MN-700 NM-720 & WEP key

My wireless network suddenly decided to stop connecting to
the base station (several months after successful setup).
So I un-installed and reinstalled the broadband network
utility on both the base station and notebook adapter. I
had no problem re-installing and configuring the base
station, but when I went to set up the wireless network on
my laptop, it refuses the WEP key. I get an error message
saying that the network key is incorrect. I know the key
is correct...any suggestions?

Which version of Windows is the wireless client using?

Also to be 100% sure of the WEP key sign into http://192.168.2.1 to
check it.

Christy wrote:

> My wireless network suddenly decided to stop connecting to
> the base station (several months after successful setup).
> So I un-installed and reinstalled the broadband network
> utility on both the base station and notebook adapter. I
> had no problem re-installing and configuring the base
> station, but when I went to set up the wireless network on
> my laptop, it refuses the WEP key. I get an error message
> saying that the network key is incorrect. I know the key
> is correct...any suggestions?

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My base station is using Windows 2000, the wireless client
is on XP.

The taskbar shows that I have full signal strength and it
shows there are "packets" sent just none received.

I have checked, and rechecked the WEP key, even copied and
pasted it from the base unit to the wireless.

Any suggestions?

THANKS!
>-----Original Message-----
>Which version of Windows is the wireless client using?
>
>Also to be 100% sure of the WEP key sign into
http://192.168.2.1 to
>check it.
>
>Christy wrote:
>
>> My wireless network suddenly decided to stop connecting to
>> the base station (several months after successful setup).
>> So I un-installed and reinstalled the broadband network
>> utility on both the base station and notebook adapter. I
>> had no problem re-installing and configuring the base
>> station, but when I went to set up the wireless network on
>> my laptop, it refuses the WEP key. I get an error message
>> saying that the network key is incorrect. I know the key
>> is correct...any suggestions?
>
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directly for
>assistance.
>
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>
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http://www.google.com/grphp?hl=en&tab=wg&q= or
>http://news.google.com/froogle?hl=en&tab=nf&ned=us&q=
before wasting our
>time.
>.
>

Christy, it sounds like you haven't received the DHCP feed from the base
station. Go to the Command Prompt and type in "ipconfig" without the
quotes. If it returns a 169.x.x.x address, you're not receiving the feed.

You could try after that typing in "ipconfig /release" (again without
quotes) and then "ipconfig /renew" (no quotes) to kick it into gear. You
may need to restart your system. If it still doesn't receive the feed,
power down the base station for a couple minutes and then connect the power
again.
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone


"Christy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:1f1201c4b780$edcbf480$(E-Mail Removed)...
> My base station is using Windows 2000, the wireless client
> is on XP.
>
> The taskbar shows that I have full signal strength and it
> shows there are "packets" sent just none received.
>
> I have checked, and rechecked the WEP key, even copied and
> pasted it from the base unit to the wireless.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> THANKS!
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Which version of Windows is the wireless client using?
>>
>>Also to be 100% sure of the WEP key sign into
> http://192.168.2.1 to
>>check it.
>>
>>Christy wrote:
>>
>>> My wireless network suddenly decided to stop connecting to
>>> the base station (several months after successful setup).
>>> So I un-installed and reinstalled the broadband network
>>> utility on both the base station and notebook adapter. I
>>> had no problem re-installing and configuring the base
>>> station, but when I went to set up the wireless network on
>>> my laptop, it refuses the WEP key. I get an error message
>>> saying that the network key is incorrect. I know the key
>>> is correct...any suggestions?
>>
>>--
>>Please do not contact me directly or ask me to contact you
> directly for
>>assistance.
>>
>>If your question is worth asking, it's worth posting.
>>
>>If it's not worth posting you should have done a search on
>>http://www.google.com/
> http://www.google.com/grphp?hl=en&tab=wg&q= or
>>http://news.google.com/froogle?hl=en&tab=nf&ned=us&q=
> before wasting our
>>time.
>>.
>>

Stop using the BNU on the wireless client as it is not needed on Windows
XP computers.

Christy wrote:

> My base station is using Windows 2000, the wireless client
> is on XP.
>
> The taskbar shows that I have full signal strength and it
> shows there are "packets" sent just none received.
>
> I have checked, and rechecked the WEP key, even copied and
> pasted it from the base unit to the wireless.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> THANKS!
>

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time.

Thanks for the suggestion...when I type in "ipconfig" it
returns the values:

Conection-specific DNS Suffix:
Autoconfiguration IP Address: 169.254.137.245
Subnet Mask: 25.25.0.0
Default Gateway:

When I type "ipconig/release" it returns the same vealues.
When I type "ipconfig/renew" it gives me an error message
saying,
"An error occurred while renewing interface Wireless
Network Connection: An operation was attempted on
something that is not a socket."

Where do I go from here?

THANKS!

-----original Message-----
>Christy, it sounds like you haven't received the DHCP feed
from the base
>station. Go to the Command Prompt and type in "ipconfig"
without the
>quotes. If it returns a 169.x.x.x address, you're not
receiving the feed.
>
>You could try after that typing in "ipconfig /release"
(again without
>quotes) and then "ipconfig /renew" (no quotes) to kick it
into gear. You
>may need to restart your system. If it still doesn't
receive the feed,
>power down the base station for a couple minutes and then
connect the power
>again.
>--
>Chris H.
>Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
>Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
>Associate Expert
>Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>
>
>"Christy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message
>news:1f1201c4b780$edcbf480$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> My base station is using Windows 2000, the wireless client
>> is on XP.
>>
>> The taskbar shows that I have full signal strength and it
>> shows there are "packets" sent just none received.
>>
>> I have checked, and rechecked the WEP key, even copied and
>> pasted it from the base unit to the wireless.
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>>
>> THANKS!
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>Which version of Windows is the wireless client using?
>>>
>>>Also to be 100% sure of the WEP key sign into
>> http://192.168.2.1 to
>>>check it.
>>>
>>>Christy wrote:
>>>
>>>> My wireless network suddenly decided to stop connecting to
>>>> the base station (several months after successful setup).
>>>> So I un-installed and reinstalled the broadband network
>>>> utility on both the base station and notebook adapter. I
>>>> had no problem re-installing and configuring the base
>>>> station, but when I went to set up the wireless network on
>>>> my laptop, it refuses the WEP key. I get an error message
>>>> saying that the network key is incorrect. I know the key
>>>> is correct...any suggestions?
>>>
>>>--
>>>Please do not contact me directly or ask me to contact you
>> directly for
>>>assistance.
>>>
>>>If your question is worth asking, it's worth posting.
>>>
>>>If it's not worth posting you should have done a search on
>>>http://www.google.com/
>> http://www.google.com/grphp?hl=en&tab=wg&q= or
>>>http://news.google.com/froogle?hl=en&tab=nf&ned=us&q=
>> before wasting our
>>>time.
>>>.
>>>
>
>
>.
>

Your TCP/IP stack is hosed. You might try posting in a Windows
newsgroup unless someone knows how to reset the TCP/IP stack on Windows
XP over here.

Christy wrote:

> Thanks for the suggestion...when I type in "ipconfig" it
> returns the values:
>
> Conection-specific DNS Suffix:
> Autoconfiguration IP Address: 169.254.137.245
> Subnet Mask: 25.25.0.0
> Default Gateway:
>
> When I type "ipconig/release" it returns the same vealues.
> When I type "ipconfig/renew" it gives me an error message
> saying,
> "An error occurred while renewing interface Wireless
> Network Connection: An operation was attempted on
> something that is not a socket."
>
> Where do I go from here?
>
> THANKS!
>


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time.

I did a search on the Microsoft KB & I Found the two following articles.

http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=811259

http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=817571

THey will give you directions on fixing this issue.

Christy wrote:

> Thanks for the suggestion...when I type in "ipconfig" it
> returns the values:
>
> Conection-specific DNS Suffix:
> Autoconfiguration IP Address: 169.254.137.245
> Subnet Mask: 25.25.0.0
> Default Gateway:
>
> When I type "ipconig/release" it returns the same vealues.
> When I type "ipconfig/renew" it gives me an error message
> saying,
> "An error occurred while renewing interface Wireless
> Network Connection: An operation was attempted on
> something that is not a socket."
>
> Where do I go from here?
>
> THANKS!
>
> -----original Message-----
>
>>Christy, it sounds like you haven't received the DHCP feed
>
> from the base
>
>>station. Go to the Command Prompt and type in "ipconfig"
>
> without the
>
>>quotes. If it returns a 169.x.x.x address, you're not
>
> receiving the feed.
>
>>You could try after that typing in "ipconfig /release"
>
> (again without
>
>>quotes) and then "ipconfig /renew" (no quotes) to kick it
>
> into gear. You
>
>>may need to restart your system. If it still doesn't
>
> receive the feed,
>
>>power down the base station for a couple minutes and then
>
> connect the power
>
>>again.
>>--
>>Chris H.
>>Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
>>Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
>>Associate Expert
>>Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>
>>
>>"Christy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>
> message
>
>>news:1f1201c4b780$edcbf480$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>>>My base station is using Windows 2000, the wireless client
>>>is on XP.
>>>
>>>The taskbar shows that I have full signal strength and it
>>>shows there are "packets" sent just none received.
>>>
>>>I have checked, and rechecked the WEP key, even copied and
>>>pasted it from the base unit to the wireless.
>>>
>>>Any suggestions?
>>>
>>>THANKS!
>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>Which version of Windows is the wireless client using?
>>>>
>>>>Also to be 100% sure of the WEP key sign into
>>>
>>>http://192.168.2.1 to
>>>
>>>>check it.
>>>>
>>>>Christy wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>My wireless network suddenly decided to stop connecting to
>>>>>the base station (several months after successful setup).
>>>>>So I un-installed and reinstalled the broadband network
>>>>>utility on both the base station and notebook adapter. I
>>>>>had no problem re-installing and configuring the base
>>>>>station, but when I went to set up the wireless network on
>>>>>my laptop, it refuses the WEP key. I get an error message
>>>>>saying that the network key is incorrect. I know the key
>>>>>is correct...any suggestions?
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>Please do not contact me directly or ask me to contact you
>>>
>>>directly for
>>>
>>>>assistance.
>>>>
>>>>If your question is worth asking, it's worth posting.
>>>>
>>>>If it's not worth posting you should have done a search on
>>>>http://www.google.com/
>>>
>>>http://www.google.com/grphp?hl=en&tab=wg&q= or
>>>
>>>>http://news.google.com/froogle?hl=en&tab=nf&ned=us&q=
>>>
>>>before wasting our
>>>
>>>>time.
>>>>.
>>>>
>>
>>
>>.
>>

--
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assistance.

If your question is worth asking, it's worth posting.

If it’s not worth posting you should have done a search on
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http://news.google.com/froogle?hl=en&tab=nf&ned=us&q= before wasting our
time.

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! I followed the steps
outlined in the KB articles, reinstalling the TCP/IP and
it works again!

I appreciate all of your help!

>-----Original Message-----
>I did a search on the Microsoft KB & I Found the two
following articles.
>
>http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=811259
>
>http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=817571
>
>THey will give you directions on fixing this issue.
>
>Christy wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the suggestion...when I type in "ipconfig" it
>> returns the values:
>>
>> Conection-specific DNS Suffix:
>> Autoconfiguration IP Address: 169.254.137.245
>> Subnet Mask: 25.25.0.0
>> Default Gateway:
>>
>> When I type "ipconig/release" it returns the same
vealues.
>> When I type "ipconfig/renew" it gives me an error
message
>> saying,
>> "An error occurred while renewing interface Wireless
>> Network Connection: An operation was attempted on
>> something that is not a socket."
>>
>> Where do I go from here?
>>
>> THANKS!
>>
>> -----original Message-----
>>
>>>Christy, it sounds like you haven't received the DHCP
feed
>>
>> from the base
>>
>>>station. Go to the Command Prompt and type
in "ipconfig"
>>
>> without the
>>
>>>quotes. If it returns a 169.x.x.x address, you're not
>>
>> receiving the feed.
>>
>>>You could try after that typing in "ipconfig /release"
>>
>> (again without
>>
>>>quotes) and then "ipconfig /renew" (no quotes) to kick
it
>>
>> into gear. You
>>
>>>may need to restart your system. If it still doesn't
>>
>> receive the feed,
>>
>>>power down the base station for a couple minutes and
then
>>
>> connect the power
>>
>>>again.
>>>--
>>>Chris H.
>>>Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
>>>Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
>>>Associate Expert
>>>Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>>
>>>
>>>"Christy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>>
>> message
>>
>>>news:1f1201c4b780$edcbf480$(E-Mail Removed).. .
>>>
>>>>My base station is using Windows 2000, the wireless
client
>>>>is on XP.
>>>>
>>>>The taskbar shows that I have full signal strength and
it
>>>>shows there are "packets" sent just none received.
>>>>
>>>>I have checked, and rechecked the WEP key, even copied
and
>>>>pasted it from the base unit to the wireless.
>>>>
>>>>Any suggestions?
>>>>
>>>>THANKS!
>>>>
>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>Which version of Windows is the wireless client using?
>>>>>
>>>>>Also to be 100% sure of the WEP key sign into
>>>>
>>>>http://192.168.2.1 to
>>>>
>>>>>check it.
>>>>>
>>>>>Christy wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>My wireless network suddenly decided to stop
connecting to
>>>>>>the base station (several months after successful
setup).
>>>>>>So I un-installed and reinstalled the broadband
network
>>>>>>utility on both the base station and notebook
adapter. I
>>>>>>had no problem re-installing and configuring the base
>>>>>>station, but when I went to set up the wireless
network on
>>>>>>my laptop, it refuses the WEP key. I get an error
message
>>>>>>saying that the network key is incorrect. I know
the key
>>>>>>is correct...any suggestions?
>>>>>
>>>>>--
>>>>>Please do not contact me directly or ask me to
contact you
>>>>
>>>>directly for
>>>>
>>>>>assistance.
>>>>>
>>>>>If your question is worth asking, it's worth posting.
>>>>>
>>>>>If it's not worth posting you should have done a
search on
>>>>>http://www.google.com/
>>>>
>>>>http://www.google.com/grphp?hl=en&tab=wg&q= or
>>>>
>>>>>http://news.google.com/froogle?hl=en&tab=nf&ned=us&q=
>>>>
>>>>before wasting our
>>>>
>>>>>time.
>>>>>.
>>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>.
>>>
>
>--
>Please do not contact me directly or ask me to contact
you directly for
>assistance.
>
>If your question is worth asking, it's worth posting.
>
>If it's not worth posting you should have done a search
on
>http://www.google.com/ http://www.google.com/grphp?
hl=en&tab=wg&q= or
>http://news.google.com/froogle?hl=en&tab=nf&ned=us&q=
before wasting our
>time.
>.
>

Christy wrote:

> My wireless network suddenly decided to stop connecting to
> the base station (several months after successful setup).
> So I un-installed and reinstalled the broadband network
> utility on both the base station and notebook adapter. I
> had no problem re-installing and configuring the base
> station, but when I went to set up the wireless network on
> my laptop, it refuses the WEP key. I get an error message
> saying that the network key is incorrect. I know the key
> is correct...any suggestions?
This happened to me too. I think an interloper has got into your system,
but MS says Im crazy. But what else can it be. I go to set my time on
MSBN and it will be on a dif time zone everytime. Also my weps dont work
either.