I had contracted a virus on this machine.  Its running win xp sp2.  After reloading the operating system and the drivers from the toshiba site,  I found out that the computer does not connect wirelessly to my netgear router, which is a wireless router.  I downloaded all the wifi drivers from that site (there are 4) but none of them seem to work.  My computer can see the router, but when I try to connect by putting in the password, I get a message 'The network password needs to be 40bits or 104bits depending on your network configuration....'  how can i fix this
You MAY need to install XP SP3 in order to be able to use the security protocol your ROUTE is using.Strollin, 
Ya that was my initial guess.  But this laptop had windows xp sp2 before I reloaded the OS and it was CONNECTING to the internet just FINE. 

Anyways, just to see if the sp3 fix would solve this internet connectivity issue, I installed sp3 but still no go

Any other tips?
Look for a WLAN driver at the Toshiba site...if there is one DLoad and re-install it...
Also while there look and see if the laptop has an on/off switch for the wireless...many models do.Did you try rebooting the router?  You'd be surprised at how often that fixes connection issues.  Even if other devices can connect fine.patio: I did go to the toshiba website, and I tried all the wifi drivers listed for my model laptop, but nothing seems to connect the laptop wirelessly. 

strollin: I have rebooted the modem and router thinking that that would solve the issue , but I still dont get connectivity. 


How do I find out what driver I need so I can download it from pcidatabse?  Theres something like going to device manager, clicking on the device and then looking at some details but i dont remember all the steps.  Also, would device manger list a device even if a driver for it is not present, or does it just list all the devices regardless of whether a driver is installed or not?
Why insist on going to pcidatabase for drivers ? ?
Laptop drivers should always come direct from the laptop manuf. site...
Post the complete Model # and we can assist in the search...patio:

its a toshiba satellite m45-s165.
Let me know what to do
I GOT it to work.  The computer was looking for the wrong encryption type when trying to connect.