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Glad it was helpful.
And no!
I don't have a clue why it works either.


"Ellen Spelling" <spellinellen@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "JP" <jpurvisno_spam@telus.net> wrote in message
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> > "I think I know what's going on.  I had a similar issue with my
> > wireless network. I had made the mistake of associating authentication
> > using WEP with Network Authentication. I think you have your wireless
> > connection set for Network Authentication.  Mine would cycle, connecting
> > for a while then disconnecting.  I had strange dropped connections.
> > Unchecking 802.1x network authtication fixed my problem.
>
> >> I use an 802.11g wireless connection, and I know that the
> >> WinXP Windows Zero Configuration applet searches for a new
> >> wireless connection every 3 minutes using WZCSVC services
> >>  C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
> >>  First Failure:  TAKE NO ACTION      (1st. 3 minutes)
> >>  Second Failure: RESTART THE SERVICE (2nd. 3 minutes)
> >>  Third Failure:  RUN A PROGRAM       (3rd. 3 minutes)
>
> OK. Now you did it. I'm mad. Really mad. :)
>
> After months of frustrating intermittent wireless connection
> dropouts (even with a very strong 11Mbps signal strength), you
> instantly fixed all my Win XP IBM A31p built-in wireless
> drop outs simply by un_checking the WinXP setting for 802.1x
> authentication! That's just too easy! See the GUI shots at:
> http://westras1.west.asu.edu/westconnect/step.asp?os=xp&conn=w&step=5
>
> But un_checking 802.1x authentication isn't really what irks me
> so badly (yet, I wonder, why is it the darn default setting)?
>
> What gets me is I have NO IDEA what this is or why it works or
> what Wireless Zero Configuration is or why it failed me.
>
> Sure, I read the PC Magazine article mentioned in this thread
> http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1544557,00.asp (see below)
> but I didn't understand it (or how it related to my problem).
>
> I even read "Discover the Wireless Zero Configuration Service"
> http://www.practicallynetworked.com/qa/qa20040311.shtml
> and similar Winxp WZCS wireless configuration service summaries
> at http://www.winplanet.com/winplanet/tips/5304/1/ and at
> http://www.smallbusinesscomputing.com/webmaster/article.php/3325471
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/columns/cableguy/cg1102.mspx
> http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/wireless/2003/09/26/ssid.html
> http://unit.villanova.edu/support/menu/wireless/wireless_zero.html
> etc.; but I still don't get why un_checking 802.1x authentication
> made my wireless connection to my D-Link router more reliable
> (when there was no other choice of connections available anyway).
>
> I don't (to my knowledge) have any wireless connections nearby
> (none show up in the status window; but then I have WinXP set
> to access "Access point (infrastructure) networks only" instead
> of accessing "Any available network (access points preferred)"
> or of accessing "Computer-to-computer (ad hoc) networks only."
>
> Note: I'm not a computer whiz. I'm just a mother who has a laptop.
>
> Can someone explain why un_checking the WinXP 802.1x authentication
> enabled my built-in Thinkpad wireless card on Windows XP to keep
> a more reliable connection to my nearby D-Link wireless router?
>
> Ellen
>
>
> >> Keep Your Wireless Connection from Changing
> >> By Neil J. Rubenking
> >> April 6, 2004
> >>
> >> I use an 802.11g wireless connection, and I know that the
> >> Windows Zero Configuration applet searches for a new
> >> connection every 3 minutes. I have found that if this
> >> applet is disabled at boot-up, the wireless connection is
> >> not made, but if WZC is stopped shortly after a wireless
> >> connection is made, the connection stays active indefinitely,
> >> barring outside influences. I have been using Services.msc
> >> to stop WZC (I have it in my start-up folder), but I have
> >> to scroll to the bottom of the Services window to access
> >> WZC to stop it. I would like to find a faster way to do
> >> this, perhaps in the form of a shortcut to a batch file
> >> that would start or stop the service, or a shortcut directly
> >> to WZC within the Services window.
> >> Can you tell me how to accomplish my goal?
> >
> >Andrew Carsell
> >
> > Wireless networks are becoming more and more common.
> > It's not at all unusual to be within range of several.
> > If your connection stutters, WZC may try to hook you up
> > with a different connection. Yet, as this reader notes,
> > if WZC is off at start-up, the system may not connect at
> > all. You don't have to open the Services dialog, scroll
> > to the bottom, double-click on Wireless Zero Configuration,
> > and click on the Stop button. Instead, you can create a
> > shortcut.
> >
> > Open Windows Explorer and navigate to C:\Windows\System32
> > (or C:\Winnt\System32 if you're running Windows 2000).
> > Locate the file Net.exe. Right-drag it onto the Desktop
> > and choose Create shortcut(s) here when you drop it.
> > Click twice slowly in the filename area and name the
> > shortcut Stop WZC. Right-click on the shortcut, choose
> > Properties, and click on the Shortcut tab. The Target
> > field will probably show C:\WINDOWS\system32\net.exe.
> > Append a space to this, followed by stop wzcsvc
> > (don't forget the space before stop).
> > If you like, repeat these steps and create another
> > shortcut to start the service; just replace stop
> > with start.
> >
> > Now to install the Wireless Zero Configuration service
> > on your system, just follow the procedure outline below:
> >
> > 1. Click the Start button, and then click Control Panel.
> >
> > 2. In the Control Panel window, if you're in Category View,
> >    then under Pick a Category, double-click the Network
> >    and Internet Connections icon (if you're in Classic View,
> >    click on the Network Connections icon and skip to step #4).
> >
> > 3. In the Network and Internet Connections window, under the
> >    Control Panel icon, double-click the Network Connections icon.
> >
> > 4. In the Network Connections window, under LAN or High Speed
> >    Internet, click to select the Local Area Connection icon.
> >
> > 5. On the menu bar, click File and select Properties from the
> >    file menu. (Altneratively, right-click on the Local Area
> >    Connection icon and select Properties from the context menu).
> >
> > 6. In the Local Area Connections Properties window, on the
> >    General tab, click the Install button.
> >
> > 7. In the Select Network Component Type window, in the Click
> >    the type of network box, click to select the Service icon.
> >
> > 8. Click the Add button.
> >
> > 9. In the Select Network Service window, click the Have Disk
> >    button.
> >
> > 10. Click the OK button.
> >
> > 11. In the Install From Disk window, click the Browse button.
> >
> > 12. In the Locate File window, browse to the C:\Windows\Inf
> >     folder (this is a hidden folder).
> >
> > 13. Click to select NETWZC.INF.
> >
> > 14. Click the Open button.
> >
> > 15. In the Install from Disk window, click the OK button.
> >
> > 16. In the Select Network Service window, in the Network Service
> >     box, select Microsoft as the manufacturer, and then click
> >     to select Wireless Zero Configuration.
> > 17. Click the OK button.
> >
> > At this point you'll need to reboot your PC. With that completed,
> > you should find that the Wireless Zero Configuration service has
> > been successfully installed on your system and you should now
> > have access to the Windows Network tab.
> >
> > NOTE: If you don't see the Wireless Network tab when you go back
> > into the Network Properties Page, then the most likely reason is
> > that the service did not start. To initialize it, open
> > Administrative Tools in the Control Panel and select Services.
> > Scroll down to Wireless Zero Configuration, Right-click on it,
> > and select Start. The service is now enabled, and the
> > Wireless Network tab will be visible in Network Properties.
> >
> > The final thing for you to do now is to go back to the Q&A
> > column that discussed how to configure the Automatic
> > Configuration for Multiple Networks and finish setting up
> > your boss' laptop computer. You can find the article at
> > http://www.practicallynetworked.com/qa/qa20031120.shtml