> First, verify the passcode/encryption key. Check your router's menu and
make
> sure that you do not have MAC address filtering enabled. If you do, add
the
> MAC address of your daughter's laptop so that the router will allow her
> access. Make sure the SSID is typed in your daughter's wireless config.
menu
> of her laptop. Finally, check the IP address of your daughter's laptop. To
> do this: click START, RUN and type the letters CMD and press the ENTER
key.
> Afterwards, type ipconfig and hit the ENTER key. you will see the ip
> address, the subnet mask and the default gateway address. Make sure that
the
> ip address is within the same range as the other pc on your network. If
you
> see something similar to 169.254.x.x, you have a misconfiguration. Let us
> know if this info does not resolve your dilemma.
>
> --
> Just Me, D

Doug,
I checked and MAC filtering is not enabled (was planning to add this after
all returning college machines had shown up for the summer). The ssid was
correct for my network. I tried to obtain the IP address but ipconfig
returned a message saying no network detected. I tried changing my WEP key
to a 64 bit and still no joy. The USB adapter sees other wireless routers in
neighborhood but not mine (I have broadcast disabled).

Just learning this stuff, so I'm having problems with the conceptual stuff
of wireless networking. I think I'm entering the right stuff on the adapter,
but I'm not sure if some setting on my router might be causing this. Or
maybe I'm missing a hardware problem.

Thanks for your help,
Jon

"NBT" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Zeppo wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I have a Linksys WRT54G wired to my desktop pc. Both my and my fiancé's
> > laptops have no problem accessing this router using wireless. My
daughter is
> > home from college and I picked up a WUSB54G (V4) to get her Desktop PC
on
> > the network. All these machines are running XP Pro SP2, except my
daughters,
> > which was SP1. The router is set up to use 128 bit WEP key #3.
> >
> > When I tried to set the USB wireless adapter on her PC it would accept
the
> > 26 character key but would not connect. When I edit the profile the key
is
> > only 8 characters. At a Linksys Tech's suggestion I upgraded the XP to
SP2.
> > He also said to use the XP setup and not the Linksys utility. I tried
that
> > and it still won't connect and still only displays 8 characters of the
key.
> > Shouldn't I be able to save the 26 character key?
>
> If you are using XP's wireless config then after you have saved the Key
> it only shows 8 dots (I have a 40 character WPA key which only shows as
8)
> >
> > I've tried the key as both 'auto' and 'shared' and still no luck. I'm
using
> > 'Infrastructure' mode as I want it to connect to the router to get on
the
> > network. Is there a setting on the router that I need to enable to do
this?
> >
> Have you updated the drivers as there was a problem connecting to an AP
> ,when using WEP, if the SSID was disabled.
>
http://www.linksys.com/download/vert...e_20040903.txt
>
> > Thanks for any help or suggestions,
> > Jon
> >

Thanks, I'll give this a try this evening. As a quick check I could start
with enabling SSID broadcast.

Jon

disable encryption on the wireless router/AP and see whether or not you can
connect and we'll go from there. If your wireless device and its drivers are
installed correctly, you should have no problems connecting while encryption
is DISABLED.

--
Just Me, D

"Zeppo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> "NBT" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:d5se6t$2t5$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Zeppo wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > I have a Linksys WRT54G wired to my desktop pc. Both my and my
fiancé's
> > > laptops have no problem accessing this router using wireless. My
> daughter is
> > > home from college and I picked up a WUSB54G (V4) to get her Desktop PC
> on
> > > the network. All these machines are running XP Pro SP2, except my
> daughters,
> > > which was SP1. The router is set up to use 128 bit WEP key #3.
> > >
> > > When I tried to set the USB wireless adapter on her PC it would accept
> the
> > > 26 character key but would not connect. When I edit the profile the
key
> is
> > > only 8 characters. At a Linksys Tech's suggestion I upgraded the XP to
> SP2.
> > > He also said to use the XP setup and not the Linksys utility. I tried
> that
> > > and it still won't connect and still only displays 8 characters of the
> key.
> > > Shouldn't I be able to save the 26 character key?
> >
> > If you are using XP's wireless config then after you have saved the Key
> > it only shows 8 dots (I have a 40 character WPA key which only shows
as
> 8)
> > >
> > > I've tried the key as both 'auto' and 'shared' and still no luck. I'm
> using
> > > 'Infrastructure' mode as I want it to connect to the router to get on
> the
> > > network. Is there a setting on the router that I need to enable to do
> this?
> > >
> > Have you updated the drivers as there was a problem connecting to an AP
> > ,when using WEP, if the SSID was disabled.
> >
>
http://www.linksys.com/download/vert...e_20040903.txt
> >
> > > Thanks for any help or suggestions,
> > > Jon
> > >
>
> Thanks, I'll give this a try this evening. As a quick check I could start
> with enabling SSID broadcast.
>
> Jon
>
I downloaded the new drivers powered up the router and it connected with a
solid signal. Its working great. Thanks so much for the help.

Regards,
Jon

"Doug Jamal" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> disable encryption on the wireless router/AP and see whether or not you
can
> connect and we'll go from there. If your wireless device and its drivers
are
> installed correctly, you should have no problems connecting while
encryption
> is DISABLED.
>
> --
> Just Me, D

Doug,
It turned out to be a driver problem with the USB device. Installed updated
drivers and boom, solid connection.

Thanks for the help,
Jon