Wireless Network issue

I have had a home network set up between two desktops, a printer and a
laptop. We have a wireless router. I just bought a new wireless HP
printer/fax. I can't get it on the network. Now I think I have messed up
the network. I have Windows XP on my desktop and it won't let me view much
about the network. It always wants to run the wizard. The Wireless Network
Test Report from the printer that was printed said that the wireless was on,
the wireless was working, the Network name (SSID) was found, but the security
failed.

Only two networks show up when it looks for a network to join. They were
two different names, but I probably messed up and was trying to find the key
so I ran the wizard again and changed the name to match the network that it
said was on my laptop. So now I have two networks with the same name.
Neither of them work. The one that I created on my desktop shows a question
mark on signal strength rather than giving me a number.

Can anyone help me?

Hi
At this point do not use the wizard any more, configure both computers
manually.
Look at each computer properties and makes sure that all the computer are
configured for the same Network.
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_network.htm
Re-Boot the computers after the reconfiguration.
Then switch off every thing including the Router.
Wait a Minute switch On the Router, and then the computers. If the secondary
Networks did not go leave them alone they would disappear after few more
boots.
For the Wireless laptop this might help.
My Wireless does not work - http://www.ezlan.net/wireless.html
Wireless Basic Configuration - http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Config.html
Wireless Security - http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Security.html
As far as the Wireless printer.
Once the rest of the network works. Read the printer manual and configure
the Printer with the software that came with it.
Do not make any changes to you Network, the printer should adapt to your
Network and Not vice versa.
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking).


"Jerri Ann" <Jerri (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I have had a home network set up between two desktops, a printer and a
> laptop. We have a wireless router. I just bought a new wireless HP
> printer/fax. I can't get it on the network. Now I think I have messed up
> the network. I have Windows XP on my desktop and it won't let me view
> much
> about the network. It always wants to run the wizard. The Wireless
> Network
> Test Report from the printer that was printed said that the wireless was
> on,
> the wireless was working, the Network name (SSID) was found, but the
> security
> failed.
>
> Only two networks show up when it looks for a network to join. They were
> two different names, but I probably messed up and was trying to find the
> key
> so I ran the wizard again and changed the name to match the network that
> it
> said was on my laptop. So now I have two networks with the same name.
> Neither of them work. The one that I created on my desktop shows a
> question
> mark on signal strength rather than giving me a number.
>
> Can anyone help me?
>