Wpa security vista

It can also tell when I have changed the security settings on the router, as it will say "The settings saved on this computer for the network do not match the requirements of the network. If so, then it must be a problem with the PC60G wireless adapter. I even tried the latest MSI driver, which is older than the latest Ralink driver, and that still did not work. I use WPA encryption.. I blew off Vista to go back to XP for various other reasons. Have you tried rolling back to pre-SP1 to see if it works and if it is the SP1 upgrade that is the problem as both sets of drivers are pre-SP1.

On Jul 13, pm, w I have removed this wireless adapter from the Network and Sharing Center, ensured that the machine is part of the domain, uninstalled the wireless adapter which is also a Linksys product , ensured the latest version of the driver and tried just about all the troubleshooting tricks I can think of. I've seen this identified as a problem in a few threads but no definitive resolution.

Update: Well after alot more troubleshooting I've determined that this is definitely a Windows Vista problem. If I plug a different adapter into the computer that works on a different computer I get the same problem.

I was on the phone with Linksys for an hour and and they basically threw in the towel and gave me a RMA for their adapter, although I doubt that will solve the problem. Is there some registy entry for defining the type of authentication for a wireless adapter?

It seems like Vista keeps thinking that this is the wrong authentication mechanism. Is it possible to 'repair' the wireless service in Windows? OK, I think the real issue is that this Windows Vista does not have the WPA2 security type to select which is what the router is broadcasting. Is there a way to enter this somehow? Same issue, the NETw4v32 error never stops populating the event log. I have several machines, Toshiba, Dell that all have the exact same issue on Vista.

What poor quality. I was going to try to replace the card with an Atheros card, but on the Toshiba it requires way too much disassembly to get to the mini-pci card. Saturday, May 26, PM. There's an updated driver there now. Trying now. I have also tried that dirver version and still doing the same, with timeout message and such.

I've tried 3 routers: Belkin, Netgear, now TrendNet. Sunday, May 27, AM. With the latest I've rolled back to the inbox driver that came with Vista RTM. My guess is, those on this thread in the past with no posting of current issues has rolled back to the inbox. Monday, May 28, PM.

Is anyone using the ProSet software the Intel provides and any luck with it and the latest drivers? I wonder if that's why some folks are no longer reporting issues. Another question, I'm potentially going to replace the abg card, but I started down the path with a Toshiba M5 and it requires quite a bit of disassembly.

Any pointers on the level of disassembly? Tuesday, May 29, AM. Is anybody know howto launch Intel Wireless Proset connection utility in Vista? Now in Vista there isn't a good driver from Intel and I cannot find the custom Intel connection tool, so I can't connect to my router. I don't know if it's a driver issue or a vista fault but I can connect in XP and Ubuntu, but not in Vista. My router doesn't support wpa2 so that is not an option.

Tuesday, May 29, PM. ElectricVehicle wrote: Currently, I'm trying to get the Intel I install Wednesday, May 30, AM. Same problem: Windows vista home premium 32 bit new hp pavillion intel, intel driver All ok with Wep bit.

Wednesday, May 30, PM. Detailed root cause: Layer 2 security key exchange did not generate multicast keys before timeout Repair option: Try connecting to "3Com" again If the problem continues, contact your network administrator or hardware manufacturer for further assistance.

Monday, June 4, AM. Tuesday, June 5, PM. You know on a side note ive seen in the warm weather is that the intel wireless card in my pc tends to shut down in the heat of the day. It will be running and then all of a sudden loose connection and not find my wireless router. It got annoying enough i had to do wired connection.

Ive ended up shutting down the computer and running the fan in my room. Nothing else is effected on pc except the wireless card. Wednesday, June 6, AM. Thursday, June 7, AM. Now it works. Please check: "Connect automatically when this network is in range" "Connect even if the network is not broadcasting" in Wireless properties.

I dechecked IPV6 too. I hope this suggest works for everybody Ciao Gianluca. Thursday, June 7, PM. I am having this issue on an acer with an Atheros arG. Here is what I have posted to Acer OEM windows - pre-installed rubbish - would rather have had XP When connecting to a linksys wireless router, the machine will not connect, the acer software actually pops up a message saying "internet disconnected" and when you diagnose, it reports as a time out.

The laptop was bought just so my partner ould work from home, so it is now pretty redundant. A recovery will normally wipe the machine to the state it was in when you purchased it. I got no problem to connect to a network with no encryption and wep encryption. But no way to connect to a wpa encrypted network So I upgraded to the V At first Vista home premium didn't recognize it, so I have installed a first driver which was a V5.

Thus I got the device working with no encryption and wep encrypted networks, but not with a wpa ecrypted network. As there was very few options with this driver, I have installed an newer one V6. And with it, it's working very well whith WPA encrypted network So in my case everything was a driver-based failure Friday, June 8, PM.

Backed the machine up and restored it, and now it is working fine again. Saturday, June 9, AM. I'm reading all this trying to find help for our situation, and these symptoms are pretty close. Once lost, it will see the network, but not connect unless rebooted. Network card is Belkin F5D ver. All drivers are the latest available. No connectivity problems with XP and machines on the same network.

We've set global autotuning to disable, no luck. Saturday, June 9, PM. Tuesday, June 12, PM. Wednesday, June 13, PM. I tried that as well, but I still can't connect. I found out more information about the wireless connection at work, it is WPA off of a radius server and it works just fine for windows xp, but not for vista.

I have verified my credentials with the supervisor and everything is fine. The only people that are having problems is those with Vista. The latest firmware update that was released by Linksys has been updated on the router, so the blame has shifted again to Vista Thursday, June 14, PM. Disabling IPv6 worked for me. Friday, June 15, AM. Everything was fine in XP. I don't particularly want to buy a new router Sunday, June 17, AM. Hope it helps u in any way. Good luck.

Tuesday, June 19, AM. I thought I had solved it disabling IPv6 because it worked just one time but yesterday I started Vista and still cannot connect to my router. I'll keep waiting for a solution, I gess.

Still no body solve this problem. I think the only solution is waiting for the new patch form Microsoft. Is there somebody who have contact microsoft tech department for this issue? Monday, June 25, AM. Have tried most of the solutions suggested here with no joy.

One additional clue: I can reliably connect if I hold the laptop near ft from the router. Once established the connection works fine I am using it now. Thursday, June 28, PM. Right ok, Having been on an upgrade programme at work to upgrade all our routers upgraded to netgear dgg from 3com office connect I believe that one of the main causes for this problem is the officeconnect router.

Friday, July 6, AM. It's definitively not a problem only caused by 3Com! I've tried all the hints posted here in this thread and none of them worked. Friday, July 6, PM. When I checked out Belkin's website regarding compability of my router with Vista - it indicated that Vista would have the driver required already included. No luck. Spent 2 hours last night with Dell's tech help - they are perplexed. Going to continue working with Dell to see if they can help me. My old XL laptop works just fine!

Saturday, July 7, PM. I cannot connect with WPA v1. The router doesn't have WPA2 capabilities. I tried some of the proposed solutions but none worked.

When I came back to WEP it didn't work until I restarted the computer so, perhaps I have to try the proposed solutions and restart the computer each time.

It is clear that it is a problem of Vista with WPA v1. Let's see if MS address this. Sunday, July 8, AM. I've made some progress though: 1. Now if only I could stop the intermittent and random disconnects! Monday, July 9, PM. Friday, July 13, PM. I am having a windows vista business edition with 32 bit.

Im using intel pro ABG wirless card. I am not able to connect to the secured connection i. I have downloaded the latest version of drvers but I have tried all the possibilites but still it didnt work.. I think microsoft should address this issue.

Saturday, July 14, PM. Sunday, July 22, PM. Wednesday, July 25, AM. Same router here. But I have tried the solution reported there: In a command prompt with privileges run: netsh interface ipv6 reset and I can't get my ahtec laptop with AGN wifi card connected.

I have tried both with long and short TKIP passwords. Without success. Wednesday, July 25, PM. Petoro That's a blow - mine has been OK today, but we'll see what tomorrow brings.

Thursday, July 26, AM. Sunday, July 29, AM. Sunday, July 29, PM. This is very exasperating! Monday, July 30, PM. Tuesday, July 31, PM. The drivers are updaed and IP 6 is disabled. Any solutions? Wednesday, August 1, PM.

Friday, August 3, AM. Hi, I have the same problem earlier described in this topic, but I don't get it solved by the hints given. However under windows xp there is no problem at all. Received security packets: 2 Sent security packets: 2 Status : Failed 0x So it seems like there is a problem with the multicast key which is not received?

Thanks for any help. BR, BlackbirdJ Monday, August 13, PM. Wideboy1 wrote: BlackbirdJ I don't know how related this is but it may be the simplist fix that seemd to fix my problem. I did not think at first i had to change my settings on my wireless card back to psk.

Just make a mention if this occurs to be the problem. Im sure that because Im on a microsft forum i don't have to give definistion but Im going to put the quote from my dlink modem below. Also the strongest cipher that the client supports will be used. For best security, use WPA2 Only mode. For maximum compatibility, use WPA Only. This mode uses TKIP cipher. Some gaming and legacy devices work only in this mode. Wednesday, August 15, AM. Wednesday, August 15, PM. Using the settings below on my wireless router.

Thursday, August 16, AM. Thursday, August 16, PM. I have exactly the same problem with vista. It is so strange that it connects only when the computer is very close to the router. When I llok at the event logs I saw 'Layer 2 security problems'. I hope Microsoft will come up with a solution. Tuesday, September 4, PM. For info my problem has now been resolved by the imstallation of the Microsoft Hotfix mentioned somewhere early in this thread.

Hopefully this means that on general release it will also resolve everyone elses issues. Hopefully this means that on general release it will also resolve everyone elses issues Did you have to contact Microsoft to get the fix sent? I would like to have the fix also. My email: levadizo hotmail. Good to hear that a solution might be available.

Could anyone please post the hotfix number? Kind regards, Ernst Jan. Saturday, September 8, PM. Sunday, September 9, PM. I have also tried the hotfix, but nothing fixed fer me either. Monday, September 10, PM. It has worked fine ever since. Tuesday, September 11, AM. Wednesday, September 12, PM. Doesn't work here either. Guess nobody yet has generic solution for this issue.

Hope to have SP1 soon. Tuesday, September 18, PM. Thursday, September 20, PM. Tuesday, October 9, AM. Tuesday, October 9, PM. Friday, October 26, AM. Saturday, November 10, AM. Thanks Gianluca. Monday, November 12, PM.

Wednesday, November 14, PM. Tuesday, November 20, PM. Wednesday, November 21, PM. Lar P. After two weeks with my new HP laptop, I hate Vista. Yes or No? If you answer no, it should install XP.

Thursday, November 22, PM. This isn't the thread to discuss why Vista? But so far I fail to see why XP is being binned as an OS when it clearly is now Microsofts premium bug freeish offering Friday, November 23, PM. Will keeep checking back, and crossing fingers while I use my standard Cat5 Connection ;- Thanks. Monday, November 26, AM. Iemand 0. Now Vista has problems with the driver???

Wednesday, November 28, PM. Monday, December 3, PM. Hi , Just as a mention ive had almost perfect connection on wpa2-psk running Vista doesnt reconize I dont know how much help this is but I thought Id let you know its been working with the above settings.

The biggest problem is still to connect via WPA. Friday, December 7, PM. Hop this helps some of you! Saturday, December 15, PM. Not exactly high-tec but at least I have a secure wireless connection. Monday, December 17, PM. Sunday, December 23, PM.

SP1 rc didnt do jack for me! Saturday, December 29, PM. Wednesday, January 2, PM. Thursday, January 3, PM. Friday, January 4, AM. Just to let you know that the decrease power output from using the foil is working really well.

No way am I going to go back to WEP. Saturday, January 5, AM. Event manager reports: Layer 2 security key exchange did not generate multicast key As many others have said this seems to be a Vista-specific issue and we can only hope that Microsoft will issue an update soon for those of us who cannot use WPA2.

Sunday, January 6, PM. This is very strange, if I remove the power cable the laptop is unable to connect to the access point.

I already saw the power management stuff, changed settings so the wireless card isn't turned off to save power, but it stills not working. Does anyone else has this particular problem? Any solution? Monday, January 7, AM. Hi everyone, I have been coping with the same problem for a while now.

Monday, January 7, PM. Wednesday, January 9, PM. I got exactly the same problem, I have a Belkin N wireless router hook up with cable to my desptop with XP windows without problems.

My laptop with Vista can dectect my router, but can only connect with NO security password set. I try to download the vista patches that you guys list, but still can't connect. What can I do now? The thing I can think of is either connect without a security password which I think is quite dangerous , or change my newly bought laptop operating system back to XP Just out of curiosity are all your pcs vista and do they support all wpa2.

I had the nightmare when my service provider said to run thier wireless modems and turn off my draft n router to test if it was them or me. The modem ran wpa and g. Crawl under your associates desk and set them up for wpa2. As soon as my sibling leaves im going back to full wpa2 support.

Thursday, January 10, AM. Wednesday, January 16, AM. Hi all. It seems, if im not mistaken, that most of the people who post here are using laptops with onboard wirless adapters. Any ideas? Sunday, January 20, PM. Saturday, February 2, PM. Saturday, February 16, AM. Well I think I figured it out Since doing this I have not had a connection problem for almost a month and also my wireless seems to be a bit faster Hope this helps Monday, February 18, AM.

I'm another "me too" I'm afraid with no solution. Monday, February 18, PM. I have solved my issue with connecting via Vista using encryption: I had a router from Sky Broadband which I reflashed to allow me to reconfigure it. Wednesday, February 20, AM. Friday, February 29, AM. The driver details for the Wireless Lan Adapter are as below.

Well, maybe I will keep Vista on my laptop for a while I have just found out that the bloody thing connects wirelessly only when a normal Ethernet connection is present. What a pain in the neck your latest product is, Mr. Gates and Mr. Bye-bye Vista, Hello XP! Friday, February 29, PM. Just tried Vista SP1 final release and the problem isn't fixed!

Thursday, March 20, AM. Mine was working fine until this week and now it's doing what yours is doing. Thursday, March 20, PM. Since day one it makes trouble. Is it Vista problem or adapter problem ,I don't know,but every time I try to install updated driver,can't connect to router,can't detect any network there always at least two! Roll back to old driver,things get better for a while,next reboot again Can it be resolved somehow?

Just installed SP1 and windows don't start! I'm in safe mode now Friday, March 21, PM. Sunday, April 6, PM. I resolved this problem. New Atheros driver downloaded from Toshiba site. Now I can conect with no problem. I am not buying anything My router is staying. Hello, I too was having wirless connection issues with my Toshiba A laptop using Vista. Tuesday, April 15, AM. Saturday, April 19, AM. Hello, There are three choices for this problem: 1. Using WEP not preferrable! Replacing the modem with WPA2 connection expensive?

Bypassing the wireless card by using a wireless usb adapter reasonable I did the last and succeeded with the adapters air-ties WUS and Robotics usr Monday, May 5, PM. Tuesday, May 13, PM.

Saturday, May 17, PM. The only thing that worked was WPA personal with a wep key, obviously not a very secure solution, but atleast it works! Here is a microsoft thread I found with a fix and a patch.

If you don't see the link for download, just email me at todizzytotell gmail. This was the only thing that helped. Thursday, June 12, PM. Dear All, I spent about hours solving this exact problem. I have belkin n router. The solution turned out to be rather simple. Hope it helps somebody Tuesday, July 22, PM.

My Win XP boxes work fine. I'm chasing ZyXel for solutions. Firmware upgrade did not resolve the problem. If anyone has ideas how to resolve this one please post them here. Thanks Paul. Wednesday, July 23, PM. Sunday, August 10, PM. If this is not a Vista problem, how can I solve this one?? Thanks in advance, Ernst Jan. Monday, August 11, AM. Monday, August 11, PM.

IMO, it has to do with the router. Sunday, August 17, AM. Mine on vista works fine for the most after a restart but if the routers turned off while I'm on, it almost never reconnects.

It's saying when this occurs that the pasword and security setting are not correct but I have 2 other computers running wirelessly that are xp sp2 and they don't have this problem.

I've ended up using a cable mostly all summer due to this problem. This makes my head hurt. Sunday, August 17, PM. My daughter has to do exactly the same at her university house, sharing with 3 other XP users, with NO problems. Try explaining that down the phone without a Vista machine with you to try and sort the problem remotely.

Microsoft do not do enough checking before releasing software, if Vista is supposed to make things easier, well words fail me, surely things should get better NOT worse!!!!

Tuesday, September 30, AM. Greetings- Just wanted to thank everyone for their posts. I ran into this issue, and if it was not for your helpful posts, it would have taken me a long time to figure this issue out.

I am using an actiontec wireless router. It is the newest model that Verizon issues with the Fios service, which btw rocks in my opinion. On my router, I used wpa with tkip encryption.