WinXP SP2 connecting to Wap11 (first version) withouth SSID

**Packrat** · August 22nd, 2004, 05:11 PM

Okay, here is my problem. I have my Wap11 connecting to my DMZ on my router with SSID disabled and 128-bit wep enabled. I cannot connect to it using my WUSB11 Wireless USB Network Adapter even though I have set it up correctly to connect to the SSID that I changed it to.
Now if I enable SSID broadcasting I can connect to it fine. What am I doing wrong? Thanks for any help.

**tha 4NiK8R** · August 22nd, 2004, 10:17 PM

I have seen this issue with the WAP11 several times. I have never been able to get to the root cause of the issue. It appears to be a bug with the AP. I have fired off emails and calls to Linksys with no satisfactory response. They may have something on their Knowledgebase now (it has been a year+)

**NooNoo** · August 23rd, 2004, 06:00 PM

Create a profile with the ssid visible - then shutoff the ssid and reboot the pc... connect to the profile.

**Packrat** · August 24th, 2004, 08:58 AM

Originally Posted by NooNoo

Create a profile with the ssid visible - then shutoff the ssid and reboot the pc... connect to the profile.

Thanks for the reply but I tried that didnt work.

**ADisturbance** · August 24th, 2004, 01:21 PM

Originally Posted by Packrat

Okay, here is my problem. I have my Wap11 connecting to my DMZ on my router with SSID disabled and 128-bit wep enabled. I cannot connect to it using my WUSB11 Wireless USB Network Adapter even though I have set it up correctly to connect to the SSID that I changed it to.
Now if I enable SSID broadcasting I can connect to it fine. What am I doing wrong? Thanks for any help.

This is a known issue with Windows XP and a wireless connection that does not broadcast the ssid. Unfortunately Linksys has not come up with a solution and it appears Microsoft has not come up with a solution as well.

The only solution I have ever seen posted was to enable ssid broadcast (which is what everyone is trying to avoid for security reasons).