Pls Help. Troubles connecting wireless laptop to home wireless router

[bennos]

I just bought a new laptop (Sony SZ34GP) with built-in wireless networking - Intel(R) Pro Wireless 3945ABG. The lappy has XP Pro installed... maybe this is where I am coming undone! I am trying to connect it to the home internet connection through a wireless router (DLink DI-624).

There is no firewall turned on at the moment as I'm trying to break down the problem. I've tried WEP, WPA & disabling it all together - the security on the router. No matter which security is being tried I can't see the home network on the Windows 'View Wireless Networks'. It's not a physical distance problem cause I'm sitting right next to the router.

Please help me, I've tried everything I know to try but am still not getting any results. I have managed to connect another laptop to the same home network and that laptop was using Win XP Home. Could this by the reason why I'm not seeing the home network on the new laptop? I really need help with this one guys! I'll reply as quickly as possible to any info I haven't provided!

 

[Trizoy]

Use the windows software, not the software provided by the manufacturer of the NIC. Are you?

 

[bennos]

Tried using both the Windows network management software & the Intel Pro network management software.

SSID broadcast was enabled.. I tried both states. Both Mac ID and IP filtering is disabled.

After spending the whole of today on this problem, I've now managed to get it to connect to the network while no security is enabled. However, upon trying either WEP or WPA, it all goes to sh!t again and doesn't see it again.

What else could possibly be causing it to hide when security is enabled?