Cannot connect to WiFi? (Stays in a loop of "Authenticating" and "Disconnected")

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

I fired up my old Dell XP laptop, so I can compare what your screenshot looks like compared to mine.

They look exactly the same, except mine is connecting to a WPA2-secured router.

When I click on the View Wireless Networks button on the lower left of the window, it shows me one unsecured wifi network, and the rest of them are secured with WPA2 security.

So, I disconnected from my network so I can see if there are any special things you need to do...

Then I reconnected.  Windows asked to type the key and confirm the key and that was it.

Now I am connected back up again.

I haven't set up this connection in years, so I thought there may be drop down menus to select the type of security you need to connect to (WEP, WPA. WPA2 be it AES or TPIK), and nope.  Just the code.

This thing is connected with an old Intel 2200 wifi card with a driver from 12/19/2007, and it just works.

So, unfortunately I don't know what to tell you, because I have just walked myself through the steps to connect to a secured WPA2 wireless network with an older wifi card than yours, and other than the difference in appearance between XP and W10, the setup is exactly the same, with the exception that XP makes you confirm the security key.

Enter the key, re-enter the key on the line below, click connect, and bingo.

[NoExplorer]

So,I did some research on the router and found a WPA key as well.Thinking on trying that too to see what happens.Thanks for the tip too.

It appears that was a WPS key.I found out that the computer doesn't support WPA2-PSK.(Edited 11-11-2019)

[NoExplorer]

I got log data avail.

00:37:23, Fri, Jan 04, 80 New wireless device available

00:37:25, Fri, Jan 04, 80 Initializing wireless state machine

00:37:27, Fri, Jan 04, 80 Wireless Utility is managing this adapter

00:37:27, Fri, Jan 04, 80 Disconnecting from current network

00:37:27, Fri, Jan 04, 80 Connecting to "CYTACD50"...

00:37:27, Fri, Jan 04, 80 Using "WPA-PSK" authentication mode

00:37:29, Fri, Jan 04, 80 Driver status - "Key exchange"

00:37:29, Fri, Jan 04, 80 Supplicant status - "Authenticating"

00:40:29, Fri, Jan 04, 80 Authentication timeout

00:40:39, Fri, Jan 04, 80 Disconnecting from current network

00:40:39, Fri, Jan 04, 80 Connecting to "CYTACD50"...

00:40:39, Fri, Jan 04, 80 Using "WPA-PSK" authentication mode

00:40:41, Fri, Jan 04, 80 Driver status - "Key exchange"

00:40:41, Fri, Jan 04, 80 Supplicant status - "Authenticating"

00:40:57, Fri, Jan 04, 80 Disconnecting from current network

Date/Time is off,i know

Nice to see that you're an retired coast guard 😉

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Thanks.

I'm surprised that the wifi card doesn't work with WPA2.

Unfortunately, I don't understand why it doesn't.

As I wrote the other day, my Dell notebook has an older model Intel 2200 wifi card and it works fine with an old driver from 2007 and WPA2 on XP SP3.

[NoExplorer]

What if I told you im posting this through the 2140 netbook?Yea,im using a custom hotspot from phone.Ill persuade my wifi provider to give me a WPA-PSK key for the router.And if that doesnt work,I guess hotspot 4 life.

Thanks anyways

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

Sorry that I wasn't able to help you get your notebook connected directly through the wifi adapter.

[NoExplorer · Accepted solution]

NEWS!

I found a newer driver (release 2012) and I CONNECTED to the router! (WPA2-PSK)!I can give a link to it!Also running the command "netsh reset"on Command Prompt also did sth.