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T60 Intel 3945ABG suddenly no WPA/WPA2 ?!
Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 5:21 am
by AuroraGuy
I have had this laptop for a whopping 2 days.
No issues until this AM...suddenly I cannot connect to my AP.
After trying several ideas here, I have narrowed it down to the fact that as long as I create a profile that uses NO-encryption or uses WEP I can connect just fine.
If I try to use WPA/WPA2 (which WAS working) - I get an immediate connection failure.
I know its not the AP as my other machines can connect up WPA2/AES just fine.
I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling the drivers (after scouring the registry in between)- but no luck.
Any thoughts on what this could be? - its like the WIFI card part of the WPA died?!
-JD
Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 6:46 am
by astro
Are you using Access Connections? Trying ditching that...
Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 6:49 am
by AuroraGuy
umm...without access connections, how to I enable WPA2?
Windows WIFI config doesnt seem to offer anything other than WEP!!
I tried using the IBM access connections and when that didnt work, I tried using the Intel Proset drivers/admin - that didnt work.
If I can enable WPA2 nativley, I am game..if someone can tell me how?
I am looking at a reload to try and fix this - I dont know what else to do
-JD
Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 9:30 am
by Scratch
I would try deleting the wireless profile in Access Connections and starting from scratch.
Specify everything (no automatic's) and try it again.
I've had bad profiles before, but when recreated they've always (so far) come through.
Silly question, but have you made any changes to the AP setup at all. ie - mac address filtering, etc?
Try specifying the addresses granted access and see if it helps.
As a last ditch try un and re-installing Access connections with the original drivers.
Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 9:41 am
by AuroraGuy
I didnt touch the AP....
This is weird. I called IBM (why I bother I will never know) and was told this:
If you currently use IEEE 802.1x authentication on Windows XP Service Pack 1 and do not use WPA encryption, Lenovo recommends you uninstall Q826942 (WPA Supplicant update rollup package in Windows XP) and Q815485 (WPA Wireless Security Update in Windows XP). This does not apply if you are running Windows XP Service Pack 2.
I told the guy that I am running XPSP2 and I dont use 802.1x anyways...he told me "No, your running 802.11....the 'x' is a place holder"...I then informed him that 802.1x is for Authentication and not 802.11 per se. - I then got silence on the other end. Geesh.
OMG!
I have tried uninstalling and reinstall of drivers and access connections.
It was all working fine for 2 days and then poof.
-JD
Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 10:16 am
by Scratch
The only thing I can think of is to take it one step further and remove the card after de-installation of hardware, drivers, AccCon, etc. Reboot, clean the reg and reboot. Reinsert the card and start from scratch.
I've had my share of weird wireless issues, but this one's new to me.
Sorry not to be of more help.
Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 4:09 pm
by AuroraGuy
a total reload of XPSP2 and all is well again. very odd...
-JD
PS. I knew it was no the AP
Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 4:41 pm
by Scratch
Glad you're back up and running, but that's a really [censored] way to have to restore "wandering" functionality. Hope it stays longer this time.
Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 7:15 pm
by AuroraGuy
Well today, I ordered an identical Hitachi 60GB drive and the ultrabay slim caddy.
I have ghost and will dump this entire setup to the spare drive...
I am not sure what caused this to die...but if I can back it up to a restorable (EZ RESTORE) point - then I can go from there.
What did I do before this happened?
1. install pcanywhere
2. install procomm
then I rebooted
..thats the last thing I can 'remember' and I cant see those messing with my WIFI...so I am holding off install of these until Ihave my backup
Thanks
-JD
Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 7:18 pm
by jdhurst
astro wrote:Are you using Access Connections? Trying ditching that...
Access Connections works perfectly. Bad advice in general.
... JD Hurst
Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 4:11 am
by dr_st
jdhurst wrote:astro wrote:Are you using Access Connections? Trying ditching that...
Access Connections works perfectly. Bad advice in general.
... JD Hurst
I still prefer Wireless Zero for its simplicity.
Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 6:47 am
by jdhurst
If you have a setup adaptable to Windows, that's fine. My setup has numerous wireless profiles (all different and different security) so Access Connections works better for me.
I don't mind what anyone uses. It may be that removing Access Connections to troubleshoot is also worthwhile (I have done that myself). But Access Connections (for me) works perfectly and does not get in the way - rather it connects me up automatically to my varied resources and that is a real plus. ... JD Hurst