On 10 Feb 2007 01:12:31 -0800, "Alan" <agarny@gmail.com> wrote in
<1171098751.896024.242630@k78g2000cwa.googlegroups .com>:

>> What _exactly_ does lose the connection mean? Red X on icon is system
>> tray? Just can't surf? What?
>
>It means that I cannot access my modem/router anymore and therefore
>cannot do anything that involves my network and, as a consequence, the
>internet (i.e. impossible to browse, receive email, etc.).

Again, what _exactly_ does "cannot access" mean?
What does the network icon look like and say?
What it should look like: http://i5.tinypic.com/40e4oea.png

>> What controls the wireless network? Exact make, model, version, and
>> firmware of wireless router or access point please.
>
>I use a D-Link DSL-G624T with the V3.00B01T02.UK-A.20060621 firmware.

Thanks.

>Things that I have tried include (in no particular order): access list
>(i.e. with and without access limited by MAC address), various
>encryptions (i.e. no encryption, WEP and WPA/PSK), DHCP (i.e. no DHCP,
>DHCP without static IP assignment, and DHCP with static IP
>assignment), and maybe other things that I cannot recall for having
>tried so many things!

Have you tried the ThinkPad in a public Wi-Fi hotspot?

>I would, somehow, be surprised if the problem was with my modem/
>router, unless ThinkPads don't like that particular make (who knows?).

What matters is the make and model of the Wi-Fi adapter and the software
used to control it -- there's nothing special about the ThinkPad. My
own T41 uses an Atheros mini PCI card with Windows XP WZC.

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