ORiNOCO and XP SP2

OK, so I've got some issues with my laptop. I have a MPC T1000 laptop
with and ORiNOCO wireless card. I've been using my laptop as a main
computer using ethernet but I moved and figured it would be easier to
switch to wireless ... NO. So, I am running XP Pro with SP2 and I'm
having a nightmare of a time trying to connect to my AP. When I try to
connect to an AP I get the message "The network may be out of range or
no longer available" and this is not just my network it's other
networks in the area. But the wierd thing is ... some networks let me
connect to them, I obviously don't have their WEP key but if I did I
would be able to connect. Also, I have WEP key on the router and when
I had SP1 I couldn't connect to it because of the WEP key not being 5
or 13 ASCII characters. Is there anyway to fix this???!???!??

Here's a link to my specs:
http://support.mpccorp.com/apps/comp...o=3417331-0001

I'm using a Motorola SBG900 Wireless Router.


I also found some info through the client manager:

Driver -
NDIS 5 Miniport Driver Version 7.42


Card -
Agere Systems Gold Card Version 5.0


Hope this helps someone help me.


Mike

On 1 Dec 2006 17:38:29 -0800, mae439@hotmail.com wrote in
<1165023509.725593.161590@l12g2000cwl.googlegroups .com>:

>OK, so I've got some issues with my laptop. I have a MPC T1000 laptop
>with and ORiNOCO wireless card. I've been using my laptop as a main
>computer using ethernet but I moved and figured it would be easier to
>switch to wireless ... NO. So, I am running XP Pro with SP2 and I'm
>having a nightmare of a time trying to connect to my AP. When I try to
>connect to an AP I get the message "The network may be out of range or
>no longer available" and this is not just my network it's other
>networks in the area. But the wierd thing is ... some networks let me
>connect to them, I obviously don't have their WEP key but if I did I
>would be able to connect. Also, I have WEP key on the router and when
>I had SP1 I couldn't connect to it because of the WEP key not being 5
>or 13 ASCII characters. Is there anyway to fix this???!???!??

1. See wikis below for lots of useful info.
2. Set a unique SSID in your wireless router.
3. Turn off all security for troubleshooting.
4. When you get it working, use WPA, not WEP.

--
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John Navas <spamfilter0@navasgroup.com> wrote:

> On 1 Dec 2006 17:38:29 -0800, mae439@hotmail.com wrote in
> <1165023509.725593.161590@l12g2000cwl.googlegroups .com>:
>
> >OK, so I've got some issues with my laptop. I have a MPC T1000 laptop
> >with and ORiNOCO wireless card. I've been using my laptop as a main
> >computer using ethernet but I moved and figured it would be easier to
> >switch to wireless ... NO. So, I am running XP Pro with SP2 and I'm
> >having a nightmare of a time trying to connect to my AP. When I try to
> >connect to an AP I get the message "The network may be out of range or
> >no longer available" and this is not just my network it's other
> >networks in the area. But the wierd thing is ... some networks let me
> >connect to them, I obviously don't have their WEP key but if I did I
> >would be able to connect. Also, I have WEP key on the router and when
> >I had SP1 I couldn't connect to it because of the WEP key not being 5
> >or 13 ASCII characters. Is there anyway to fix this???!???!??
>
> 1. See wikis below for lots of useful info.
> 2. Set a unique SSID in your wireless router.
> 3. Turn off all security for troubleshooting.
> 4. When you get it working, use WPA, not WEP.

Orinoco Silver or Gold cards do not support WPA.

On Wed, 6 Dec 2006 19:39:42 +0100, hlexa@hotmail.com (Axel
Hammerschmidt) wrote in <1hpxvuu.8agpb11jt6c74N%hlexa@hotmail.com>:

>microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web snipped
>
>John Navas <spamfilter0@navasgroup.com> wrote:
>
>> On 1 Dec 2006 17:38:29 -0800, mae439@hotmail.com wrote in
>> <1165023509.725593.161590@l12g2000cwl.googlegroups .com>:
>>
>> >OK, so I've got some issues with my laptop. I have a MPC T1000 laptop
>> >with and ORiNOCO wireless card. I've been using my laptop as a main
>> >computer using ethernet but I moved and figured it would be easier to
>> >switch to wireless ... NO. So, I am running XP Pro with SP2 and I'm
>> >having a nightmare of a time trying to connect to my AP. When I try to
>> >connect to an AP I get the message "The network may be out of range or
>> >no longer available" and this is not just my network it's other
>> >networks in the area. But the wierd thing is ... some networks let me
>> >connect to them, I obviously don't have their WEP key but if I did I
>> >would be able to connect. Also, I have WEP key on the router and when
>> >I had SP1 I couldn't connect to it because of the WEP key not being 5
>> >or 13 ASCII characters. Is there anyway to fix this???!???!??
>>
>> 1. See wikis below for lots of useful info.
>> 2. Set a unique SSID in your wireless router.
>> 3. Turn off all security for troubleshooting.
>> 4. When you get it working, use WPA, not WEP.
>
>Orinoco Silver or Gold cards do not support WPA.

Then replace it with one that does. Seriously.
WEP is essentially worthless,
and good cards with WPA support are cheap.

--
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John Navas FAQ for Wi-Fi: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi>
Wi-Fi How To: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_HowTo>
Fixes to Wi-Fi Problems: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_Fixes>

Crap, thanks for the bad news guys. But seriously thanks for telling
me that because I would have pulled all of my hair out if I didn't
figure something out.

Mike



John Navas wrote:
> On Wed, 6 Dec 2006 19:39:42 +0100, hlexa@hotmail.com (Axel
> Hammerschmidt) wrote in <1hpxvuu.8agpb11jt6c74N%hlexa@hotmail.com>:
>
> >microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web snipped
> >
> >John Navas <spamfilter0@navasgroup.com> wrote:
> >
> >> On 1 Dec 2006 17:38:29 -0800, mae439@hotmail.com wrote in
> >> <1165023509.725593.161590@l12g2000cwl.googlegroups .com>:
> >>
> >> >OK, so I've got some issues with my laptop. I have a MPC T1000 laptop
> >> >with and ORiNOCO wireless card. I've been using my laptop as a main
> >> >computer using ethernet but I moved and figured it would be easier to
> >> >switch to wireless ... NO. So, I am running XP Pro with SP2 and I'm
> >> >having a nightmare of a time trying to connect to my AP. When I try to
> >> >connect to an AP I get the message "The network may be out of range or
> >> >no longer available" and this is not just my network it's other
> >> >networks in the area. But the wierd thing is ... some networks let me
> >> >connect to them, I obviously don't have their WEP key but if I did I
> >> >would be able to connect. Also, I have WEP key on the router and when
> >> >I had SP1 I couldn't connect to it because of the WEP key not being 5
> >> >or 13 ASCII characters. Is there anyway to fix this???!???!??
> >>
> >> 1. See wikis below for lots of useful info.
> >> 2. Set a unique SSID in your wireless router.
> >> 3. Turn off all security for troubleshooting.
> >> 4. When you get it working, use WPA, not WEP.
> >
> >Orinoco Silver or Gold cards do not support WPA.
>
> Then replace it with one that does. Seriously.
> WEP is essentially worthless,
> and good cards with WPA support are cheap.
>
> --
> Best regards, FAQ for Wireless Internet: <http://Wireless.wikia.com>
> John Navas FAQ for Wi-Fi: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi>
> Wi-Fi How To: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_HowTo>
> Fixes to Wi-Fi Problems: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_Fixes>