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WIFI Protected Setup PIN, required only on Windows. Why can my other devices connect without it?

A few weeks ago, I configured a Linksys router that supports WPS (Wifi Pain-in-the-arse Setup). I disabled the WPS so it wouldn't ask for a PIN and enabled only WPA2 key access. However, on Windows Vista and 7 machines in the network are still required to enter a PIN to properly connect. Linux devices, Blackberry and Android phones do not require the PIN. The Blackberry asks for a PIN but the user can simply hit cancel and the device automatically connects using only the WPA key information. Why is this? It sounds like WPS is a poorly implemented standard. I also have had the same experience with a WPS capable (also disabled) Belkin router. These windows machines use Intel wireless cards, is there sort of issue with these cards? The model in my laptop is a 4950AGN. I apologize for not having the model numbers for these routers. To answer a common stupid question, I HAVE ensured I am trying to connect to the proper APs (they each have distinctive SSID'S)

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1. it is possible that your windows 7 and vista may be trying to connect to a different linksys rounter that requires the pin try going back and setting the network name from the default linksys to something less common so your computers dont get mixxed up i had the same prob on my laptop but not with my vista so i just did that and it worked