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I read your web site and found the following problems with it.
1- The site talks about bugs but never REALLY mentions a bug at all.
2- Cabling, TP and UTP. TP or twisted pair- I think the site confuses this
with a cross over cable because UTP is unshielded twisted pair. The standard
for cat5 cables uses several twisted pairs. The twisting within the cable
reduces crosstalk between the other twisted pairs within the cable.
3- The site says Zonealarm(free) is the "most common problematic firewall
program". This statement is simply misinformation and not even close to the
truth. I have found Zonealarm to be the best firewall product to use, not
just blocking incoming packets but also OUTGOING packets such as spyware and
trojans. You just have to know how to add your subnet or range of IPs to the
trusted zone. Apparently the writer of the site doesn't know how to
configure a firewall.
I haven't found ANY bugs with SP2 yet, but again you have to configure a few
things. These are not bug issues but configuration issues.
First, turn OFF the windows firewall(ON by default after applying SP2).
Second, UNCHECK the enable IEEE 802.1x authentication box(CHECKED by default
after applying SP2).
Third, update you drivers and or firmware for your wireless card. Best to
download the latest drivers BEFORE applying SP2, then if the card doesn't
work AFTER SP2 you can simply reinstall the drivers.
"BugsAreInevitableInMicrosoftProducts"
<BugsAreInevitableInMicrosoftProducts@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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> Hi,
>
> I spent considerable time on researching on the post service pack 2
> installation problems. I had a similar problem. Post service pack 2
> installation on windows XP(home edition) I use to get signal strength is
> maximum (very good), but used to get Limited or no network connectivity.
> I
> researched on Google and come up with the following article, that explains
> about a bug in Service Pack 2.
>
> Please check the following article. It helped me to solve the problem. I
> am
> glad to share it with others who will not waste time in microsoft product
> bugs.
>
>
http://users.tpg.com.au/adsl5muj/index.htm
>
> I am very thankful to this website for having solved my problem. I am
> sure
> it will solve your problem too.
>
> Regards
> Deepak Papanna
>
> "Jgstempe" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> I recently downloaded SP 2 for my IBM laptop. I have since had major
>> issues connecting to wireless services. I have wireless at home and at
>> school and my computer recognizes the signals and says there is a "very
>> good
>> / excellent" signal, however when I connect I just get a blank screen.
>> Any
>> ideas on how to troubleshoot this? I've disabled and re-enabled the
>> wireless
>> multiple times, I"ve tried turning the firewall on and off and frankly
>> I'm
>> not sure what else to do. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>> Thanks.
>> Justin