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Win 7 connects to one wireless (WEP) network, but not another (?)
Hello All -
Anyone ever seen a situation where a Dell laptop Inspiron E1505, recently upgraded to Win 7 Home Premium 32 bit, from XP, will connect to one wireless network, but not another, both using WEP and with credentials and WEP key verified correct?
I recently upgraded a friend's laptop while he was visiting. Used my own home network to test the ability to connect wirelessly, but when he got the machine home, and tried to connect to his own wireless network, he was presented with not only a request for the WEP key (as expected) but also what sounds like a request for his Windows credentials (which he supplied), and to which Win 7 then responded with the generic, "Unable to connect to network...." message.
So I retrieved the laptop and, as expected, had no problem connecting to my home wireless network again, using either the User account that I had set up, or the Admin account on the machine. In fact, I'm using that very machine now, connected to my home wireless network via a WEP connection, to enter this post.
Given all of the above, it seems to me:
Absolutely open to arguments about any of the above, but I'm out of ideas....
- It's not the wireless adapter or driver
- It's not the WEP passphrase (we went over that MULTIPLE times on the phone - I KNOW he's got it right)
- It's not a more general conflict between Win 7 and WEP
Thanks,
Bob