IBM 11a/b/g Wireless LAN and VPN

I have a small network at home using a MN500 router. A
desktop connected through MN-510 USB adapter and a HP
laptop connected through MN-520 PCMCIA adapter, a VPN
connection to my office works fine on both. I'm trying to
add another laptop (IBM Thinkpad R40 running windows XP
Professional) with an IBM's wireless mini PCI adapter;
Even though I'm able to get into the network and connect
to the internet, I cannot run a VPN connection to get to
my office. If I disable this IBM's adapter and use any of
the other ones I mentioned before, the VPN connection goes
through. What am I missing? How can I fix this?

Help is much appreciated.

Fernando.

probably because the VPN is trying to get out through the IBM adapter
which probably has a higher priority.

why aren't you using the built in a/b/g wireless?

On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 14:14:38 -0700, "Fernando"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I have a small network at home using a MN500 router. A
>desktop connected through MN-510 USB adapter and a HP
>laptop connected through MN-520 PCMCIA adapter, a VPN
>connection to my office works fine on both. I'm trying to
>add another laptop (IBM Thinkpad R40 running windows XP
>Professional) with an IBM's wireless mini PCI adapter;
>Even though I'm able to get into the network and connect
>to the internet, I cannot run a VPN connection to get to
>my office. If I disable this IBM's adapter and use any of
>the other ones I mentioned before, the VPN connection goes
>through. What am I missing? How can I fix this?
>
>Help is much appreciated.
>
>Fernando.

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The wireless mini PCI adapter I mentioned is actually the
built-in a/b/g wireless you're talking.

Thanks for answering; maybe it is just a faulty adapter.


>-----Original Message-----
>probably because the VPN is trying to get out through the
IBM adapter
>which probably has a higher priority.
>
>why aren't you using the built in a/b/g wireless?
>
>On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 14:14:38 -0700, "Fernando"
><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>I have a small network at home using a MN500 router. A
>>desktop connected through MN-510 USB adapter and a HP
>>laptop connected through MN-520 PCMCIA adapter, a VPN
>>connection to my office works fine on both. I'm trying
to
>>add another laptop (IBM Thinkpad R40 running windows XP
>>Professional) with an IBM's wireless mini PCI adapter;
>>Even though I'm able to get into the network and connect
>>to the internet, I cannot run a VPN connection to get to
>>my office. If I disable this IBM's adapter and use any
of
>>the other ones I mentioned before, the VPN connection
goes
>>through. What am I missing? How can I fix this?
>>
>>Help is much appreciated.
>>
>>Fernando.
>
>--
>Barb Bowman
>Expert Zone Columnist
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>MS-MVP (Windows)
>.
>

I'm trying to understand why you wouldn't use the built in adapter as
opposed to MN-510. the built in adapter will work with the MN-500 just
fine.

On Tue, 13 Apr 2004 14:11:34 -0700,
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>The wireless mini PCI adapter I mentioned is actually the
>built-in a/b/g wireless you're talking.
>
>Thanks for answering; maybe it is just a faulty adapter.
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>probably because the VPN is trying to get out through the
>IBM adapter
>>which probably has a higher priority.
>>
>>why aren't you using the built in a/b/g wireless?
>>
>>On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 14:14:38 -0700, "Fernando"
>><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>>I have a small network at home using a MN500 router. A
>>>desktop connected through MN-510 USB adapter and a HP
>>>laptop connected through MN-520 PCMCIA adapter, a VPN
>>>connection to my office works fine on both. I'm trying
>to
>>>add another laptop (IBM Thinkpad R40 running windows XP
>>>Professional) with an IBM's wireless mini PCI adapter;
>>>Even though I'm able to get into the network and connect
>>>to the internet, I cannot run a VPN connection to get to
>>>my office. If I disable this IBM's adapter and use any
>of
>>>the other ones I mentioned before, the VPN connection
>goes
>>>through. What am I missing? How can I fix this?
>>>
>>>Help is much appreciated.
>>>
>>>Fernando.
>>
>>--
>>Barb Bowman
>>Expert Zone Columnist
>>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>MS-MVP (Windows)
>>.
>>

--
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Expert Zone Columnist
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
MS-MVP (Windows)