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date: Sat, 30 Aug 2008 17:48:31 GMT, group: uk.comp.home-networking back

Wireless connection problem

I'm having trouble getting a 4 year old (approx) Packard Bell PC with XP and SP3 installed with a
Netgear WG311T wireless network card to connect to my TP-Link TL-WR841ND wireless router.

I have the routers security set up as WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK Passphrase.

I have tried the network card in two PCs. In the one it connects to the router without any problems,
but when installed into the Packard Bell PC it cannot connect to the router unless I disable the
routers security settings.

I have tried using both Window XPs and Netgears own softwear to control the network card. One
strange thing is that when setting up the security in Windows XP to WPA-PSK/AES it defaults back to
Open/WEP.

I'm sure i've read somewhere that WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK Passphrase does not work on certain older PCs. Is
this correct and if so is there a way to fix it?

date: Sat, 30 Aug 2008 17:48:31 GMT author: Dave {???}

Re: Wireless connection problem

"Dave {ð¿ð}"  wrote in message 
news:PJfuk.50187$E41.16698@text.news.virginmedia.com...
> I'm having trouble getting a 4 year old (approx) Packard Bell PC with XP and SP3 installed with a
> Netgear WG311T wireless network card to connect to my TP-Link TL-WR841ND wireless router.
>
> I have the routers security set up as WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK Passphrase.
>
> I have tried the network card in two PCs. In the one it connects to the router without any 
> problems,
> but when installed into the Packard Bell PC it cannot connect to the router unless I disable the
> routers security settings.
>
> I have tried using both Window XPs and Netgears own softwear to control the network card. One
> strange thing is that when setting up the security in Windows XP to WPA-PSK/AES it defaults back 
> to
> Open/WEP.
>
> I'm sure i've read somewhere that WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK Passphrase does not work on certain older PCs. 
> Is
> this correct and if so is there a way to fix it?
>
Anyone, got an answer?

date: Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:19:06 GMT author: Dave {???}

Re: Wireless connection problem

"Dave {ð¿ð}"  wrote in message 
news:ub4wk.53321$E41.24081@text.news.virginmedia.com...
>
> "Dave {ð¿ð}"  wrote in message 
> news:PJfuk.50187$E41.16698@text.news.virginmedia.com...
>> I'm having trouble getting a 4 year old (approx) Packard Bell PC with XP and SP3 installed with a
>> Netgear WG311T wireless network card to connect to my TP-Link TL-WR841ND wireless router.
>>
>> I have the routers security set up as WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK Passphrase.
>>
>> I have tried the network card in two PCs. In the one it connects to the router without any 
>> problems,
>> but when installed into the Packard Bell PC it cannot connect to the router unless I disable the
>> routers security settings.
>>
>> I have tried using both Window XPs and Netgears own softwear to control the network card. One
>> strange thing is that when setting up the security in Windows XP to WPA-PSK/AES it defaults back 
>> to
>> Open/WEP.
>>
>> I'm sure i've read somewhere that WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK Passphrase does not work on certain older PCs. 
>> Is
>> this correct and if so is there a way to fix it?
>>
> Anyone, got an answer?
Now sorted.

date: Sat, 06 Sep 2008 17:55:44 GMT author: Dave {???}