Cannot connect Vista to Wireless Network

I just purchased a Sony Vaio N220E w/ Windows Vista Home Premium and I cannot
get it to connect wirelessly to my DLink DI-514 wireless router. I have
never had any problems connecting any of my computers or laptops to the
router. I tried removing the WEP security just to try it, but it still did
not connect. It says it cannot connect due to an unknown error.

you could try unchecking the IPv6 box in your connection properties, doing
this has resolved a number of network issues for me at work and home.

I have the same problem. I have a sony Vaio SZ320P/B and cant connect to the
wireless belkin router. I tried everything. I do what you said MCFLY, and if
it doesnt work, im seriously thinking about switching back to XP.

"McFly" wrote:

> you could try unchecking the IPv6 box in your connection properties, doing
> this has resolved a number of network issues for me at work and home.
>

I just bought a new Sony Vaio NS110E (Vista Home Premium) and
experienced the same problem connecting wirelessly to DI-514. My router
setting was NO encryption. Searched a lot on internet and couldn't find
a solution.

However, after I tried to set the router to WPA-PSK encrypted with a
passphrase and set the computer's wireless encryption type to
WPA-Personal TKIP encryption, suddenly the wireless connection works. So
it seems that the router's non-secured or WEP secured options have issue
with Vista.

To allow the router secured by WPA, you have to update its firmware
from D-link's website, and reconfig the router from an XP computer wired
to it.

Hopefully this reply can help some other guys like me to avoid spending
hours on solution search.


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zchen66

Thank you for sharing this useful information with us.

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"zchen66" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message
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>
> I just bought a new Sony Vaio NS110E (Vista Home Premium) and
> experienced the same problem connecting wirelessly to DI-514. My router
> setting was NO encryption. Searched a lot on internet and couldn't find
> a solution.
>
> However, after I tried to set the router to WPA-PSK encrypted with a
> passphrase and set the computer's wireless encryption type to
> WPA-Personal TKIP encryption, suddenly the wireless connection works. So
> it seems that the router's non-secured or WEP secured options have issue
> with Vista.
>
> To allow the router secured by WPA, you have to update its firmware
> from D-link's website, and reconfig the router from an XP computer wired
> to it.
>
> Hopefully this reply can help some other guys like me to avoid spending
> hours on solution search.
>
>
> --
> zchen66

You know...I followed all of these actions, and this may sound so
elementary and so silly, but sometimes it is the really simple stuff
that trips you up!
:huh:

I looked at the bottom of my laptop and found the wireless Lan mac
address, and it was way different than the one the ipconfig was
reporting. So, I put that mac address in my list of allowed on our
wireless router and ....

CHA...Ching...I was connected.

Go figure.

Just a thought.


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