Re: Wireless Security (WEP)

DP wrote:

> Hello,
> I can see the key on the router end is being creates in HEX, I am
> typing it in on the laptop as HEX as well. Not sure if there is
> anything special that I need to do, I don't see why. I hope this is
> OK, but I have copied what I have been looking at and the options I
> have to select from.
>
> Wireless Settings
>
> Wireless Network
> Name (SSID):
> Region: --- Select
> Region ---AfricaAsiaAustraliaCanadaEuropeFranceIsraelJapanMexicoSouth
> AmericaUnited States
> Channel: 0102030405060708091011
> Mode: b onlyg onlyg and b108Mbps onlyAuto 108Mbps
> --> Channel is really set to 11 & Mode to G & B
>
> Security Options
> Disable
> WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
> WPA-PSK (Wi-Fi Protected Access Pre-Shared Key)
>
> --> Not sure what WPA-PSK should be used for, I used WEP.
>
> Security Encryption (WEP)
> Authentication Type: AutomaticOpen SystemShared Key
> --> Open System & Shred Key are the other 2 options under
> Authentication Type
>
>
> Encryption Strength: 64bit128bit152bit
> --> 64 bit, 128 & 154bit are the options
>
> Security Encryption (WEP) Key
> Passphrase:
> Key 1:
> Key 2:
> Key 3:
> Key 4:
>
> --> I enter any alpha numeric characters under the passphrase
> field, click on Generate and it creates 4 diff keys, I select one and
> that is the key that I enter on the laptop end.
>
> what else is there? I can't see why this shouldn't work.
>
> Any further suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>
> DP
>
>
>
> "Sami Heikkinen" <sami.p.heikkinen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
> message news:dmbsjv$6g1$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Try entering hex key, not as ascii key, on both ends. I have heard
> > that
> some
> > products generate the key differently if ASCII format is used. So
> > just
> enter
> > the keys manually, or generate the key on other end using ASCII key
> > and
> copy
> > the produced hex key as such to the other end.
> >
> > BR, Sami
> >
> > "DP" <dante13@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:usaif.3640$7p7.370@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Hello,
> > > I have been accessing my Netgear WGT624 Wireless router with my
> > > business
> > > IBM ThinkPad G40 flawlessly, for a few months so far. However, my
> wireless
> > > home network is an unsecured one and anyone can access it. I went
> > > into
> my
> > > router configuration and enabled WEP 128bit (also tried 64bit)
> encryption
> > > and it generated a key for me to enter on the laptop end. My
> > > laptop recognizes the signal and that it is a protected network.
> > > I enter the security key and it end ups connecting but it states,
> > > "with limited or
> no
> > > connectivity." Under details it also states, "You might not be
> > > able to access the Internet or some network resources. This
> > > problem occurred because
> > > the network did not assign a network address to the
> > > computer(laptop)." When
> > > I disable WEP security, I can see in the router configuration
> > > that the laptop is assigned an available IP address. I cannot
> > > figure out why the router is not providing my laptop an IP.
> > > Any help would really be apprecieated.
> > >
> > > Thank you,
> > > DP
> > >
> > >
> >
> >

Have you tried it with the firewall, antivirus off?

Is it in your list of trusted sites ?

Cheers

Rob
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