Wireless networks are gay.

[Sarcasmo]

I have a tech question.

Why, for the love of all that is holy, do my network properties always get screwed up when I reboot?

Here's what's happening:

1. Turn the laptop on or reboot, and the wireless network connection no longer works.
2. I go into network properties, and my Wireless Networks tab has disappeared. I only have 'General' and 'Advanced'.
3. I go to Start, Run and type 'services.msc'.
4. I scroll down the list, right click on 'Wireless Zero Configuration' and click 'start'.
5. I go back into my wireless network properties, and the Wireless Networks tab is now there again.
6. I click on it, and click 'Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings'.
7. I Click 'okay', and the network works fine.

Every single time I turn on the laptop or reboot I have to go through this to use my wireless connection. Why won't it retain the damn settings?

wtf

I'm seriously about to choke a bitch, so any help would be swell.

[Floptical]

Well your problem is that you are 'Using Windows to configure my wireless network settings'. You would do better having Helen Keller do it.

[KNYTE]

Well your problem is that you are 'Using Windows to configure my wireless network settings'. You would do better having Helen Keller do it.

lol, see it's funny because she's blind AND deaf.

[theacoustician]

Well your problem is that you are 'Using Windows to configure my wireless network settings'. You would do better having Helen Keller do it.
Actually Windows Wireless Networking that came with SP2 is far and away better than the software Belkin, Netgear, or Linksys provide.

[Sarcasmo]

It's actually NOT funny, because when I attempt to use the impossibly easy and user friendly Intel ProSet Wireless application it works even less. Either way your answer doesn't help me, and using Windows is the only way to get the damn thing to work in the first place.

Again, why doesn't it remember those settings? Why do I have to go through that every single time?

[HydroSqueegee]

so is the service set to run at startup or what?

[BeerAd]

Actually Windows Wireless Networking that came with SP2 is far and away better than the software Belkin, Netgear, or Linksys provide.

My Linksys software is far better at finding available networks compared to what comes up with the Windows Wireless but the Linksys software starts raping resources after about an hour.

[BeerAd]

It's actually NOT funny, because when I attempt to use the impossibly easy and user friendly Intel ProSet Wireless application it works even less. Either way your answer doesn't help me, and using Windows is the only way to get the damn thing to work in the first place.

Again, why doesn't it remember those settings? Why do I have to go through that every single time?

Well the program wont work if it cant first identify the wireless connection. If I were at home I would be able to help out more :(

[elpmis]

Don't use Windows to configure your network - uncheck that and use the software that came with your hardware. You should be able to save default setting that way

[reverendsaintjay]

I have a tech question.

Why, for the love of all that is holy, do my network properties always get screwed up when I reboot?

Here's what's happening:

1. Turn the laptop on or reboot, and the wireless network connection no longer works.
2. I go into network properties, and my Wireless Networks tab has disappeared. I only have 'General' and 'Advanced'.
3. I go to Start, Run and type 'services.msc'.
4. I scroll down the list, right click on 'Wireless Zero Configuration' and click 'start'.
5. I go back into my wireless network properties, and the Wireless Networks tab is now there again.
6. I click on it, and click 'Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings'.
7. I Click 'okay', and the network works fine.

Every single time I turn on the laptop or reboot I have to go through this to use my wireless connection. Why won't it retain the damn settings?

wtf

I'm seriously about to choke a bitch, so any help would be swell.

10 minutes on google and I have two solutions for you.

First, right click your desktop and say new>Text file.
In the text file copy and paste the quoted text below.
@echo off
c:\windows\system32\net.exe start wzcsvc

Save the file as WZC_Start.cmd and put it into your startup folder. This will automagically start the Windows Zero Configuration service on your machine every time you log in. PITA resolved.

Now, that's a bandaid on a gunshot wound. You really shouldn't rely on Windows to configure your wireless network settings, it can cause all sorts of headaches for you in the future. The second option is to manually configure your wireless card to automatically connect to your network. To do this you will need the SSID, WEP key(s) and about 15 minutes.

But, if you don't care who gets you connected so long as you can surf the internet, well, the batch file will work just as well.

Cheers.

[Sarcasmo]

Don't use Windows to configure your network - uncheck that and use the software that came with your hardware. You should be able to save default setting that way

Tried that. 3 hours later I said fuck it. Intel ProSet Wireless is not a nice piece of software. Of course, I'm also not a tech, so that could be my problem too.

[Sarcasmo]

10 minutes on google and I have two solutions for you.

First, right click your desktop and say new>Text file.
In the text file copy and paste the quoted text below.


Save the file as WZC_Start.cmd and put it into your startup folder. This will automagically start the Windows Zero Configuration service on your machine every time you log in. PITA resolved.

Now, that's a bandaid on a gunshot wound. You really shouldn't rely on Windows to configure your wireless network settings, it can cause all sorts of headaches for you in the future. The second option is to manually configure your wireless card to automatically connect to your network. To do this you will need the SSID, WEP key(s) and about 15 minutes.

But, if you don't care who gets you connected so long as you can surf the internet, well, the batch file will work just as well.

Cheers.


Interesting. I'll try that. Thanks. I guess I could've just Googled that myself.

[Floptical]

Tried that. 3 hours later I said fuck it. Intel ProSet Wireless is not a nice piece of software. Of course, I'm also not a tech, so that could be my problem too.

Maybe it's karma getting you back for stealing your neighbors wireless connection.

[wanko80]

Interesting. I'll try that. Thanks. I guess I could've just Googled that myself.
If you weren't debilitatingly retarded, then yes you could have.

[theacoustician]

If you weren't debilitatingly retardedAND he's breeding.

[Sarcasmo]

Maybe it's karma getting you back for stealing your neighbors wireless connection.

It's my boss's home network. 4 hours of installation and a shitload of problems later, it was working fine until this crap two days ago.

[wanko80]

AND he's breeding.
I thought it was just that once. Is he breeding more?!?

GOOD GOD NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!

*tuck dance*

[Sarcasmo]

AND he's breeding.

Well not at the moment. Later though.

[Sarcasmo]

With Wonko's wife.

[theacoustician]

With Wonko's wife.

So ... you're masturbating? I'm confused.

[wanko80]

With Wonko's wife.
She has a leperous vagina.

[Floptical]

Tried that. 3 hours later I said fuck it. Intel ProSet Wireless is not a nice piece of software. Of course, I'm also not a tech, so that could be my problem too.

You're not a tech???

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i142/floptical/bill.jpg

[fly]

So it sounds like your boss decided to set a bunch of services to MANUAL/DISABLED. I expect more weird problems to occur cause some idiot thought they could save 10mb of RAM.

[theacoustician]

So it sounds like your boss decided to set a bunch of services to MANUAL/DISABLED. I expect more weird problems to occur cause some idiot thought they could save 10mb of RAM.But that wouldn't completely disable the WZC service, would it? I would just expect that it would force him to always manually connect to the AP.

[Floptical]

I know when Dharma loaded her laptop with her offices VPN package the pccillin jacked the WZC service up.

[Sarcasmo]

Why would my wireless networks tab always disappear from my wireless network properties window?

[JPatrick]

I like my wired network. That way, if I want to stop a connection I can just fold the wire of and pinch it off like a garden hose. ITS ALL JUST TUBES!

[BeerAd]

I like my wired network. That way, if I want to stop a connection I can just fold the wire of and pinch it off like a garden hose. ITS ALL JUST TUBES!

http://www.maracaya.com/Beelden/Tubes/tubes.gif

[reverendsaintjay]

Why would my wireless networks tab always disappear from my wireless network properties window?

Because by letting Windows completely manage your wireless card it decides which drivers to load, which settings to use, etc. If the WZC service isn't started it won't load anything, your wireless NIC is so much dead weight in the system until configured. With no recognized wireless device there's no reason to add the Wireless Network Tabs.

Unfortunately it's one of the reasons Windows Automatic Networking sucks.

As for tinkering about with the other services... It's possible, but there were several hundred hits on google in regards to the WZC service having to be manually started every logon, so I doubt that's the case.

[Sarcasmo]

Because by letting Windows completely manage your wireless card it decides which drivers to load, which settings to use, etc. If the WZC service isn't started it won't load anything, your wireless NIC is so much dead weight in the system until configured. With no recognized wireless device there's no reason to add the Wireless Network Tabs.

Unfortunately it's one of the reasons Windows Automatic Networking sucks.

As for tinkering about with the other services... It's possible, but there were several hundred hits on google in regards to the WZC service having to be manually started every logon, so I doubt that's the case.

Technology sucks. I wish I knew more about it, and yet I'm glad I don't. It's such a pain in the ass to do something simple sometimes.

[BeerAd]

Technology sucks. I wish I knew more about it, and yet I'm glad I don't. It's such a pain in the ass to do something simple sometimes.

Like shave your sac?

[Sarcasmo]

Like shave your sac?

I don't shave it. I use duct tape and a swift jerk.

[JPatrick]

I don't shave it. I use duct tape and a swift jerk.

That explains the loud girly yelping sounds drifting down from the north.

[BeerAd]

I don't shave it. I use duct tape and a swift jerk.

100 mph is the shit!

[elpmis]

I don't shave it. I use duct tape and a swift jerk.
I like to dry shave my balls. No water, no shaving cream, no warm towel, just my ball hair and a raw, dry razor.

[Sarcasmo]

That explains the loud girly yelping sounds drifting down from the north.

The FAA has actually restricted me to taping my sac between 3 and 4 a.m. Apparently the succession of screams are of such magnitude that they interfere with flight instrumentation around DFW.

[Sp`ange]

wrong thread. go here (http://www.uselessforums.com/showthread.php?t=6393)

[BeerAd]

wrong thread. go here (http://www.uselessforums.com/showthread.php?t=6393)

This thread has the word "gay" in it though so we will allow it :fly:

[April40]

Maybe it's karma getting you back for stealing your neighbors wireless connection.

Ha! Like your household is one to talk.

[ChikkenNoodul]

Yeah, like this one time, this wireless network got me totally wasted at a bar and sodomized me when I tried to take a whiz, then took me shopping at D&G

[elpmis]

okay, here's a wireless network question for ya - I just beat off with my right hand, but after clean up it's my left hand that smells like sweaty dick and not my right?

[April40]

okay, here's a wireless network question for ya - I just beat off with my right hand, but after clean up it's my left hand that smells like sweaty dick and not my right?

You definately need more encryption.

[w_a_w]

okay, here's a wireless network question for ya - I just beat off with my right hand, but after clean up it's my left hand that smells like sweaty dick and not my right?

are you using 128 bit WEP?

[April40]

are you using 128 bit WEP?

Beaten sorta!

[Dharma1521]

Maybe it's karma getting you back for stealing your neighbors wireless connection.

What does that mean! WTF man are you trying to set god against me!

[elpmis]

thanks for your help guys, I have AIDS now

[w_a_w]

thanks for your help guys, I have AIDS now

full blown or the super variety?

[mikey]

are you using 128 bit WEP?





Did you see the 26 characters he inserted in his anus?

[reverendsaintjay]

Did you see the 26 characters he inserted in his anus?


26 characters? What's he using a 6pt font?


/bad-um-ching

[mikey]

26 characters? What's he using a 6pt font?


/bad-um-ching


Modern, Cool Nerd
73 % Nerd, 56% Geek, 17% Dork


Never would have guessed :lol:

[reverendsaintjay]

Never would have guessed :lol:

Rep+. Well played sir.

[Sarcasmo]

Alright who's the homo who gave my thread pink parentheses?

[JPatrick]

Alright who's the homo who gave my thread pink parentheses?

I tried to pink the whole title but the store is messed up.

[elpmis]

full blown or the super variety?

card catalog