 funchordsHelloPremium,MVM
join:2001-03-11
Yarmouth Port, MA
kudos:5 | reply to blackcurtain
Re: WPA-PSK Communications Lockout or DHCP Failure Tip After setting up your WPA-PSK TKIP security on the AP, try this:
1. Close/Exit the Belkin application on the toolbar
2. Go to Network Connections, right click on the icon for the card, then click properties
3. On the middle tab, click the button that says to Allow Windows to manage this Wireless Connection*
4. Click OK
5. Wait a minute or so, then Windows should begin bugging you about detecting nearby wireless connections. At that point, follow the prompts.
(*you might be prompted to start the WZC service if it is not running. Run services.msc, find the Wireless Zero Config service, double-click it, set it from disabled to Start automatically, and then click Start)
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Robb Topolski  http://www.funchords.com/  Hillsboro, Oregon USA
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| Thank you. I tried that before i went to bed, and instead of the "up to two brief disconnections" you mentioned earlier, it will connect for up to 20 seconds if i refresh the view, then lose it, over and over. i switched it off and went upstairs to lay in a darkened room at that point lol.
I'm not sure I'll ever have wpa-psk, its been a pain since the beginning. Its true, it never authenticated properly, I would get errors in the router logs, and i noticed some EAPOL logs in event viewer but unsure if it is a related symptom.
Its true to say that Belkin, hearing of my complaint, told me that the adapter wasn't managing to authenticate but that it was definitely a windows issue, and i was the only person having the issue. there's no way I'm phoning microsoft and paying for the call - this is a brand new laptop and I've reinstalled windows since i got it due to this issue.
fed up  but grateful. |
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| ok, today i have uninstalled the wireless adapter, and gone through the registry and taken out a couple of keys in
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkCards\
because they both said belkin 802.11g and had different values. (this is probably due to installing from the disk which came with the card, and then downloading the latest drivers from the website and updating them).
that done - i have logged into the router and assigned a new ssid, and set to broadcast, turned off g-nitro and set to 11b only. Should i assign the WPA security before the reinstallation?
i am not reinstalling the adapter until i have the patience to go theough all the steps but when i do i will let you know how it goes. |
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funchordsHelloPremium,MVM
join:2001-03-11
Yarmouth Port, MA
kudos:5 | The every 20 seconds issue does sound like two Supplicants may have been fighting over control of the card.
said by blackcurtain:that done - i have logged into the router and assigned a new ssid, and set to broadcast, turned off g-nitro and set to 11b only. Should i assign the WPA security before the reinstallation? Yes.
The goal is to have the drivers installed, but not the utility. Or, if the utility is installed, not to have it running.
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Robb Topolski http://www.funchords.com/ Hillsboro, Oregon USA
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| Ok - I have the patience to do it now.
said by funchords :
The goal is to have the drivers installed, but not the utility. Or, if the utility is installed, not to have it running.
I am not sure I can skip the install of the utility, so I'll try not using it if you recommend doing so, although I will have to mark the Wireless Zero service as automatic?
Will post in a few hours. |
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funchordsHelloPremium,MVM
join:2001-03-11
Yarmouth Port, MA
kudos:5 | said by blackcurtain:I am not sure I can skip the install of the utility, so I'll try not using it if you recommend doing so, although I will have to mark the Wireless Zero service as automatic? Yes
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Robb Topolski http://www.funchords.com/ Hillsboro, Oregon USA
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errors in event log | 
connection status |
then i went to administrative tools - services - and made Wireless Zero Configuration automatic.
then, in registry, i went to the key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SYSTEM > CurrentControlSet > Enum > PCI
and right-clicked for permissions, deleted an "everyone" entry, and added a "users" group giving the entry "Full" permission, (the system entry already had full permissions) after finding this post...
»www.deltatangobravo.com/archives···sscode10 - because i had a feeling about authentication being stopped by permissions. It may have made no difference at all, i don't know.
then i installed the wireless adapter, and opened the utility - and unticked " use this program to control..." and also unticked "show icon in systray".
i then opened network connections and right-clicked the wireless connection, and in properties - tcp/ip - added the ip address i wanted to use, and came out.
after a reboot(1), i went to administrative tools - services, verified Wireless Zero was still automatic, and noticed the entry directly below - WLTRYSVC - which is installed with the belkin drivers, and runs to configure the card. i changed it from automatic to disabled.
at that point, i opened the wireless properties, which was in the task-bar, showing available networks. i clicked on my chosen ssid which appeared there, and filled in the network key in the boxes below it, and clicked connect.
since the last step i have sat here for over 65 minutes without rebooting, as you will see from the pic, the wireless card has remained connected for as long, and not disconnected once.
however, at the time of install or reboot(1), a couple of errors appeared in the event log - which i have added as an attachment. they appear in the right order, pictured across, and seem to have been fixed as you can see - two errors, then four successes. i am now about to reboot my computer and see if the whole thing has worked. I'll let you know. -----thanks!!!----- |
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| --------------------SUCCESS--------------------
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i unplugged the computer - and then also the router. left the router off for about 3 minutes. restarted. then started computer, hardwired. then, after some hesitation, unplugged the lan cable - waited about half a minute - then opened ie.. i saw google!
checked the event log, loads of entries regarding authentication - and including these events:
RASMAN
Advapi
LSASRV.dll : negotiate
kerberos.dll : Kerberos
msv1_0.dll : NTLM
schannel.dll : Microsoft Unified Security Protocol Provider
schannel.dll : Schannel
wdigest.dll : WDigest
msv1_0.dll : MICROSOFT_AUTHENTICATION_PACKAGE_V1_0
KSecDD
Winlogon
Winlogon\MSGina
scecli
DCOMSCM
CHAP
RASMAN
there were a couple of errors but im on the internet now completely wireless.
thank you fun chords for spurring me on to do this - i didnt think it would be possible. i hope any information i provided will be helpful.
David |
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funchordsHelloPremium,MVM
join:2001-03-11
Yarmouth Port, MA
kudos:5 | WOOHOO! I'll take a look it, but congrats!!!! |
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funchordsHelloPremium,MVM
join:2001-03-11
Yarmouth Port, MA
kudos:5 | reply to blackcurtain
PS: I think I know what was causing the events in the snapshot. It has nothing to do with wireless, and Microsoft says to ignore it. I won't bother you with the details. In short, the user-friendly XP logon screen causes these to appear. There are no negative effects.
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Robb Topolski http://www.funchords.com/ Hillsboro, Oregon USA
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