Thanks Barb for your advice. I'll give answers to your questions below as
well as add my notes as I tried to have the lap top connect automatically. I
changed from WEP to WPA - Personal [I don't seem to have WPA2]. Encryption:
TKIP. Security Key: entered. Just before doing this on the laptop, I
naturally changed the router through my PC. The router is a Siemens SC567
from Telus (our telecom in British Columbia) - installed about 2 weeks ago
when I upgraded the high speed to what they call high speed enhanced - faster
download.
I have been shutting down the notebook - haven't used hibernation.
Put in ipconfig/all with the following:
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6000]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Users\Kathleen&Norm>ipconfig/all
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : NormsToy
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : domain.invalid
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : domain.invalid
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-A0-D1-65-BC-85
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : domain.invalid
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network
Con
nection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-19-D2-2E-25-87
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::18d3:590e:f254:624b%9(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.65(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : November-05-07 9:07:46 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : November-06-07 9:07:44 AM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 151001554
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
192.168.1.254
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 6TO4 Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 9:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . :
2001:0:4136:e388:3082:22be:3f57:febe(Pref
erred)
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::3082:22be:3f57:febe%10(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 10:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : domain.invalid
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.domain.invalid
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 11:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.phub.net.cable.rogers.com
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
From my notes, I offer the following which hopefully may also shed some light.
Brought up Network & Sharing Center.
- clickec on manage network connection. Wireless network connection:
Enabled, Shared.
Connect to a network - select a network to connect to: no network showing.
- Diagnose why windows cannot find any additional network. Identifying
problem. States:"the Windows Wireless Service is not running on this computer
[question Barb: I'm not sure how to set this to running?]
Start Windows Wireless Service. Repairing. States: "The problem has been
resolved"
Gives only limited connectivity.
Connect to network. Windows can't connect to "TopDrawer"[name of my network].
-Diagnose problem. Problem resolved is stated.
Then it says: "There might be a problem with 1 or more network adapters on
this computer. [I have it hardwired now to this notebook and working fine]
States: Wireless association failed due to an unknown reason.
I then connected the cable to this notebook and OK.
A very long winded response but I hope it is helpful. Please let me know if
I can provide you with other info. I am using a Toshiba Satellite purchased
last March with OEM - Vista Home Premium. I updated the network card driver
about 2 weeks ago. The network wireless card is: Intel (R)PRO/wireless
3945ABG network connection. The other network adapter is: Intel (R) PRO/10VE
network connection.
Thanks again. Norm.
"Barb Bowman" wrote:
> first of all, WEP is NOT safe. try WPA2 or WPA. after you've made
> this change, please post the complete text output of
>
> ipconfig /all
>
> from an elevated command prompt. are you hibernating or shutting
> down the laptop? does the router have the latest firmware? what
> brand and hardware version router?
>
> On Sun, 4 Nov 2007 12:29:01 -0800, Norm75
> <Norm75@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >I am using Vista Home Premium. When I boot up my wireless connection on my
> >lap top to the router it won't connect automatically. I need to go through
> >the manual routine of diagnose and repair and it then connects. Takes time
> >and a real bother to wait for it all to happen. I have saved the connection
> >and checked the 'automatically connect ...'. I am using the WEP - 128
> >encription.
> >
> >Please help as I am missing something here in the configuration or ??
> >
> >Many thanks. Norm.
> --
>
> Barb Bowman
> MS Windows-MVP
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
> http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/
>
