Hi,

So, decided to upgrade my Media Center to Vista Premium from MCE2005.  All seems fine and dandy, but yesterday decided to install my wireless USB Netgear adapter (WG111T).  SSID is being broadcast so it sees my network, asks for the passphrase/key - have entered it both ways and it accepts it.  It just cannot connect???  baffled!!!!!

Have switched off/on router and also disabled firewall but with no luck.  Please note that the Vista install is clean so no other software on there.  Also, have a second machine running upstairs and it connects with no problems at all.

Also, if I try to find it with the Netgear software, again it finds network, accepts the key but just cannot connect.

Would really appreciate some help on this one  :confused:

Thank you

if you can, take the 111T back and get a Linksys WUSB-54 of some flavour.  Those are terrible things, ive got some of the shelf, and i will only use them for testing purposes.  

If you can;t take it back then reinstall the client software for the stick, and give it a shot again.  

Though as said, they are bloody awful things.

Thing is, it came as part of the bundle and do not really want to spend any more money at present.  I plan on getting some homeplug stuff but monies not available for them at present.

This thing worked before with no issues in XP, now with Vista it does not?!?

Thanks for replying though.  I think they are pretty crap too.  

to be honest
if you input an incorrect key it wont tell you, it just wont connect
what type of security you using?
if you have a WEP enabled then i would change it to WPA pass, which is shorter and easier to input

EDIT: actually it may connect but will have limited connectivity and wont give you a full IP address

The key is 100% accurate.  I am going to give the WPA a go this evening.

Cheers

WPA is safer anyway, WEP isnt worth the potatoes the standard was printed with.

did it come bundled with the DG834G ??

if your using the router as the main hub,
goto wireless settings..
... setup access list button
... uncheck turn on access control.

the access control specifys which MAC devices can connect, weither they authenticate or not, had this problem the other day and itd accept the access key but still not let you on.

Quote from: Porch MonkeyWPA is safer anyway, WEP isnt worth the potatoes the standard was printed with.

Neither is WPA unless its WPA2.

WPA is just as easy, if not even easier due to only requiring 4 packets.

So, after changing to WPA2 I still had no intial joy.  I then reinstalled the whole device.  It then initially connected, but does not stay connected for long, seems to be very intermittent.  I think now its really down to the distance and the fact that I live in a really old cottage which has really thick walls.  I am going to invest in some home plugs at the end of the month.

Thanks for all your help though guys.

Quote from: mrtSo, after changing to WPA2 I still had no intial joy.  I then reinstalled the whole device.  It then initially connected, but does not stay connected for long, seems to be very intermittent.  I think now its really down to the distance and the fact that I live in a really old cottage which has really thick walls.  I am going to invest in some home plugs at the end of the month.

Thanks for all your help though guys.

to be fair its a miracle you get any form of connection.  try changing the channels around, you may have more luck with another frequency.