WPA with XP

I have a Linksys WAP54G and have upgraded the firmware to take
advantage of WPA. The WAP connects two wireless computers to a
hardwired LAN. All the computers have been updated with the XP WPA
patch. My problem, after I enable my preshared key with WPA (on the
linksys WAP54G), my wireless computers can only connect to other
wireless computers (yes, they all have the wpa pre shared key and can
connect to each other and the WAP.) I've checked my authentication
settings, previously 802.1x was disabled but selecting WPA
automatically enables 802.1x authentication (this option can't be
de-selected.) I have enabled the 802.1x authentication on my
hardwired machines, but I still can't connect wireless machines to my
hardwired machines. I have tried everything I can think of to get my
wireless computers to play nicely with my wired ones with no luck, can
somebody please guide me? Thanks!

Rich

(E-Mail Removed) (Rich) writes:

> I have a Linksys WAP54G and have upgraded the firmware to take
> advantage of WPA. The WAP connects two wireless computers to a
> hardwired LAN. All the computers have been updated with the XP WPA
> patch. My problem, after I enable my preshared key with WPA (on the
> linksys WAP54G), my wireless computers can only connect to other
> wireless computers (yes, they all have the wpa pre shared key and can
> connect to each other and the WAP.) I've checked my authentication
> settings, previously 802.1x was disabled but selecting WPA
> automatically enables 802.1x authentication (this option can't be
> de-selected.) I have enabled the 802.1x authentication on my
> hardwired machines, but I still can't connect wireless machines to my
> hardwired machines. I have tried everything I can think of to get my
> wireless computers to play nicely with my wired ones with no luck, can
> somebody please guide me? Thanks!

If your wireless computers are only connecting to other wireless
computers it sounds as though you are connecting in ad hoc mode to the
various wireless computers rather than connecting in infrastructure
mode to the access point.

If you can find this setting in your configurations, perhaps it will
assist.

Best Regards,
--
Todd H.
http://www.toddh.net/

(E-Mail Removed) (Todd H.) wrote in message news:<(E-Mail Removed)>...
> (E-Mail Removed) (Rich) writes:
>
> > I have a Linksys WAP54G and have upgraded the firmware to take
> > advantage of WPA. The WAP connects two wireless computers to a
> > hardwired LAN. All the computers have been updated with the XP WPA
> > patch. My problem, after I enable my preshared key with WPA (on the
> > linksys WAP54G), my wireless computers can only connect to other
> > wireless computers (yes, they all have the wpa pre shared key and can
> > connect to each other and the WAP.) I've checked my authentication
> > settings, previously 802.1x was disabled but selecting WPA
> > automatically enables 802.1x authentication (this option can't be
> > de-selected.) I have enabled the 802.1x authentication on my
> > hardwired machines, but I still can't connect wireless machines to my
> > hardwired machines. I have tried everything I can think of to get my
> > wireless computers to play nicely with my wired ones with no luck, can
> > somebody please guide me? Thanks!
>
> If your wireless computers are only connecting to other wireless
> computers it sounds as though you are connecting in ad hoc mode to the
> various wireless computers rather than connecting in infrastructure
> mode to the access point.
>
> If you can find this setting in your configurations, perhaps it will
> assist.
>
> Best Regards,


Todd,

Thanks for the help. Unfortunately it didn't have any effect. Right
now my wireless computers can connect to each other, the WAP and the
wired computers. After selecting WPA the wireless computers can
connect to each other and the WAP, but not any wired computers.

Thanks again.
Rich

(E-Mail Removed) (Rich) writes:
> Todd,
>
> Thanks for the help. Unfortunately it didn't have any effect. Right
> now my wireless computers can connect to each other, the WAP and the
> wired computers. After selecting WPA the wireless computers can
> connect to each other and the WAP, but not any wired computers.

Rich, can you define specifically what you mean by "cannot connect to
wired computers?" and what you mean by "connect to each other?"

This will help us know whether we're talking about a link level issue
or a networking layer issue.

--
Todd H.
http://www.toddh.net/

Todd H. wrote:
> (E-Mail Removed) (Rich) writes:
>> Todd,
>>
>> Thanks for the help. Unfortunately it didn't have any effect. Right
>> now my wireless computers can connect to each other, the WAP and the
>> wired computers. After selecting WPA the wireless computers can
>> connect to each other and the WAP, but not any wired computers.
>
> Rich, can you define specifically what you mean by "cannot connect to
> wired computers?" and what you mean by "connect to each other?"
>
> This will help us know whether we're talking about a link level issue
> or a networking layer issue.

I am wondering (since I do not have a router with WPA) why
authentication is required on the wired side. The wireless is
essentially separate and independent from the wired side of the router,
WPA only applies to wireless, and some kind of authentication server is
required for wired authentication, which you do not in all probability
have in the system. What happens when authentication is disabled on the
wired side?

Q

(E-Mail Removed) (Todd H.) wrote in message news:<(E-Mail Removed)>...
> (E-Mail Removed) (Rich) writes:
> > Todd,
> >
> > Thanks for the help. Unfortunately it didn't have any effect. Right
> > now my wireless computers can connect to each other, the WAP and the
> > wired computers. After selecting WPA the wireless computers can
> > connect to each other and the WAP, but not any wired computers.
>
> Rich, can you define specifically what you mean by "cannot connect to
> wired computers?" and what you mean by "connect to each other?"
>
> This will help us know whether we're talking about a link level issue
> or a networking layer issue.

Ok, here we go. My wireless computers are selected to connect to the
access point, not ad hoc. I have file and print sharing enabled on
all computers. After enabling teh WPA pre shared key, I can still
connect, print and share files between my wireless computers, but I
can no longer share files, print or connect to the internet from my
wireless computer via my hard wired lan computers. When I go revert
back to WEP, all computers can share files with each other and I'm
able to connect to the internet from my wireless computers through my
hard wired computers.

"Quaoar" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<(E-Mail Removed)>...
> Todd H. wrote:
> > (E-Mail Removed) (Rich) writes:
> >> Todd,
> >>
> >> Thanks for the help. Unfortunately it didn't have any effect. Right
> >> now my wireless computers can connect to each other, the WAP and the
> >> wired computers. After selecting WPA the wireless computers can
> >> connect to each other and the WAP, but not any wired computers.
> >
> > Rich, can you define specifically what you mean by "cannot connect to
> > wired computers?" and what you mean by "connect to each other?"
> >
> > This will help us know whether we're talking about a link level issue
> > or a networking layer issue.
>
> I am wondering (since I do not have a router with WPA) why
> authentication is required on the wired side. The wireless is
> essentially separate and independent from the wired side of the router,
> WPA only applies to wireless, and some kind of authentication server is
> required for wired authentication, which you do not in all probability
> have in the system. What happens when authentication is disabled on the
> wired side?
>
> Q

To the best of my knowledge, the 802.1x authentication is not
required, but I have tried using it just as a general troubleshooting
technique. With authenticatin disable on the wired side, I still can
not "talk" between my wireless computers and my wired ones.
Unfortunately, you can not de-select 802.1x Authentication on the
wireless computers while using the WPA pre-shared key.