P2P wireless wont connect more then one time

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I am experiencing exactly the same problem as you describe. It all worked
fine until I installed SP2, but now it is as you describe. I chatted tgo a
Microsoft technicain yesterday, bu they were as much use as a chocolate
fireguard. Have you had any further help to solve the problem?

"Steelwind101" wrote:

> Hi
>
> I hope someone can help me. I am using a two wireless networking cards on
> two up to date windows XP SP2 machines. One is a laptop and one is desktop.
> Neither of these machines orginally came with wireless networing so i added a
> pci card to the desktop and a PCMICA to the laptop, both 802.11g. This work
> is peer to peer and ad hock. There is no router and all internet access is
> thru the desktop with a broadband connection. I am sharing documents and
> printer and the internet.
>
> When i first installed the cards they came with some software which i used
> to connect them. Then i used the windows software, and have turned the
> windows control software ON and the thrid party stuff OFF.
>
> I am able to connect the two machines first off when i add a new network. As
> soon as one machine closes down then they have had it. The network becomes
> unusable as the machines can no longer find each other. Once to twice i have
> managed to get a repeat connection when they are turned on but this seems to
> be infrequent and out of the blue.
>
> Both machines are able to locate a neigbours wireless broadband router which
> is not secure which they can connect and use the internet thru. How ever
> windows never shows my computers on the network.
>
> Sometime the desktop says its connected and the other laptop wont even find
> it.
>
> If anyones knows why, i would be very very grateful!!
>
> Thank you in advance.
>
> Also, Im using the WPG2400 onm the desktop which is made my PEAK.
> www.peakhardware.com And the PCMICA is on there too.
>
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