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I have a problem - possibly the same problem as above:
(And thanks for posting, Jake!)
My question is: Do I need to follow the instructions in
that post, particularly about uninstalling SP2, or is
there maybe an easier fix?
I have two desktop Win XP pcs wirelessly networked with
MN-500 base and MN-510 wireless adapter. All was working
fine until I installed SP2.
Note that I have experienced no unexpected issues with
the pc attached to the base and the two pcs are almost
identical, hardware-wise.
I installed SP2 (from CD) first on the pc using the base
station and everything worked fine for over two weeks.
Then I applied SP2 to the pc using the wireless adapter
and was unable to enter the WEP key. Searching MS
KnowledgeBase, I found and followed instructions per
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;827705.
The process included reinstalling networking on the pc
using wireless. When I tried that with the original
broadband CD, I got the message that the software on the
CD is incompatible with my version of Windows. (The first
install, several months ago without SP2, had run fine.)
So, I downloaded the latest version, burned it onto a CD,
and installed that.
Since then, I've been stuck on "Incorrect Security Key".
I get that whether or not I actually have WEP enabled.
Thanks in advance to anyone who can assist!
Bob
>-----Original Message-----
>Have you installed the latest update driver for the base
>station since you installed SP 2? If not, do that first.
>Then, uninstall SP 2 from your second pc, and uninstall
>the adapter from the second pc. Then, reinstall the
>wireless adapter, using the updated wireless network
>configuration wizard you'll have. After you are
connected
>to your network, install SP2 again. After you install SP
>2, you will lose your network connection. Within the
>broadband utility on the second pc, run the set up
wizard
>again and put your WEP in again at that point. It took
me
>about a week to figure all this out, but tonight I am
>finally connected to my network on both computers and SP
>2 with firewalls turned on is successfully installed.
>Even though the broadband network says we don't need
>additional firewalls, what could it hurt? Good luck and
>be patient. It's great when it's working correctly.
>Jake
See "MN-510 Connection failing" of Nov 11 2004 8:48PM...
I have a problem - possibly the same problem as above:
(And thanks for posting, Jake!)
My question is: Do I need to follow the instructions in
that post, particularly about uninstalling SP2, or is
there maybe an easier fix?
I have two desktop Win XP pcs wirelessly networked with
MN-500 base and MN-510 wireless adapter. All was working
fine until I installed SP2.
Note that I have experienced no unexpected issues with
the pc attached to the base and the two pcs are almost
identical, hardware-wise.
I installed SP2 (from CD) first on the pc using the base
station and everything worked fine for over two weeks.
Then I applied SP2 to the pc using the wireless adapter
and was unable to enter the WEP key. Searching MS
KnowledgeBase, I found and followed instructions per
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;827705.
The process included reinstalling networking on the pc
using wireless. When I tried that with the original
broadband CD, I got the message that the software on the
CD is incompatible with my version of Windows. (The first
install, several months ago without SP2, had run fine.)
So, I downloaded the latest version, burned it onto a CD,
and installed that.
Since then, I've been stuck on "Incorrect Security Key".
I get that whether or not I actually have WEP enabled.
Thanks in advance to anyone who can assist!
Bob
>-----Original Message-----
>Have you installed the latest update driver for the base
>station since you installed SP 2? If not, do that first.
>Then, uninstall SP 2 from your second pc, and uninstall
>the adapter from the second pc. Then, reinstall the
>wireless adapter, using the updated wireless network
>configuration wizard you'll have. After you are
connected
>to your network, install SP2 again. After you install SP
>2, you will lose your network connection. Within the
>broadband utility on the second pc, run the set up
wizard
>again and put your WEP in again at that point. It took
me
>about a week to figure all this out, but tonight I am
>finally connected to my network on both computers and SP
>2 with firewalls turned on is successfully installed.
>Even though the broadband network says we don't need
>additional firewalls, what could it hurt? Good luck and
>be patient. It's great when it's working correctly.
>Jake