I wonder whether this is an XP problem? I have vague recollection of an old XP set-up getting cut off from the net by Microsoft due to lack of security updates. Maybe firewall settings have decided it?s a security risk?
Tim
I tried the above and still getting the validation message:
Is the date correct on the netbook ? As others have said the wifi is working nicely its the network element afterwards which isnt .
It's not as though DHCP use Kerberos ...
Still sounds like it's trying to use a certificate to authenticate, make sure you untick 802.1x, as per
yes the date is correct.
I tried a couple of years back getting involved with Linux and best I dont describe the mess I got into, best I leave that well alone.
You aren't 'getting involved' with Linux as such, just giving yourself an alternative OS / test OS that will run from a USB stick that you can test things with?
Once you have created the USB stick, you *just* boot from it and you should then get a std desktop OS that you can see if it will do the things you currently can't. <shrug>
For your needs, it's no more 'Linux' than Android is on your phone, it's just a means to an end. ;-)
What I've suggested is *exactly* what I would do if I were in your position at this point. Seems a big waste of time if you keep trying stuff that will never work because the hardware isn't compatible or is faulty (for example)?
What about the idea if trying the netbook on other WiFi networks?
Cheers, T i m
The issue appears to be the certificate. I have tried as below to the letter and still no joy.
Quote......The following error displays on a computer with the XP operating system, while trying to connect to a wireless network internet. Windows was unable to find a certificate to log you on to the network. To specify the required certificate to logon the network, perform the following steps.
Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Network connections. Right-click the wireless network that is not connected, and then click Properties. Select the Wireless Networks tab, select the desired wireless network from the Preferred networks: field, and then click Properties. Select the Authentication tab, and de-select the Enable IEEE 802.1x authentication for this network option. Click OK to save the settings, and click OK again to close the network connection window.
Restart the notebook and try connecting to the desired wireless network.
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Don't forget to reboot after every change you make. I would simplify by using a cable to connect to the router to get the network settings before trying the wifi. This page is pretty good on wifi troubleshooting:
Thenyou have one really f***ed` up configuration
Try turning the IP aqdress allocation to 'automatic' or 'dhcp'
It sounds lioke you atre not using DHCP to automatically allocate IP address, defdault gateway and DNS server.
Somewhee in network settings there should be a page to turn on that.
DO NOT CONFUSE MATTERS FURTHER
This should be done automatically,
He has to turn on the autmotatics shit.
Then find out why
Dont make te network even more messy and complicated.
so it was
DHCP is great when it works, but in this case it *was* enabled and it didn't work, the machine got an APIPA address, so I was trying a temporary static configuration to get the netbook working, not suggesting leaving it like that permanently ...
So if/when he turns back on automatic settings and it still doesn't work
*THEN* what are you going to suggest?
The chap admits he doesn't know much about networking, if I was there I'd break out wireshark or do as Tim suggests and boot it from a Linux USB stick, or logon to the virgin hub and see what it thinks is going on, but there's only so much you can do remotely ...
Over to you then ...
As is usual the OP doesnt really know what he is doing and is confused. Under these circs people fiddle blindly and the configuration ends up a total mess.
Fisrtly we need to establish whether with DHCP set to automatic, it works over the Ethernet.
He claims it *didn't* as far as I can recall.
That is pretty hard to achieve. I wouldnt even know how to make that happen EXCEPT with a non automatic IP address and a manually
*misconfigured* interface.The first thimg is to get it working on a cat 5 cable. On automatic settings.
It it doesnt then see whats going on in the router
He can look at his router diagnostics.
Does it appear in his DHCP table?
On what addtess does it appear?
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