"Wireless Networks" Tab Doesn't Exist -- Nowhere to type in SSID

The directions for connecting to a private network begin with opening up the
Wireless Properties dialog box, then clicking on the "Wireless Networks" tab
to enter in the SSID. The problem is that no such tab exists. The nice
pictures all show the dialog box with three tabs: "General", "Wireless
Networks", and "Advanced". On my system, the three tabs are "General",
"Authentication", and "Advanced".

The "Authentication" tab has check boxes for "Enable IEEE 802.1x
authentication for this network" and "Authenticate as computer when computer
information is avaialble", but nowhere to type in the SSID. There is a
"Properties" button, which opens a dialog box entitled "Smart Card or other
Certificate Properties", but nothing there looks useful.

The Help files installed on my machine suggest an alternate method, in which
I select the wireless connection, look under "Network Tasks" and select "View
available wireless networks". The problem is that this selection does not
exist under "Network Tasks". Basically, I have been unable to find any place
on my machine where I can either see the available wireless networks, or type
in the SSID of the private network I need to use.

I am running Windows XP Professional, Version 2002, Service Pack 2.
Elsewhere, the machine tells me it is Windows Version 5.1 (Build
2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519 : Service Pack 2). As the machine belongs to
my department as is maintained by a sysadmin, while I am currently on another
continent, I can't say more about the OS.

If anyone knows what is going on, and/or can help, please let me know.
Thanks, -Matt

There is also the very remote possibility that the driver does not implement
the Windows Wireless interfaces. Some third party utilities stop the
Windows wireless service for some unknown reason. You can confirm whether
this has happened with the following proceedure:

START > RUN > type "CMD"
at the command prompt that opens type "net start wzcsvc" and press the enter
key

If the Wireless Zero Configuration service was stopped, you should have
wireless tab back.

If the Wireless Zero Configuration service was started, you should contact
the device manufaturer to get a driver that works with the Windows wireless
client.

Your post was quite thorough, but we still don't know which wireless adapter
you are using. Could you reply back with that information?

--
Jerry Peterson
Windows Network Services - Wireless

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
"Clark" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> That tab will not show up if you are not using the WZC to control the
> wireless card. Perhaps there is another utility from the card's
> manufacturer that is being used for this purpose. Do you see any icons in
> the system tray?
>
> Clark
>
>
> Matt wrote:
>> The directions for connecting to a private network begin with opening up
>> the Wireless Properties dialog box, then clicking on the "Wireless
>> Networks" tab to enter in the SSID. The problem is that no such tab
>> exists. The nice pictures all show the dialog box with three tabs:
>> "General", "Wireless Networks", and "Advanced". On my system, the three
>> tabs are "General", "Authentication", and "Advanced". The
>> "Authentication" tab has check boxes for "Enable IEEE 802.1x
>> authentication for this network" and "Authenticate as computer when
>> computer information is avaialble", but nowhere to type in the SSID.
>> There is a "Properties" button, which opens a dialog box entitled "Smart
>> Card or other Certificate Properties", but nothing there looks useful.
>> The Help files installed on my machine suggest an alternate method, in
>> which I select the wireless connection, look under "Network Tasks" and
>> select "View available wireless networks". The problem is that this
>> selection does not exist under "Network Tasks". Basically, I have been
>> unable to find any place on my machine where I can either see the
>> available wireless networks, or type in the SSID of the private network I
>> need to use.
>>
>> I am running Windows XP Professional, Version 2002, Service Pack 2.
>> Elsewhere, the machine tells me it is Windows Version 5.1 (Build
>> 2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519 : Service Pack 2). As the machine belongs
>> to my department as is maintained by a sysadmin, while I am currently on
>> another continent, I can't say more about the OS.
>>
>> If anyone knows what is going on, and/or can help, please let me know.
>> Thanks, -Matt