Text 14284, 43 rader
Skriven 2006-01-02 10:12:33 av Alan Zisman (1:106/2000.0)
  Kommentar till text 14273 av Jeff Guerdat (1:106/2000.0)
Ärende: Re: WiFi mystery
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-=> Jeff Guerdat wrote to Alan Zisman <=-

 JG> On 12-31-05, Alan Zisman said to All:

 AZ>The problem is that if it boots directly to the GUEST
 AZ>account, it doesn't seem to be able to access the WiFi
 AZ>router. If I log in as ADMISTRATOR, it finds the router
 AZ>without problem, and if I then log back in as GUEST, it
 AZ>continues to find the router just fine... problems only
 AZ>occur if it initially starts up as GUEST.

 JG> I have slightly similar problems with my D-Link wireless card software.
 JG> There's a utility that they install along with the drivers.  The
 JG> utility is used to set up the encryption, etc.  Anything less than an
 JG> administrator gets an "X" through the system tray icon but the network
 JG> actually works since it's been previously configured.  I changed to
 JG> using XP's Zero Configuration setup and removed the utility (I realize
 JG> that doesn't help with W2K).  I hate it when stuff seems aimed more at
 JG> W9x users than newer OSes  - it should work properly in both scenarios.

 JG> One possibility is that there is a registry section that has improper
 JG> permissions set on.  You might wanna try browsing the HKLM  section
 JG> for anything  to do with the network card and reset permissions to full
 JG> control for everyone (I've "fixed" software that couldn't read the
 JG> license key  if less than  an administrator  that  way).  I  suppose
 JG> it's also possible that the limited user doesn't even have a registry
 JG> section for the card - export any such piece from the administraor's
 JG> HKCU section and import it as the limited user.  Newer drivers, if
 JG> available, may fix the problem but I suspect you're already using them.

 JG> Got a different wireless card kicking around?


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