"allen" <i@hate.spam> wrote in message
news:u030e.2021$S46.185@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net...
> hey guys
>
> i have a new IBM thinkpad (from work) that im trying to configure to work
> with
> my new netgear wireless router at home.  ive been reading in this group
> that
> it would be easiest to install an access manager on the laptop, so i
> grabbed
> IBM access connections and installed it on my laptop, and rebooted after a
> successfull install....
>
> and now all of a sudden, I cant log in to Windows on my laptop!
>
> what happened???  what the hell did access connections do to my laptop?
> ive
> retyped my username and password 50 times, no luck.  ive rebooted a dozen
> times.
>
> what must i do?
>
> the ONLY change i made between boots was installing IBM access
> connections.
> what happened????
>
> thanks for any replies.

news:AW30e.202742$qB6.190400@tornado.tampabay.rr.com...
> I would guess you use a domain at work and are not connected. Access
> Connections probably turned off Cached logon mode (although it shouldn't
> have).  When you connect to your office lan, you should be able to get in
> and correct the problem.
>
> Tom
> "allen" <i@hate.spam> wrote in message
> news:u030e.2021$S46.185@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net...
> > hey guys
> >
> > i have a new IBM thinkpad (from work) that im trying to configure to
work
> > with
> > my new netgear wireless router at home.  ive been reading in this group
> > that
> > it would be easiest to install an access manager on the laptop, so i
> > grabbed
> > IBM access connections and installed it on my laptop, and rebooted after
a
> > successfull install....
> >
> > and now all of a sudden, I cant log in to Windows on my laptop!
> >
> > what happened???  what the hell did access connections do to my laptop?
> > ive
> > retyped my username and password 50 times, no luck.  ive rebooted a
dozen
> > times.
> >
> > what must i do?
> >
> > the ONLY change i made between boots was installing IBM access
> > connections.
> > what happened????
> >
> > thanks for any replies.
>
>

> After a year, Ibm finally refunded us the full purchase price of a Thinkpad
> Cemtrino R40. Access Connections was a large part of the problem. AC lets
> you configure wireless through it's software, and xp lets you do the same.
> Sometimes, the R-40 would jump from one to the other, and they were not
> always compatible. Sorry to have to say this, but it was one long nightware,
> and the IBM techs. who twice came to our house (putting aside the many phone
> calls), could not get it to connect after our last move. THEIR inability to
> make it work justified the full refund.
>
> So, we bought a Toshiba P4, configured WPA in an hour, put the key in the
> router, turned on the laptop, and it hasn't stopped working. Just my
> experience. Also, we were surprised to learn the the keyboard feel of the
> Toshiba was more comfortable to us than the IBM, and the 15.4" "Trubite"
> wide screen LCD is a joy to look at.
>
> Jack
>
> Tom Scales <tom***@softhome.net> wrote in message
> news:AW30e.202742$qB6.190400@tornado.tampabay.rr.com...
>
>>I would guess you use a domain at work and are not connected. Access
>>Connections probably turned off Cached logon mode (although it shouldn't
>>have).  When you connect to your office lan, you should be able to get in
>>and correct the problem.
>>
>>Tom
>>"allen" <i@hate.spam> wrote in message
>>news:u030e.2021$S46.185@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net...
>>
>>>hey guys
>>>
>>>i have a new IBM thinkpad (from work) that im trying to configure to
>
> work
>
>>>with
>>>my new netgear wireless router at home.  ive been reading in this group
>>>that
>>>it would be easiest to install an access manager on the laptop, so i
>>>grabbed
>>>IBM access connections and installed it on my laptop, and rebooted after
>
> a
>
>>>successfull install....
>>>
>>>and now all of a sudden, I cant log in to Windows on my laptop!
>>>
>>>what happened???  what the hell did access connections do to my laptop?
>>>ive
>>>retyped my username and password 50 times, no luck.  ive rebooted a
>
> dozen
>
>>>times.
>>>
>>>what must i do?
>>>
>>>the ONLY change i made between boots was installing IBM access
>>>connections.
>>>what happened????
>>>
>>>thanks for any replies.
>>
>>
>