Subject: Re: MN-520 Wireless Notebook Adapter
connection problem
From: "bill in paris"
<(E-Mail Removed)> Sent: 2/14/2004
8:41:50 AM
Sounds like I do need another PC Adaptor card that will
work here in Paris.
However, I still would like to know why it's not
compatible. Aren't there networking standards with the
802.11b connections? Why won't the MS offering work?
Isn't the MS technology world wide?
>-----Original Message-----
>Bill,
>You probably need to get yourself a pccard that works on
International
>standards in Europe. The MN-520 is supported for use
only in the US
>and Canada.
>
>On Fri, 13 Feb 2004 23:40:27 -0800, "bill in paris"
><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>I am trying to connect to a local (home 3 pc) wireless
>>network using a base station router (Inventel DW-B-200)
>>that makes an ADSL connection with France Telecom. All
>>three PC's run Win XP Home Edition.
>>
>>The network works fine with a desktop using an ethernet
>>connection to the Inventel base station router and
>>another PC that connects with an Inventel USB Wireless
>>Lan device.
>>
>>The additional PC that I want to connect with uses the
MN-
>>520 Wireless Notebook Adapter. When I try to make the
>>network connection I get a message that there is are
>>wireless networks available for connection--- the
message
>>box shows the correct id for the Inventel ASDL/router
(DW-
>>B-200-0776)and asks that I enter the WEP key and hit
the
>>connect button. I enter the WEP key and then hit
connect-
>>-- it seems to send the WEP key, but there seems to be
no
>>response... then I get the same "wireless network
>>connection is available message again". I also push in
a
>>button on the side of the Inventel router that is used
to
>>associate the base station with the connecting PC.
>>
>>I've searched the Inventel support site for help and
>>tried to change the wireless channel from 11 to 6.
Also,
>>lowered the threshold settings to 2304. Nothing seems
to
>>work. Also tried the France Telecom technical support
at
>>Wanadoo who keep telling me that all I have to do is me
>>sure to use the same wireless channel (11), have the
same
>>SSID and use "access point" as my connection type.
They
>>can't understand why it doesn't connect. But it still
>>doesn't work.
>>
>>I am able to make the connection using the Inventel
>>Wireless USB Notebook adapter, but really want to use
the
>>Microsoft Notebook Adapter card MN-520 that is more
>>portable, rather than the USB adapter that has a
cordlike
>>connection hanging off the laptop as I go from room to
>>room.
>>
>>I also use the MN-520 Notebook adapter to connect to a
>>Microsoft Broadband Base station when I'm back in the
>>USA. I'd like to use only one network adapter device to
>>connect to my network here in paris as well as my local
>>home network back in the states.
>>
>>Please help!!!
>
>--
>Barb Bowman
>Expert Zone Columnist
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>MS-MVP (Windows)
>.
>
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