Laptop can detect wireless but cannot connect

I currently have a laptop and a computer running XP. My router is a
westell VersaLink and it is an unsecure network. The internet provider
is Verizon. The desktop internet works fine. My laptop on the other hand
can detect the wireless network but when I click to connect it trys to
but cannot. It works with other wireless networks and also if directly
connected to the router with a cable. It periodically can connect and
works fine but other times it cannot without any percieved changes to
either computer. Any help would be greatly appreciated.


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On Mon, 3 Dec 2007 22:22:50 -0500, GoldenPhi
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>My router is a
>westell VersaLink and it is an unsecure network.

Explain this. Do you mean you have ALL wireless security turned off on
the router, or something else?
John Jones, Detroit

On Dec 3, 10:22 pm, GoldenPhi <GoldenPhi.311...@no-
mx.wirelessforums.org> wrote:
> I currently have a laptop and a computer running XP. My router is a
> westell VersaLink and it is an unsecure network. The internet provider
> is Verizon. The desktop internet works fine. My laptop on the other hand
> can detect the wireless network but when I click to connect it trys to
> but cannot. It works with other wireless networks and also if directly
> connected to the router with a cable. It periodically can connect and
> works fine but other times it cannot without any percieved changes to
> either computer. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> View this thread:http://www.wirelessforums.org/showth...lessforums.org

Are you using the XP wireless connection software, or the software
that came with the laptop (wireless nic)? What, if any, error message
are you getting when you try and connect?

On Dec 3, 10:22 pm, GoldenPhi <GoldenPhi.311...@no-
mx.wirelessforums.org> wrote:
> I currently have a laptop and a computer running XP. My router is a
> westell VersaLink and it is an unsecure network. The internet provider
> is Verizon. The desktop internet works fine. My laptop on the other hand
> can detect the wireless network but when I click to connect it trys to
> but cannot. It works with other wireless networks and also if directly
> connected to the router with a cable. It periodically can connect and
> works fine but other times it cannot without any percieved changes to
> either computer. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> View this thread:http://www.wirelessforums.org/showth...lessforums.org

You'll also want to update the firmware of the router/modem and the
driver of your wireless nic.

"GoldenPhi" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> I currently have a laptop and a computer running XP. My router is a
> westell VersaLink and it is an unsecure network. The internet provider
> is Verizon. The desktop internet works fine. My laptop on the other hand
> can detect the wireless network but when I click to connect it trys to
> but cannot. It works with other wireless networks and also if directly
> connected to the router with a cable. It periodically can connect and
> works fine but other times it cannot without any percieved changes to
> either computer. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
>
there could be so many issues here ....

"laptop + computer" ? - you mean a laptop computer + desktop computer ?

is the desktop wired or wireless ?
does the laptop "detect" the SSID of the wireless network... ok

if you look at the TCP/IP settings of the wireless connection,
what is the IP address..... are you using DHCP ?

any security features "enabled" on the wireless router or laptop wireless
settings ?