Ben, How about making sure that you are using Windows WIFI to connect to the AP? In XP that'll be into CP, Network Connections, the Wireless props, ctrl tab to WIFI, and tick the box to let Windows manage it. Maybe the cards driver has a utility that's taken over management? Barry
-----Original Message----- From: blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org [mailto:blind- sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Ben Mustill- Rose Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2010 3:52 PM To: Blind sysadmins list Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] Client can't see access point
Hey all.
I've got an interesting issue for everyone - hopefully someone might have some idea as to whats going on here?
I have a laptop with an intel wifi card, I think it's a pro 2100. No matter what I try, I can't get it to see my access point. Things I've tried: Set both devices to work with both 11b&g at the same time, even though there both g Tried setting them both to g only. Other clients can connect to the ap fine and the card can connect to other networks without any problems. Tried updating drivers. A channel change didn't do anything. I entered the info for my network manually in windows but it still didn't connect. Signal isn't an issue - I've searched for my network in different rooms both near and not so near to the ap.
I really don't get what's going on here, I thought I was fairly good at wlan related stuff but this doesn't appear to be the case. I've scene instanses where the card will try and connect then fail, but in this situation it can't even see my ssid.
If anyone has any ideas or they've spotted something that I could be doing wrong, I'd be really interested in hearing them.
Chears, Ben.
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