Here is the situation folks:
I am at my dad's house and am able to connect to his wireless network using my laptop, my sister is also able to log onto it using MacBook Pro. He is using a Linksys WRT54GS wirless router and an WMP54GS wireless antenna for his desktop. The antenna is recognized by device manager, but the computer cannot recognize the wireless network in the house. THe router has a clear line of sight to the antenna and only 20 feet between the two.
I think there is something wrong with the windows based wireless networking solution (Windows Zero Configuration). Any help would truly be appreciated. I have tried a few regedits and a few other tricks I know of and so far have been unsuccessful.
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John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator
Vista, I presume.
You may need to manually configure the connection. Vista wouldn't see my home network where SSID broadcast is turned off.
Also, I needed one of the 1st October Vista patches before it would remember and automatically restart the connection.
John -
Sorry, i should have mentioned that it was an XP system
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Verify the wireless security on the desktop matches the settings on the operational MacBook. A common connection problem is mismatched security settings.
Wireless network failing with desktop antenna.
Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by nate_ohio, Oct 21, 2007.