XP Pro, Wireless woes

[Mat]

Hello!

After sporadic disconnections over the past few weeks, my WiFi
configuration under XP Pro has given up the ghost.

As in most cases I've seen posted, it started with the little balloon
popping up stating that there are wireless networks available, however
whenever I tried to connect nothing would happen. Signal strength was
excellent, but nothing I did could connect me to my WiFi network.

I've tried switching from Windows controlled to using the Belkin
utility - nothing works. I've tried dropping encryption altogether -
no effect.

The computer in question is using a Belkin 54-g PCI adapter. It
connects to a Belkin 54-g WAP. I've got another wireless device, a
PDA, that has no problem connecting.

I have searched for that hotfix that has given others problems - but
it isn't on my system. I've even tried disabling the Wireless Zero
Configuration service - but no success.

Anyone ever run into this problem?

[Himanshu Gohel]

On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 06:36:14 -0800, Mat wrote:

> After sporadic disconnections over the past few weeks, my WiFi
> configuration under XP Pro has given up the ghost.


I noticed you have Belkin h/w. Is your hardware WPA capable? If yes,
upgrade the firmware, if not, remove hotfix 826942 from your XP system and
configure your wireless setup again.

Belkin tech support is horrible and they made me re-install WinXP!!! I
found out only after completely reinstalling my system that the hotfix was
the cause of my problems.

> I have searched for that hotfix that has given others problems - but it
> isn't on my system. I've even tried disabling the Wireless Zero
> Configuration service - but no success.

Belkin asks users for another hotfix...81xxxx, but that's a different one
that may also affect you...check every hotfix in your system and see what
it is for. Make sure you really need it!

If your system worked before, you can definitely make it work again...do
you remember what changed before it stopped working?

Himanshu