Re: WAP54Gs with WPA not handing out IPs from SBS2003 server

NeoMagick wrote:


In bulleted points, here's what we know so far:

- The APs /do/ work - most computers can connect without issue.
- When I drop encryption, either entirely or down to WEP, the
computers that are having issues can connect without fail.
- As soon as we bring up WPA, either with TKIP or AES, the trouble is
reproducable.

From another post/thread, this was what I recalled.... Some dell mini pci
cards ONLY do wep... Sure sounds like your problem....

802.11b/g, I think. A Dell router and on the laptop using a Dell
Wireless 1370 WLAN Mini-PCI Card. I know this setup only has WEP
encryption.


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Some dell mini pci cards ONLY do wep... Sure sounds like your problem from
what you wrote above....
- When I drop encryption, either entirely or down to WEP, the
computers that are having issues can connect without fail.


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You never mentioned the model number of the dell wireless cards that don't
work with WPA.... Could it be one that doesn't support it?


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