Missing network connections in XP after new AC?

[jarkko]

After I updated Access Connections to the new 4.11 version, I discovered that XP won't show LAN or WLAN connection in Network Connections, only modem and BT connections. LAN and WLAN both work just fine, allthough I have to make IP settings through AC now.

Any ideas or is this normal behavior?

[GomJabbar]

First of all, make sure you meet the wireless driver requirements for Access Connections. See chart in middle of page. Click on link do download driver.

ThinkVantage Access Connections for Windows 2000 and XP - ThinkPad General

Next, follow the procedure that cerebral_mamba used near the end of the following thread, and you should be back in business.

http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=19631

[jarkko]

Thanks, GomJabbar, driver is the 9.0.2.31 mentioned in the requirements (I have the 2915 card).

And I have tried to uninstall AC and then reinstall it, but just won't show me the connection in XP's Network Connections -window. Well, everything works fine but..

BTW, seems that Software Installer cannot connect to IBM/Lenovo, is there something wrong with the servers or is my laptop messed up? Just got it back today, I had the display replaced (and they also replaced the motherboard and the bottom part of the T43p and now all the stickers are loose..). Really nice service here in Finland by the way, had had the T43p for week and a half and then it took almost a week in the local service point..

[jarkko]

Haha, I really like IBM service I took my T43p to, in BIOS it says my T43p is model 2688-F8G. So I found the problem with the software installer.

Anyhow, the network connections -problem is gone, uninstalled and reinstalled several times AC and Intel WLAN drivers and Broadcom drivers and so on.