Hello, folks! I have this new router at home, but my own laptop seems unable to connect. Other computers connect fine. The router has some problems with DHCP, so we have manual IP addresses - works for others.
I'll throw in some random specs...
Symptoms:
It appears to connect fine, then disconnects immediately. This repeats itself rather rapidly
Behaviour is same whether I type the correct password or an incorrect one, with no warning/error in the latter case
My specs:
Windows XP, SP 2
D-Link DWL-G122 (drivers reinstalled)
I was able to connect to another network some time ago (that one was using WEP)
Pre-shared Key Format: Passphrase (I know the passphrase)
not limiting to individual allowed MAC addresses
I have access to all router settings, so I can supply anything else when requested. I would like to avoid changing stuff, because other computers use the connection. But some temporary change for testing purposes is certainly possible.
I have no idea what's happening with it, any help would be appreciated.
EDIT: I tried it without encryption, worked. I'm not gonna leave it like that, though.
Zealot Wrote:Just go play the game and have fun dammit.
Treewyrm Wrote:all in all the conclusion is that disco doesn't need antagonist factions, it doesn't need phantoms, it doesn't need nomads, it doesn't need coalition and it doesn't need many other things, no AIs, the game is hijacked by morons to confuse the game with their dickwaving generic competition games mixed up with troll-of-the-day.
As it turns out, if you use the Microsoft Windows XP SP 1-based Wireless Zero Configuration service to manage your wireless (aka, the "built-in client"), you're probably running into a horrible bug that Microsoft calls "behavior by design." The gist of this is as follows: if your wireless network is set to not broadcast your SSID, Microsoft's wireless manager will periodically drop your non-broadcasting WiFi connection in response to the presence of a broadcasting SSID-based network. You won't fully associate with that network, but the service will pop-up and tell you that there are multiple wireless networks to join, even if you have removed all other networks from your preferred settings (this contradicts Microsoft's report, which says it only affects preferred networks). The upshot of this is that you, the user who changes his default SSID and then sets it to not broadcast (as most security guides, and most hardware setup guides will tell you to do), now gets dropped off your network when you neighbor shows up with his new D-Link wireless router and not only fails to change the SSID from default to something else, but does not turn off broadcasting, either. While many may debate the security benefits of disabling SSID broadcast, it is a practice that is recommended by most manufacturers of wireless products.
Your options are two (2.5, really): you can set your own router to broadcast your SSID, which Alex did and it resolved the problem. Alternatively, you can stop using the Windows Wireless Zero Configuration service and instead opt for another wireless client, namely that which came with your wireless card. Additional testing revealed that if your wireless settings are already configured and correct, you can actually stop and then disable the Wireless Zero Configuration service. The wireless still works, but your Wireless tab will disappear in Networking properties. This solution is not ideal, but it could be used in a bind.
Zealot Wrote:Just go play the game and have fun dammit.
Treewyrm Wrote:all in all the conclusion is that disco doesn't need antagonist factions, it doesn't need phantoms, it doesn't need nomads, it doesn't need coalition and it doesn't need many other things, no AIs, the game is hijacked by morons to confuse the game with their dickwaving generic competition games mixed up with troll-of-the-day.
To be honest though, I just Googled "Wifi connection dropping"
:P
Zealot Wrote:Just go play the game and have fun dammit.
Treewyrm Wrote:all in all the conclusion is that disco doesn't need antagonist factions, it doesn't need phantoms, it doesn't need nomads, it doesn't need coalition and it doesn't need many other things, no AIs, the game is hijacked by morons to confuse the game with their dickwaving generic competition games mixed up with troll-of-the-day.