activating encryptiong causes device to be hidden from wor..

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Hi
May be this can Help.
Wireless - Basic Configuration: http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Config.html
Wireless Security - http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Security.html
Jack (MVP-Networking).


"Keyser" <keyser_sozeSPAM@NOusa.com> wrote in message
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> I have a local network in the 192.168.1.x address block. When I encrypted
> the communication between my 192.168.1.1 firewall/router to my 192.168.1.111
> wireless device, the wireless devices can no longer see other local network
> devices, although they continues to see the router and the world beyond just
> fine. Likewise, the other devices can no longer see the wireless devices.
> Wireless devices can not see other wireless devices either. This includes
> pinging the assigned IP address (which does not change from encrypted to
> nonencrypted)
>
> Would this be a windows xp issue (all systems are XP pro SP2) or a router
> issue?
> If windows, how do I correct it?
>
> What I really want is to be able to secure the wireless communication and
> still have the devices be a part of the network.
>
> Thanks!
>
>