Cannot change PEAP settings

Question

On setting up a wireless network, I cannot change the settings for the PEAP. Pressing the 'Settings' button results in 'the specified module could not be found'.

It's a new laptop with just adobe installed. I tried securew2, but it gave an error. Could it be that the securew2 damaged the possibility to change the PEAP settings? I cannot find this answer anywhere.

Answer 1

Hi ChinyQ,

Thank you for posting your question.

Who is the manufacturer of the Network Adapter?

Make sure that you have installed the Network Drivers for the Adapter.

Most of the windows wireless settings are held in the systems registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Wireless (Should hold what you need)

Take a Cleanly setup machine, configure the wireless, and export that key.

You should be able to merge those details with the registry of another machine (perhaps restart) and it should have the details required to connect.

How to back up and restore the registry in Windows:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756

DISCLAIMER: Before you edit the registry, export the keys in the registry that you plan to edit, or back up the whole registry. If a problem occurs, you can then follow the steps in the "Restore the registry" section to restore the registry to its previous state. To back up the whole registry, use the Backup utility to back up the system state. The system state includes the registry, the COM+ Class Registration Database, and your boot files.

Securing Wireless LANs with PEAP and Passwords:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd162271.aspx

Setting up a wireless network:

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/297fa2dc-b20b-4327-b673-707a968c86801033.mspx

Troubleshoot problems finding wireless networks:

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/7805207d-b0b9-4159-b36f-ab81a1f376c21033.mspx

Let us know if that helps.

Regards,

Chethan Kumar.

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