I recently purchased a new laptop with vista and to get my wireless
internet working in my aprtment I had to switch from WPA to WEP, but now
when I go somewhere else and wish to access the internet it doesn't
work. I have tried switching back to WPA but it still doesn't seem to
work. Either way it can't be right that I have to switch from WEP to WPA
whenever I want to access the internet somewhere else than in my
apartment, right?
The diagnostics say that there is a problem with the wireless settings
and I have tried everything they say without luck. It's really
frustating. Please help!
Louise G-P.


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Lulu2303

I am not sue I understand the problem. When you are in your apartment you
should have a WEP profile. When you are in a different place you may use
public wireless without security or WPA. One way or other, they should
create a profile for each connection. Why do you need to switch between WEP
and WPA?

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"Lulu2303" wrote in message
...

I recently purchased a new laptop with vista and to get my wireless
internet working in my aprtment I had to switch from WPA to WEP, but now
when I go somewhere else and wish to access the internet it doesn't
work. I have tried switching back to WPA but it still doesn't seem to
work. Either way it can't be right that I have to switch from WEP to WPA
whenever I want to access the internet somewhere else than in my
apartment, right?
The diagnostics say that there is a problem with the wireless settings
and I have tried everything they say without luck. It's really
frustating. Please help!
Louise G-P.


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Lulu2303

Well I was told to create a WEP profile to get the internet in my
apartment working, but since then when I wish to access the internet at
my parents house or at friends houses it doesn't work (although having
worked before I created the WEP profile on this particular computer). It
recognizes the router even gives me a signal, but blocks the access to
the internet. Diagnoses is that there's a poblem with the networkadapter
and tells me to change the settings. I reckon it has to do with the WEP
profile I created since I haven't changed anything else. But I just
didn't think that this would have an effect anywhere else. And to my
knowledge (which is limited ) it shouldn't. I am lost... Any help will
do.


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Lulu2303

On Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:49:57 -0500, Lulu2303
wrote:


Well I was told to create a WEP profile to get the internet in my
apartment working, but since then when I wish to access the internet at
my parents house or at friends houses it doesn't work (although having
worked before I created the WEP profile on this particular computer). It
recognizes the router even gives me a signal, but blocks the access to
the internet.

You need a different one for each router.

Diagnoses is that there's a poblem with the networkadapter
and tells me to change the settings. I reckon it has to do with the WEP
profile I created since I haven't changed anything else. But I just
didn't think that this would have an effect anywhere else. And to my
knowledge (which is limited ) it shouldn't. I am lost... Any help will
do.

DDW
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There are two major options to control the Wireless connection of a
computer.
1. Using Windows own Wireless Zero Configuration (WZC,
http://www.ezlan.net/wzc.html ).
WZC can configure independent profile for every Wireless connection (SSID)
that One is trying, and can connect to.
2. Using the original Wireless utility that is bundled with the Wireless
card by the manufacturer. Some of these utility can be configured to work
correctly with one specific SSID marinating one valid profile.
Under No circumstance these two options should be loaded into memory and be
active at the same time.
As a long shot, check what is it that you are actually using, and make sure
that you shut off the manufacturer utility and switch on WZC when you want
to roam around with your Wireless.
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking)

"Lulu2303" wrote in message
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I recently purchased a new laptop with vista and to get my wireless
internet working in my aprtment I had to switch from WPA to WEP, but now
when I go somewhere else and wish to access the internet it doesn't
work. I have tried switching back to WPA but it still doesn't seem to
work. Either way it can't be right that I have to switch from WEP to WPA
whenever I want to access the internet somewhere else than in my
apartment, right?
The diagnostics say that there is a problem with the wireless settings
and I have tried everything they say without luck. It's really
frustating. Please help!
Louise G-P.


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Lulu2303

Lulu, you need a separate "profile" for each connection. However,
WEP is not safe. Your data is at risk. You need to figure out how to
get WPA working on your router (what brand, model, hardware rev and
firmware version and have you checked for the latest firmware?)



On Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:36:23 -0500, Lulu2303
wrote:


I recently purchased a new laptop with vista and to get my wireless
internet working in my aprtment I had to switch from WPA to WEP, but now
when I go somewhere else and wish to access the internet it doesn't
work. I have tried switching back to WPA but it still doesn't seem to
work. Either way it can't be right that I have to switch from WEP to WPA
whenever I want to access the internet somewhere else than in my
apartment, right?
The diagnostics say that there is a problem with the wireless settings
and I have tried everything they say without luck. It's really
frustating. Please help!
Louise G-P.
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MS-MVP
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