Why can't my Thinkpad connect to unsecured WiFi networks?

External Since: Dec 17, 2005 Posts: 145

I got a Thinkpad T42 from work. Whenever I disable WEP or WPA security
on the wireless portion, it has trouble connecting to them. It may even
have trouble seeing them in the list of wireless networks. Turn the
security back on, and it sees them at full strength again. Wierd.

I got a Toshiba Satellite with a Dlink G-spec PCCard, and that doesn't
exhibit the same problem. Both are running Windows XP.

Yousuf Khan

External Since: Mar 27, 2006 Posts: 1

In Yousuf Khan typed:
> I got a Thinkpad T42 from work. Whenever I disable WEP or WPA security
> on the wireless portion, it has trouble connecting to them. It may
> even have trouble seeing them in the list of wireless networks. Turn
> the security back on, and it sees them at full strength again. Wierd.

Hi Yousuf, rubbish.
When You don't use the key to get inside a door - then forget it.

> I got a Toshiba Satellite with a Dlink G-spec PCCard, and that doesn't
> exhibit the same problem. Both are running Windows XP.

Then there's a different way of usage. May be even no access protection.
Horst