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I am trying to connect a WinXP desktop to our wireless network. I acquired a Netgear WG311v3 card (which was apparently my first mistake), popped it in, installed the software, and began to configure.
Useful Information: Our network has a non-broadcast SSID and uses WPA Personal. The router's a Linksys. Yes, I took care to remove the ethernet cable when I was actually trying to connect via wireless.
First I tried with Netgear's "smart wizard". It even detected a network with a not-broadcasted SSID using the right encryption. Fine, I set it to connect. It Just Didn't Work. Then I tried with WinXP's built-in wotcha; only it was not offering me any options except WEP. Paused to consult with![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
elibalin, as he has used his windoze laptop over here many a time. It became clear over time that the WPA bits are in SP2...which the machine in question DOES have...but for some reason those options just weren't showing up. Why? No idea. So I tried to download earlier, pre-SP2 updates with the relevant bits. Oh no, says Windows Update, you have something much newer and better. STAB HED STAB STAB STAB Eventually I found an update that's for WPA2, which is post-SP2, and happily it also had the WPA bits. Fine. Installed. Configured.
Still didn't work.
Driver issue? I went to Netgear's web site and got the latest downloady things. The only thing that did was fuck up Windows Logon. (Yes, really.) Maybe if I have the Linksys broadcast the SSID? Logged into router, told it to do that, saved changes. Not only did the network not show up, now my Mac laptop couldn't connect either. I set the router config back to what it was, but it did not help.
Though at this point I felt pretty doomed for the night anyways, I went ahead and downloaded Marvell's drivers for the card. It looks like a shinier interface, but it still did not work.
I hate everything and am going to bed.
Useful Information: Our network has a non-broadcast SSID and uses WPA Personal. The router's a Linksys. Yes, I took care to remove the ethernet cable when I was actually trying to connect via wireless.
First I tried with Netgear's "smart wizard". It even detected a network with a not-broadcasted SSID using the right encryption. Fine, I set it to connect. It Just Didn't Work. Then I tried with WinXP's built-in wotcha; only it was not offering me any options except WEP. Paused to consult with
elibalin, as he has used his windoze laptop over here many a time. It became clear over time that the WPA bits are in SP2...which the machine in question DOES have...but for some reason those options just weren't showing up. Why? No idea. So I tried to download earlier, pre-SP2 updates with the relevant bits. Oh no, says Windows Update, you have something much newer and better. STAB HED STAB STAB STAB Eventually I found an update that's for WPA2, which is post-SP2, and happily it also had the WPA bits. Fine. Installed. Configured.Still didn't work.
Driver issue? I went to Netgear's web site and got the latest downloady things. The only thing that did was fuck up Windows Logon. (Yes, really.) Maybe if I have the Linksys broadcast the SSID? Logged into router, told it to do that, saved changes. Not only did the network not show up, now my Mac laptop couldn't connect either. I set the router config back to what it was, but it did not help.
Though at this point I felt pretty doomed for the night anyways, I went ahead and downloaded Marvell's drivers for the card. It looks like a shinier interface, but it still did not work.
I hate everything and am going to bed.
