Cannot Connect To Wireless Network

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madman6510 View Member Profile	Oct 4 2008, 11:49 PM Post #1
Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 352 Joined: 28-January 07 From: Idaho Member No.: 108,886	About a week ago, my wireless stopped working randomly. Decided to upgrade the firmware on it today to see if it fixed anything, but still no internet. Router is a D-Link WBR-2310, firmware 1.05. I have a third party antenna attached, and the computers see the network, but just can't connect to it, it just gets a "Windows cannot connect" error, trying to repair does nothing. Pic of wireless settings: -------------------- "Some people are just plain crazy. END OF STORY. Don't blame the media, videogames, the USA, or movies. Blame the 40yr old dude with the knife." -- Anonymous

nigglesnush85 View Member Profile	Oct 5 2008, 07:15 AM Post #2
Forum Addict Group: HJT Junior Classmen Posts: 4,047 Joined: 7-January 07 From: UK Member No.: 105,123	Hello madman6510 The event viewer may give some more information. 1. Click Start select run 2. Type eventvwr.exe 3. Press enter 4. Search through the groups for errors and warnings. 5. Double click on each error and or warning. 6. Locate the copy to clipboard button, (under the two arrows) 7. Let us know what you find. (paste the results) -------------------- Regards Alan

madman6510 View Member Profile	Oct 5 2008, 02:31 PM Post #3
Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 352 Joined: 28-January 07 From: Idaho Member No.: 108,886	CODE Log Name: System Source: Microsoft-Windows-Diagnostics-Networking Date: 10/5/2008 1:28:18 PM Event ID: 6100 Task Category: (12) Level: Information Keywords: (2) User: LOCAL SERVICE Computer: Nick-PC4 Description: Helper Class (AutoConfig Helper Class) Event: Wireless Diagnostic Informational Event Information for connection being diagnosed Interface GUID: a726cda2-532b-4613-98a5-aaa901619619 Interface name: Airlink101 SuperG Wireless Cardbus Adapter Interface type: Legacy Profile: Discovery connection SSID: Joes Snack Shack SSID length: 16 Connection mode: Infra Security: Yes Connect even if network is not broadcasting: No Connection incident diagnosed Auto Configuration ID: 1 Connection ID: 1 Connection status summary Connection started at: 2008-10-05 13:27:55-197 Profile match: Success Pre-Association: Success Association: Success Security and Authentication: Success List of visible access point(s): 2 item(s) total, 2 item(s) displayed BSSID BSS Type PHY Signal(dB) Chnl/freq SSID ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 00-1C-F0-F4-8E-9C Infra g -93 1 Joes Snack Shack 00-1C-10-05-A1-F9 Infra g -94 6 linksys Connection History Information for Auto Configuration ID 2 List of visible networks: 2 item(s) total, 2 item(s) displayed BSS Type PHY Security Signal(RSSI) Compatible SSID ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Infra g Yes 14 Yes Joes Snack Shack Infra g No 12 Yes linksys List of preferred networks: 1 item(s) Profile: Carrington SSID: Carrington SSID length: 10 Connection mode: Infra Security: Yes Set by group policy: No Connect even if network is not broadcasting: No Connectable: No Reason: 0x00028001 Information for Auto Configuration ID 1 List of visible networks: 2 item(s) total, 2 item(s) displayed BSS Type PHY Security Signal(RSSI) Compatible SSID ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Infra g Yes 14 Yes Joes Snack Shack Infra g No 6 Yes linksys List of preferred networks: 1 item(s) Profile: Carrington SSID: Carrington SSID length: 10 Connection mode: Infra Security: Yes Set by group policy: No Connect even if network is not broadcasting: No Connectable: No Reason: 0x00028001 Information for Connection ID 1 Connection started at: 2008-10-05 13:27:55-197 Auto Configuration ID: 1 Profile: Discovery connection SSID: Joes Snack Shack SSID length: 16 Connection mode: Infra Security: Yes Pre-Association and Association Connectivity settings provided by hardware manufacturer (IHV): No Security settings provided by hardware manufacturer (IHV): No Profile matches network requirements: Success Pre-association status: Success Association status: Success Last AP: 00-1c-f0-f4-8e-9c Security and Authentication Configured security type: WPA-PSK Configured encryption type: TKIP 802.1X protocol: No Key exchange initiated: Yes Unicast key received: Yes Multicast key received: Yes Number of security packets received: 3 Number of security packets sent: 3 Security attempt status: Success Connectivity Packet statistics Ndis Rx: 0 Ndis Tx: 0 Unicast decrypt success: <unknown> Multicast decrypt success: <unknown> Unicast decrypt failure: <unknown> Multicast decrypt failure: <unknown> Rx success: <unknown> Rx failure: <unknown> Tx success: <unknown> Tx failure: <unknown> Roaming history: 0 item(s) Disconnected from BSSID: 00-00-00-00-00-00 Reason: 0x00000205 Event Verbosity:0 Event Xml: <Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event"> <System> <Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Diagnostics-Networking" Guid="{36c23e18-0e66-11d9-bbeb-505054503030}" /> <EventID>6100</EventID> <Version>0</Version> <Level>4</Level> <Task>12</Task> <Opcode>0</Opcode> <Keywords>0x4000000000000002</Keywords> <TimeCreated SystemTime="2008-10-05T19:28:18.935Z" /> <EventRecordID>28852</EventRecordID> <Correlation ActivityID="{3368C818-AF46-4843-8832-6C817DC92C59}" /> <Execution ProcessID="6132" ThreadID="2100" /> <Channel>System</Channel> <Computer>Nick-PC4</Computer> <Security UserID="S-1-5-19" /> </System> <EventData> <Data Name="HelperClassName">AutoConfig Helper Class</Data> <Data Name="EventDescription">Wireless Diagnostic Informational Event Information for connection being diagnosed Interface GUID: a726cda2-532b-4613-98a5-aaa901619619 Interface name: Airlink101 SuperG Wireless Cardbus Adapter Interface type: Legacy Profile: Discovery connection SSID: Joes Snack Shack SSID length: 16 Connection mode: Infra Security: Yes Connect even if network is not broadcasting: No Connection incident diagnosed Auto Configuration ID: 1 Connection ID: 1 Connection status summary Connection started at: 2008-10-05 13:27:55-197 Profile match: Success Pre-Association: Success Association: Success Security and Authentication: Success List of visible access point(s): 2 item(s) total, 2 item(s) displayed BSSID BSS Type PHY Signal(dB) Chnl/freq SSID ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 00-1C-F0-F4-8E-9C Infra g -93 1 Joes Snack Shack 00-1C-10-05-A1-F9 Infra g -94 6 linksys Connection History Information for Auto Configuration ID 2 List of visible networks: 2 item(s) total, 2 item(s) displayed BSS Type PHY Security Signal(RSSI) Compatible SSID ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Infra g Yes 14 Yes Joes Snack Shack Infra g No 12 Yes linksys List of preferred networks: 1 item(s) Profile: Carrington SSID: Carrington SSID length: 10 Connection mode: Infra Security: Yes Set by group policy: No Connect even if network is not broadcasting: No Connectable: No Reason: 0x00028001 Information for Auto Configuration ID 1 List of visible networks: 2 item(s) total, 2 item(s) displayed BSS Type PHY Security Signal(RSSI) Compatible SSID ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Infra g Yes 14 Yes Joes Snack Shack Infra g No 6 Yes linksys List of preferred networks: 1 item(s) Profile: Carrington SSID: Carrington SSID length: 10 Connection mode: Infra Security: Yes Set by group policy: No Connect even if network is not broadcasting: No Connectable: No Reason: 0x00028001 Information for Connection ID 1 Connection started at: 2008-10-05 13:27:55-197 Auto Configuration ID: 1 Profile: Discovery connection SSID: Joes Snack Shack SSID length: 16 Connection mode: Infra Security: Yes Pre-Association and Association Connectivity settings provided by hardware manufacturer (IHV): No Security settings provided by hardware manufacturer (IHV): No Profile matches network requirements: Success Pre-association status: Success Association status: Success Last AP: 00-1c-f0-f4-8e-9c Security and Authentication Configured security type: WPA-PSK Configured encryption type: TKIP 802.1X protocol: No Key exchange initiated: Yes Unicast key received: Yes Multicast key received: Yes Number of security packets received: 3 Number of security packets sent: 3 Security attempt status: Success Connectivity Packet statistics Ndis Rx: 0 Ndis Tx: 0 Unicast decrypt success: <unknown> Multicast decrypt success: <unknown> Unicast decrypt failure: <unknown> Multicast decrypt failure: <unknown> Rx success: <unknown> Rx failure: <unknown> Tx success: <unknown> Tx failure: <unknown> Roaming history: 0 item(s) Disconnected from BSSID: 00-00-00-00-00-00 Reason: 0x00000205 </Data> <Data Name="EventVerbosity">0</Data> </EventData> </Event> This post has been edited by madman6510: Oct 5 2008, 02:32 PM -------------------- "Some people are just plain crazy. END OF STORY. Don't blame the media, videogames, the USA, or movies. Blame the 40yr old dude with the knife." -- Anonymous

nigglesnush85 View Member Profile	Oct 5 2008, 03:24 PM Post #4
Forum Addict Group: HJT Junior Classmen Posts: 4,047 Joined: 7-January 07 From: UK Member No.: 105,123	Can you see any errors in the device manager? Also, have you tried repairing the connection? -------------------- Regards Alan

madman6510 View Member Profile	Oct 5 2008, 10:25 PM Post #5
Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 352 Joined: 28-January 07 From: Idaho Member No.: 108,886	No errors in the dev manager, and repairing does nothing except tell me it broke for an "unknown reason". EDIT: Having to reinstall Windows because of some problems coughroommate touched itcough. See if things clear up, but it may be a router problem. This post has been edited by madman6510: Oct 5 2008, 10:27 PM -------------------- "Some people are just plain crazy. END OF STORY. Don't blame the media, videogames, the USA, or movies. Blame the 40yr old dude with the knife." -- Anonymous

nigglesnush85 View Member Profile	Oct 6 2008, 01:08 PM Post #6
Forum Addict Group: HJT Junior Classmen Posts: 4,047 Joined: 7-January 07 From: UK Member No.: 105,123	A reinstall does solve most problems, let us know how it turns out. -------------------- Regards Alan

madman6510 View Member Profile	Oct 6 2008, 05:47 PM Post #7
Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 352 Joined: 28-January 07 From: Idaho Member No.: 108,886	Oh great, now it's not working at all! No devices will connect to the router now, not even the DS. -------------------- "Some people are just plain crazy. END OF STORY. Don't blame the media, videogames, the USA, or movies. Blame the 40yr old dude with the knife." -- Anonymous

madman6510 View Member Profile	Oct 6 2008, 06:59 PM Post #8
Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 352 Joined: 28-January 07 From: Idaho Member No.: 108,886	UPDATE: It works! ... If I turn off WPA. This isn't good I had to REALLY boost the transmitter on the wireless to get it out into one of the other buildings, and because of that the signal is poking into the neighborhood near me. Is there any way to reenable security? (WEP doesn't work either). -------------------- "Some people are just plain crazy. END OF STORY. Don't blame the media, videogames, the USA, or movies. Blame the 40yr old dude with the knife." -- Anonymous

nigglesnush85 View Member Profile	Oct 7 2008, 01:10 PM Post #9
Forum Addict Group: HJT Junior Classmen Posts: 4,047 Joined: 7-January 07 From: UK Member No.: 105,123	What happens when you try to enable wep? -------------------- Regards Alan

madman6510 View Member Profile	Oct 7 2008, 05:06 PM Post #10
Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 352 Joined: 28-January 07 From: Idaho Member No.: 108,886	QUOTE(nigglesnush85 @ Oct 7 2008, 02:10 PM) What happens when you try to enable wep? I can see the network, but can't connect to it (yes, the password is right). -------------------- "Some people are just plain crazy. END OF STORY. Don't blame the media, videogames, the USA, or movies. Blame the 40yr old dude with the knife." -- Anonymous

nigglesnush85 View Member Profile	Oct 8 2008, 03:10 PM Post #11
Forum Addict Group: HJT Junior Classmen Posts: 4,047 Joined: 7-January 07 From: UK Member No.: 105,123	Can you connect via cable to the router? Also rebooting/resetting the router to default settings may help. -------------------- Regards Alan

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