Our community centre has WiFi with WEP security. When I try to connect
to it using my Win7 netbook, it does not offer any opportunity to
enter a password, then it thinks for about 1 minute, then issues a
failure message (I am writing this from memory at home, so I can't
recall the exact wording of the error message). IIRC, I had tried to
connect at some point in the past and may have entered an incorrect
password.

I would like to delete the network entirely and ensure that Windows is
starting from scratch to connect to this network. However, I can't
find anywhere that the network can be deleted. Nothing about this
network appears in the Network and Sharing Centre.

Any ideas how I can connect to this network?


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Hi
Look at the Network center, there should be a link to Manage wireless
connections (top left) log to the Manger and remove the connection.
I have a screen shoot of Vista, Win 7 is very similar,
http://www.ezlan.net/vista/wireless_manager.jpg
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking).

"jacksonmacd" wrote in message
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Our community centre has WiFi with WEP security. When I try to connect
to it using my Win7 netbook, it does not offer any opportunity to
enter a password, then it thinks for about 1 minute, then issues a
failure message (I am writing this from memory at home, so I can't
recall the exact wording of the error message). IIRC, I had tried to
connect at some point in the past and may have entered an incorrect
password.

I would like to delete the network entirely and ensure that Windows is
starting from scratch to connect to this network. However, I can't
find anywhere that the network can be deleted. Nothing about this
network appears in the Network and Sharing Centre.

Any ideas how I can connect to this network?


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Hi
Look at the Network center, there should be a link to Manage wireless
connections (top left) log to the Manger and remove the connection.
I have a screen shoot of Vista, Win 7 is very similar,
http://www.ezlan.net/vista/wireless_manager.jpg
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking).

"jacksonmacd" wrote in message
...
Our community centre has WiFi with WEP security. When I try to connect
to it using my Win7 netbook, it does not offer any opportunity to
enter a password, then it thinks for about 1 minute, then issues a
failure message (I am writing this from memory at home, so I can't
recall the exact wording of the error message). IIRC, I had tried to
connect at some point in the past and may have entered an incorrect
password.

I would like to delete the network entirely and ensure that Windows is
starting from scratch to connect to this network. However, I can't
find anywhere that the network can be deleted. Nothing about this
network appears in the Network and Sharing Centre.

Any ideas how I can connect to this network?


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If your in the network and sharing center, you will see on the left side
of the window manage wireless connections / networks. Find the one you
need to delete and remove it so you can enter the correct key

The access point your trying to connect to could be a protocol the
netbook doesn't accept b/g/n/ etc..


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CrucialHoax

If your in the network and sharing center, you will see on the left side
of the window manage wireless connections / networks. Find the one you
need to delete and remove it so you can enter the correct key

The access point your trying to connect to could be a protocol the
netbook doesn't accept b/g/n/ etc..


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CrucialHoax - I had tried that many times. The network does not appear
on the list, and I could not understand why. I've deleted many other
networks using the method you described.

But I finally figured it out tonight with some expert help at the
community centre. There is a odd-ball situation where a network has
been (incorrectly) configured and not yet successfully connected-to.
In this situation, the network does NOT appear on the list of networks
in the "Manage Wireless Network" dialog, so it is invisible from that
perspective. However, clicking on the Networks icon in the System Tray
(Notification Area) displays a list of the currently-active access
points to choose which one to connect to... Rather than left-clicking,
you must right-click on the access point and choose Properties. From
there, you can change its password. Once I had corrected the password,
it connected flawlessly. If a network has NOT been configured, then
right-clicking on its name does NOT provide the Properties choice.

Failing to right-click and fix the properties, the only thing you can
do is to click the Connect button. Since the password is incorrect, it
fails to connect, and takes you to a trouble-shooting mode. NOTHING in
the troubleshooting talks about incorrect passwords; in fact, it
advises you to reboot the access point. That's kinda impossible when
connecting to a public access point!

I guess it's just one of those things that you have to know about. The
guidance from Windows (Vista and 7) is less than helpful in this
situation.


On Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:21:35 -0600, CrucialHoax
wrote:


If your in the network and sharing center, you will see on the left side
of the window manage wireless connections / networks. Find the one you
need to delete and remove it so you can enter the correct key

The access point your trying to connect to could be a protocol the
netbook doesn't accept b/g/n/ etc..

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CrucialHoax - I had tried that many times. The network does not appear
on the list, and I could not understand why. I've deleted many other
networks using the method you described.

But I finally figured it out tonight with some expert help at the
community centre. There is a odd-ball situation where a network has
been (incorrectly) configured and not yet successfully connected-to.
In this situation, the network does NOT appear on the list of networks
in the "Manage Wireless Network" dialog, so it is invisible from that
perspective. However, clicking on the Networks icon in the System Tray
(Notification Area) displays a list of the currently-active access
points to choose which one to connect to... Rather than left-clicking,
you must right-click on the access point and choose Properties. From
there, you can change its password. Once I had corrected the password,
it connected flawlessly. If a network has NOT been configured, then
right-clicking on its name does NOT provide the Properties choice.

Failing to right-click and fix the properties, the only thing you can
do is to click the Connect button. Since the password is incorrect, it
fails to connect, and takes you to a trouble-shooting mode. NOTHING in
the troubleshooting talks about incorrect passwords; in fact, it
advises you to reboot the access point. That's kinda impossible when
connecting to a public access point!

I guess it's just one of those things that you have to know about. The
guidance from Windows (Vista and 7) is less than helpful in this
situation.


On Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:21:35 -0600, CrucialHoax
wrote:


If your in the network and sharing center, you will see on the left side
of the window manage wireless connections / networks. Find the one you
need to delete and remove it so you can enter the correct key

The access point your trying to connect to could be a protocol the
netbook doesn't accept b/g/n/ etc..

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Are you using a Dell laptop?


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Are you using a Dell laptop?


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On Nov 11, 9:45*pm, CrucialHoax wrote:
Are you using a Dell laptop?

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CrucialHoax

The netbook is an Acer.
I've also got a Dell notebook (Vista) that exhibits the same problem.
I recently upgraded it to Win7, but have not tried connecting to the
community centre since the upgrade.