I have an R40 with XP Pro w/SP2. I use it at several wireless
locations and everything works OK. However, when I try to use it at
my son's house I cannot connect to his password-protected network. I
can find no place to enter the password!

The R40 is using the ThinkVantage Access Connection software.
Obviously, I am doing something wrong but I can't figure out WHAT!

I have checked the "use Windows to connect to wireless network" (?)
box but that didn't help.

Should I disable ThinkVantage? If so, how do I do it?

TIA

Chuck

Hi
Could be that checking the box is not working right.
Make sure that Windows Wireless Zero Configuration (WZC) is actually
running, and that the vendor's Wireless Utility stopped.
http://www.ezlan.net/wzc.html
http://www.ezlan.net/wireless.html
Jack (MVP-Networking).

<jurgens@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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jurgens@bellsouth.net wrote:

In addition to what Jack said, perhaps your son's wireless network is using
a higher level of encryption (WPA2-PSK for example) than your wireless
adapter (hardware) can handle. How old is your R40?

Malke
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MS-MVP
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Don't Panic!

If it shows in Control Panel > Network Connections: right-click on it
Association and
enter the authentication, encryption, key

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jurgens@bellsouth.net wrote:
you need to find the place - in XP or via your custom Access manager
to define the SSID and the connection security type - WEP, WPA, etc
That is where you enter the "key" to access your son's network.
It's a connection "key" vs entering a password like you were logging onto
something.