WLan USB adapter cannot find router

Hi everyone,

Someone I know recently purchased a wireless ADSL modem/router. His daughter
already uses her Mac with this router, but now he wants to use the router
for his own PC as well, and he asked me to do the install.

The router is a Netopia 3347W/3357W Wireless ADSL Modem/Router, the adapter
is a Santis WLan USB adapter.

The installation of the adapter worked like a charm - connecting to the
router, however, was another story. I have never used/installed a wireless
network before, so please forgive me if my post is not clear enough. I'll
try to include all the possible details, since I'm not able to check his
machine all the time.

The little guide included with the adapter told me to select a router from
the 'site survey' screen - I can see two routers in this screen: the desired
router to which I would like to be able to connect, and the one of his
neighbour.

After selecting his router, the status changes to 'Accessing...', then
'Joining...'. This repeats itself in an endless loop.

Here is what I found out so far:
- I assume the adapter can find the router, because it's right next to it,
and it can find the router in the overview of routers.
- it is not a problem with WEP encryption: as soon as I turn on the
encryption, I get the message 'turn off encryption to access this router' or
something similar
- the router works and is configured for DHCP
- the machine can use the router if it's connected with a standard cable
- there is another machine (Mac) that can access the router in a wireless
fashion
- MAC authorization is not enabled, so it's not a problem with the machine's
MAC
- the Wireless ID (SSID) matches in router and adapter

Does anybody have any idea as to why this does not work? Any suggestions
what I can try next?

Thanks very much for your time and effort,

Princess Morgiah

"Princess Morgiah" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
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> Hi everyone,
>
> Someone I know recently purchased a wireless ADSL modem/router. His
daughter
> already uses her Mac with this router, but now he wants to use the router
> for his own PC as well, and he asked me to do the install.
>
> The router is a Netopia 3347W/3357W Wireless ADSL Modem/Router, the
adapter
> is a Santis WLan USB adapter.
>
> The installation of the adapter worked like a charm - connecting to the
> router, however, was another story. I have never used/installed a wireless
> network before, so please forgive me if my post is not clear enough. I'll
> try to include all the possible details, since I'm not able to check his
> machine all the time.
>
> The little guide included with the adapter told me to select a router from
> the 'site survey' screen - I can see two routers in this screen: the
desired
> router to which I would like to be able to connect, and the one of his
> neighbour.
>
> After selecting his router, the status changes to 'Accessing...', then
> 'Joining...'. This repeats itself in an endless loop.
>
> Here is what I found out so far:
> - I assume the adapter can find the router, because it's right next to it,
> and it can find the router in the overview of routers.
> - it is not a problem with WEP encryption: as soon as I turn on the
> encryption, I get the message 'turn off encryption to access this router'
or
> something similar
> - the router works and is configured for DHCP
> - the machine can use the router if it's connected with a standard cable
> - there is another machine (Mac) that can access the router in a wireless
> fashion
> - MAC authorization is not enabled, so it's not a problem with the
machine's
> MAC
> - the Wireless ID (SSID) matches in router and adapter
>
> Does anybody have any idea as to why this does not work? Any suggestions
> what I can try next?
>
> Thanks very much for your time and effort,
>
> Princess Morgiah

Anyone? It still does not work... Anything I can try meanwhile?

Thanks again,

Princess Morgiah

On Wed, 3 Nov 2004 06:22:32 -0800, Princess Morgiah wrote
(in article <IQ5id.9780$(E-Mail Removed)>):

> Anyone? It still does not work... Anything I can try meanwhile?

What OS is the computer using?

Does the USB adapter use a driver? Check the manufacturer's web site to see
if the version you have is the latest.

http://list.driverguide.com/list/company1889/

has several Santis drivers listed, mostly for UNIX OSs.

Does Siemens have a driver download site? Support phone number?

Good luck,
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I have the same problem with my santis wlan usb adapter.
I tried everything but nothing seems to work.
Strange that the santis card sees the router but can't connect to it.
Let me know if you find a solution


thx in advance

Tokke


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