WRT54G does not allow wireless connections

Question

I installed a WRT54G V8 for my neighbor. After much pain and fights with the wizards I got it to where it works with wired computers. I set up the wireless and named it, selected security, recorded the Key, even had the wizard record the computer setup program on a USB drive.
The two wireless computers I have tried can both see the network but clicking connect does not get me the enter key window. Actually nothing happens after showing connecting for about a minute. I tried the setup program and it said it could not set up the computer. I tried setting up the parameters manually and then connecting nothing happens.
But the routers DHCP table shows the names of the two wireless computers as being connected.
Some time when I try to connect (with manual entered data) the network page will show "Not Connected" over the top of the network name. But the button at the bottom of the page has switched from "Connect" to "Disconnect" and the machine is in the DHCP table.
Any suggestions?

Answer 1

Greyhair wrote:
I am using XP SP2 on both of the wireless computers and I am using the default windows client. In the wireless networks tab is where we tried setting up the network manually. Are you saying that with a WRT54G I can have only one wireless network installed on the machines?
I will try it on one of the machines this afternoon when I go over to try again to get it to work.
Why is this so hard!??!
Hi greyhair ,
Ridcully did provide some good information.
The wireless network tab .
for that ,
strt>control panel>network connections or (network and internet connections) icon> network connections
Right click on the wireless network connection listed
go to properties ,
here you will find three tabs - general >wireless networks>advanced
you need to click on Wireless network
and remove preffered networks from the network list (even yours )!
and click ok !
and again , right click on wireless network connection > go to View aivialable wireless networks ....try connecting to your network by first clicking (highlighting)
on the network name , and then click connect.
any problem , feel free to ask here.
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