Connection visible - how to connect?

jimt wrote:
> Can anyone help point me in the right direction ?
>
> I have a desktop system with WinXP, I have installed an IBM Hi-rate
> wirless PCI card(Actiontec prosm 2.3).
>
> On the task bar I have the graph telling me that the signal strength
> is good, I can enter the configuration panel and set the SSID, enable
> WEP key and ad-hoc mode.
>
> The network is seen the SSID is recognised, everything looks good, but
> no indication as to how to connect to the network ??
>
> Is there another peice of ssoftware that I need ?.
>
> appreciated, Jim

Are you trying to connect to an ap or another computer? Ad hoc is for
computer to computer.. Why are you using ad-hoc mode instead of
infrastructure? (see above, you say you enable ad-hoc mode, but also the
network is seen/the ssid is recognized).

Can anyone help point me in the right direction ?

I have a desktop system with WinXP, I have installed an IBM Hi-rate
wirless PCI card(Actiontec prosm 2.3).

On the task bar I have the graph telling me that the signal strength is
good, I can enter the configuration panel and set the SSID, enable WEP
key and ad-hoc mode.

The network is seen the SSID is recognised, everything looks good, but
no indication as to how to connect to the network ??

Is there another peice of ssoftware that I need ?.

appreciated, Jim

jimt wrote:
> Can anyone help point me in the right direction ?
>
> I have a desktop system with WinXP, I have installed an IBM Hi-rate
> wirless PCI card(Actiontec prosm 2.3).
>
> On the task bar I have the graph telling me that the signal strength is
> good, I can enter the configuration panel and set the SSID, enable WEP
> key and ad-hoc mode.
>
> The network is seen the SSID is recognised, everything looks good, but
> no indication as to how to connect to the network ??
>
> Is there another peice of ssoftware that I need ?.
>
> appreciated, Jim

What are you trying to do here? Are you using XP and wireless NIC in
ad-hoc mode connecting to another machine that has a wireless NIC too?

Are you trying to connect to a router or what?

Duane

Duane Arnold > wrote:
> jimt wrote:
>> Can anyone help point me in the right direction ?
>>
>> I have a desktop system with WinXP, I have installed an IBM Hi-rate
>> wirless PCI card(Actiontec prosm 2.3).
>>
>> On the task bar I have the graph telling me that the signal strength
>> is good, I can enter the configuration panel and set the SSID, enable
>> WEP key and ad-hoc mode.
>>
>> The network is seen the SSID is recognised, everything looks good, but
>> no indication as to how to connect to the network ??
>>
>> Is there another peice of ssoftware that I need ?.
>>
>> appreciated, Jim
>
> What are you trying to do here? Are you using XP and wireless NIC in
> ad-hoc mode connecting to another machine that has a wireless NIC too?
>
> Are you trying to connect to a router or what?
>
> Duane
>
Hi guys, sorry been out of town, the ad hoc is a typo(, the setting was
infrastructure.

The desktop unit with the High rate Wireless PCI card could only see the
access point, signal strength excellent, but i couldn't get it to
connect. I already have a couple of laptops connecting to it, so I know
it works...

The problem was solved this morning by wiping XP and starting again,
i.e. fresh load, I reinstalled the wireless software and had the same
problem.

I set up the SSID, enabled WEP, typed in the key.
SSID seen but still no connection, nothing obvious in the software to
get it to connect. Just out of frustration I selected the network
authentication(shared mode) applied it and then removed the setting.

Lo and behold the connection kicked in... so I don't understand why it
didn't before but it works now...

Appreciated your comments.
Thanks, Jim