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Error message when you try to connect to an ad hoc connection from a Windows Vista-based computer: “Windows cannot connect to Network Name”

You use the Intel Pro/Wireless 3945ABG or Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN wireless local area network (WLAN) device on a Windows Vista-based computer (computer A) to establish a computer-to-computer (ad hoc) network that has WPA2 specified. You have a Windows Vista-based computer (computer B) that also has a wireless adapter installed. When you try to connect to the ad hoc connection from computer B, you may receive the following error message:

Windows cannot connect to Network Name

Note: Network Name represents the name of the ad hoc connection.

For more information on this issue, including potential causes, workarounds, and resolutions, see: Microsoft KB Article KB946481.

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