Wireless Not Available, Yesterday, Today & Probably Tomorrow As Well...

[caesar]

Hello,
I'm working on a Panasonic Toughbook CF-M34. I first downloaded all of the drivers available at the Panasonic website, thinking I would have everything I needed. I reformatted the HDD and reloaded a clean version of XP Home. I then reloaded the drivers. I have currently a Linksys wireless router in my home which works fine. The Panasonic laptop always shows in the task bar as "Wireless Network Connection Unavailable".
When the Panasonic is directly plugged into the router, it connects to the internet just fine (Would this test eliminate the network controller and NIC card?)
When doing a "ipconfig" the "Ethernet Adapter Wireless Network Connection" says: Media State----Media Disconnected.
In wireless properties, my wireless Linksys home network is present to the Panasonic but it still won't connect.
Under Device Manager/Network Adapters/Intel Pro Wireless 2100 3B Mini PCI, I right click & it says "The Device Is Working Properly"
I did try to uninstall the Intel's drivers & reloaded. no changes...
Also tried a known working Broadcom wireless card in it's place, loaded the drivers. and even the Broadcom wireless card won't connect. So I don't think it's bad wireless card.
What's next???

[shadowpr]

Have you disabled all security on your wireless router?

Turned off mac filtering too?

[glc]

Are you using Windows or the Intel wireless utility? Does XP have at least SP2?

[caesar]

Yes, I just tried it. no visible changes...
Shouldn't I still be able to communicate with the linksys router web-based page by typing in the IP though IE ?
This is as far as I get...I tried every password on my list.

New message pop-up...
"The network password needs to be 40bits or 104bits depending on your network configuration. This can be entered as 5 or 13 ascii characters or 10 or 26 hexadecimal characters."

Even when using a FREE public unprotected wireless network, the Panasonic will see it, but won't connect.



Thanks!

Only SP1 till I get online...
Using Windows wireless utility, can't locate the Intel Utility for my Wireless Pro 2100 card...

[glc]

SP2 is required to use the Windows utility and WPA encryption. It's asking for a WEP password. Connect it up wired and get it.

[caesar]

Hello,
SP1 was the problem. Hardwired the PC and Mr. Gates gave me SP2/SP3. I was hung up on a Mobo driver issue or hardware. I didn't think of the XP SP1.

Thank You!