I did this before a year or so ago but can't remember how to do it again or where to find out how, so please help. I'm working with a wired XP desktop and 3 wireless Vista laptops.
Recently we lost power for a couple days and our wireless router (Linksys WRT54G) got completely reset, and lost all the security settings and passcodes, etc. Ack. So, I set everything back up the way I remember it (with a different passcode)... WPA-P TKIP etc etc. Desktop works fine, but the laptops will not connect, but they do detect the network, with excellent strength. I specify the settings, enter the new passcode, and they'll just attempt to connect until it times out.
However... if I remove all security settings from the router, they can connect fine. I think I remember some issue about WPA invovling xp/vista, and I'm pretty sure I installed a fix for that when trying to do file sharing a while back.
Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
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Don't use .Vista so I can't give direct instructions but i'll hint you on what to try.
* Try deleting the network from the .Vista machines
* Leave on WPA but try AES instead of TKIP. And those settings should be the same on the laptops. -
Windows XP SP3 and Vista have native support for WPA. Windows XP SP2 and earlier need a patch.
Having used the same conbination of OS and router myself, have you tried using WPA2 AES with PSK? They work for me. -
Thank you Tranquility... I'm fairly certain I tried that before, but it actually worked this time around!
Thanks all.
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XP - Vista Wireless Networking Security Issue
Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by Janus382, Oct 3, 2008.