[dba-Tech] Vista and Wireless (SOLVED)

I spent over an hour with James S. from Linksys in the Phillipines but
it's solved. First, HP laptop has builtin wireless a/b/g/n,  Router is
Linksys wrt54g.  You have to disable MAC addressing.  Then connect
MANUALLY to the network providing network name, type of encryption (WEP
in my case), WEP key and connect.  Sounds simple but it's something I
don't think I would try.  BTW my XP laptop still connects with no
problem.


Ed Tesiny
EdTesiny at oasas.state.ny.us 

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Bartow
Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 4:47 PM
To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Vista and Wireless

A friend of mine just had this happen last night on his brand new Compaq
vista notebook. I'll pass anything on that I discover about it.

John B.


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Tesiny, Ed
Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 3:22 PM
To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Vista and Wireless

Hi John,
Not yet, I disabled the Vista firewall and added the laptop's MAC
address for the wireless adapter to the router but no go.  I don't get a
lot of time to play with this at night.  Somehow the security on the
network is blocking the laptop.  It's one of these try one thing, see if
it works, then try another... I don't like to make a lot of changes at
once for fear I screwup the network.  I'll be at it again tonight. 


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