Wireless Network / Vista

[tootricky]

OK, I'm at my colleague's again still unable to connect to the d-link box. I brought my wireless box from home which is a Linksys, it connected no problem I tried the Microsoft fix that PBrown suggested but that didn't fix it Time to bin the D-Link?

[Paul Evans]

Originally Posted by tootricky

OK, I'm at my colleague's again still unable to connect to the d-link box. I brought my wireless box from home which is a Linksys, it connected no problem I tried the Microsoft fix that PBrown suggested but that didn't fix it Time to bin the D-Link?

Have a look in the manual, does the d-link have a hard reset switch??

Then start again?

Sorry I can't be more help over the net..............

[colinpjenkins2]

Too lazy to look back over the thread but have you looked here?
D-Link Windows Vista Support - Compatibility Chart

[tootricky]

Originally Posted by Paul Evans

Have a look in the manual, does the d-link have a hard reset switch??

Then start again?

Sorry I can't be more help over the net..............

No worries, might give that a go

Originally Posted by colinpjenkins2

Too lazy to look back over the thread but have you looked here?
D-Link Windows Vista Support - Compatibility Chart

Thanks for posting that. Unfortunately it is listed as compatible, DI-524.

I can connect to the DI-524 using XP and I was able to connect to my Linksys wireless box using Vista I have emailed D-Link to see if they can shed some light on it.

Thanks for everyone's replies, if I ever fix it I will post the solution!

EDIT: just looked again and the DI-524 is listed as 'Compatible with Vista' not 'Works with Vista'. Will have to wait and see what D-Link say I think.

[tootricky]

I have now managed to fix this issue, thanks to everyone for the replies

I can't explain why but eventually I tried WPA-PSK (TKIP) and Vista connected fine It didn't work unencrypted, with WEP or with any other flavour of WPA/WPA2.

When I left my colleague's on Wednesday there were 4 very happy children all trying to get on the computer at once shame none of them really had any idea of what to do with it

Cheers/Nic

[Marky Mark]

And there was me thinking "I wonder if it's that WPA/WEP issue" I had it with an old XP SP1 installation and a shiney new wireless router. I could connect with everything, my phone, my psp, my other laptop, but not my SP1 laptop, so I went and upgraded to SP2, worked a treat.

MyM

[Reikimaster]

well done, glad you got there in the end,

even if you dont know what you did, i hope you are taking all the credit

[tootricky]

Originally Posted by Reikimaster

well done, glad you got there in the end,

even if you dont know what you did, i hope you are taking all the credit

I know what I did, I just don't know wht it fixed it But, yes, I am claiming all credit even if it did take about 24 hours over several weeks to fix

[scuba g]

Currently Vista has difficulties with WPA-PSK authentication (as you are aware!), the reason being an issue with how the encrytion deals with stacks, there is a fix update but Ive heard it goes back to the original issue if you run any additional updates, the only thing is to wait for Service Pack 1 or in my opinion, install XP instead!

[String]

Not noticing any issues here with wpa-psk on wireless with vista. Got all the updates installed too so maybe its properly fixed now.