Help - Can't connect to password-protected home network

I have an R40 with XP Pro w/SP2. I use it at several wireless
locations and everything works OK. However, when I try to use it at
my son's house I cannot connect to his password-protected network. I
can find no place to enter the password!

The R40 is using the ThinkVantage Access Connection software.
Obviously, I am doing something wrong but I can't figure out WHAT!

I have checked the "use Windows to connect to wireless network" (?)
box but that didn't help.

Should I disable ThinkVantage? If so, how do I do it?

TIA

Chuck


jurgens@bellsouth.net

Hi
Could be that checking the box is not working right.
Make sure that Windows Wireless Zero Configuration (WZC) is actually
running, and that the vendor's Wireless Utility stopped.
http://www.ezlan.net/wzc.html
http://www.ezlan.net/wireless.html
Jack (MVP-Networking).

<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:40bf992b-62ff-4058-b74d-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have an R40 with XP Pro w/SP2. I use it at several wireless
> locations and everything works OK. However, when I try to use it at
> my son's house I cannot connect to his password-protected network. I
> can find no place to enter the password!
>
> The R40 is using the ThinkVantage Access Connection software.
> Obviously, I am doing something wrong but I can't figure out WHAT!
>
> I have checked the "use Windows to connect to wireless network" (?)
> box but that didn't help.
>
> Should I disable ThinkVantage? If so, how do I do it?
>
> TIA
>
> Chuck

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:

> I have an R40 with XP Pro w/SP2. I use it at several wireless
> locations and everything works OK. However, when I try to use it at
> my son's house I cannot connect to his password-protected network. I
> can find no place to enter the password!
>
> The R40 is using the ThinkVantage Access Connection software.
> Obviously, I am doing something wrong but I can't figure out WHAT!
>
> I have checked the "use Windows to connect to wireless network" (?)
> box but that didn't help.
>
> Should I disable ThinkVantage? If so, how do I do it?

In addition to what Jack said, perhaps your son's wireless network is using
a higher level of encryption (WPA2-PSK for example) than your wireless
adapter (hardware) can handle. How old is your R40?

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
Don't Panic!

If it shows in Control Panel > Network Connections: right-click on it
> Properties >
Wireless Networks > Select it in Preferred Networks > Properties >
Association and
enter the authentication, encryption, key

<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:40bf992b-62ff-4058-b74d-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have an R40 with XP Pro w/SP2. I use it at several wireless
> locations and everything works OK. However, when I try to use it at
> my son's house I cannot connect to his password-protected network.
> I
> can find no place to enter the password!
>
> The R40 is using the ThinkVantage Access Connection software.
> Obviously, I am doing something wrong but I can't figure out WHAT!
>
> I have checked the "use Windows to connect to wireless network" (?)
> box but that didn't help.
>
> Should I disable ThinkVantage? If so, how do I do it?
>
> TIA
>
> Chuck

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> I have an R40 with XP Pro w/SP2. I use it at several wireless
> locations and everything works OK. However, when I try to use it at
> my son's house I cannot connect to his password-protected network. I
> can find no place to enter the password!
>
> The R40 is using the ThinkVantage Access Connection software.
> Obviously, I am doing something wrong but I can't figure out WHAT!
>
> I have checked the "use Windows to connect to wireless network" (?)
> box but that didn't help.
>
in looking at the wireless connections,
you need to find the place - in XP or via your custom Access manager
to define the SSID and the connection security type - WEP, WPA, etc
That is where you enter the "key" to access your son's network.
It's a connection "key" vs entering a password like you were logging onto
something.