IIRC there were issues with wpa2 and pre sp3. I am sending this from my mobile or would provide a link. I think there was a hot fix or update that was included in sp3. I would verify sp3 or the applicable update is installed.
On Saturday, September 11, 2010, John Aldrich <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sat September 11 2010, you wrote: >> Certificate? Authentication type? Lots of possibilities. >> > No cert. Just a home router running WPA2, with AES encryption. Funny thing > is this USB wireless dongle works fine on other computers (although I have > not tried it on my Dell Latitude from work, which connects fine using the > on-board wireless.) Neither the on-board Atheros chipset nor the USB dongle > will work. What happens is the pop-up comes up showing that it's > connected, but it never finishes getting an IP before it drops the > connection. Even hard-coding an IP address doesn't help as the connection > lasts less than 30 seconds, even with a hard-coded IP address. And no, the > Windows firewall is NOT enabled. > > FWIW, the laptop is running XP Pro, I believe SP3, although I wouldn't > swear to it being SP3. > > -- > Thanks, > John Aldrich > Blueridge Industries > IT Manager > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
