Re: Latest MS patches kill wireless networking?

["Phil Frederick" <flosofl () gmail com>]

James,

I experienced the same behavior with Intel 2200 b/g adapter.  Key
negotiation worked correctly, but when it came time to pull a DHCP
address it stalled.  I have DHCP using static tables for address
assignment.  After much trial and error, I found that when I removed
the 2200's card from the static DHCP list, I could get an address
everytime and comunicate normally.  I am able to reproduce this
behavior at will.  I was (and still am) going to dig a little deeper
into the DHCP negotiation to see what is different on the client end
when the server has a static table.  There must be something since
turning it off for that MAC address resolved the problem.

My AP is using WPA-PSK TKIP encryption.  I have not tested this using
WEP, WPA2-PSK, or unencrypted.  After I decode the DHCP with and
without a static table on the server side, I will try testing with
these.

Phil

On 3/15/06, James Garrison <jhg () athensgroup com> wrote:
> I installed the latest MS patches and after rebooting, my wireless
> network refused to connect.  It still showed excellent signal strength
> but was unable to establish a connection.  I tried using both the
> adapter's client (Intel PRO Set) and the standard Windows client,
> with identical results.
>
> Then I uninstalled the patches and this fixed the problem.
>
> The patches that were installed and then removed were:
>
> 913807
> 905756
> 913161
> 912945
> 904942
> 912475
>
> I'm in the process of opening a call with MS, and will post
> more information when it's available.
>
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