Mailing List os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com Archived Message #6086

From:	"Hakan" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>	Full Headers Undecoded message
Sender:	"OS/2 Wireless Users Mailing List" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
Subject:	Re: [OS2Wireless] Trouble Connecting to Router
Date:	Sun, 22 Apr 2007 14:06:50 -0400 (EDT)
To:	"OS/2 Wireless Users Mailing List" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>

Yes, I have no problems connecting to either public nets or those using WEP encryption. On Sun, 22 Apr 2007 11:04:32 -0700, Isaac Leung wrote: >I'm assuming you have set up GenMAC before? I just installed as >instructed and use XWLAN to enable the wireless after my desktop >starts up. (Now my wired seems to be busted, but that's a nother >issue...) > >The first thing I usually do is to get rid of all security settings to >make sure that is not the issue. > >Also, not sure if this will help, but I had the following experience >with my machine (it is T40p with the Atheros built-in wireless) >- With v1.6 (and earlier) of GenMAC it never had a problem connecting, >fast and reliable. >- With v2.0, very problematic, lucky to connect at all, and when it >did, it would fail in a few minutes. >At this time, I was using a Netgear wireless router (no problem with >Windows or a couple of other machines). >I recently switched over to a D-Link router, and very surprisingly, >v2.0 now works. It is not as good as v1.6, it still takes A LONG time >to acquire the first signal, but it functions and generally stays up. > >Hopefully this is not your problem, since you'd have to get someone >else with the exact same pairing of router & wifi chipset to check it >out or back level to v1.6 if you can get a hold of it. > > >Isaac > >On 4/22/07, Hakan <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com> wrote: >> I am trying to connect wirelessly to a Linksys WRT54GL router 3 feet >> from my TP43p with an Intel 2915a/b/g card and using eCS 1.2R. I have >> full control of the router and the following options are set: >> Basic Wireless Settings: >> * Mixed wireless mode >> * SSID transmitted >> * Channel 3 used (and no other networks on this channel >> * SES inactive >> Wireless Security Mode: >> * WPA2 Personal security mode >> * AES WPA algorithm >> * WPA Shared key defined >> * 3600 seconds for group key renewal >> Wireless MAC Filter: >> * No wireless MAC filter >> The following are the default Advanced Wireless Settings: >> * Basic rate default >> * Transmission Rate auto >> * CTS Protection Mode disabled >> * Frame Burst disabled >> * Beacon Interval 100 milliseconds >> * DTIM Interval 1 >> * Fragmentation Threshold 2346 >> * RTS Threshold 2347 >> * AP Isolation off >> * SecureEasySetup enabled >> >> I have no problems connecting using a wire but obviously something >> needs to be changed to get the wireless connection going. >> >> What might I need to change? 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