Re: Win98SE and WPA-PSK incompatibility

On Mon, 7 Aug 2006 17:01:34 +0100, Axel Hammerschmidt wrote
(in article <1hjpo6x.1u55kgf93jp8eN%hlexa@xxxxxxxxxxx>):

Sally Thompson <me2@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I am having a problem getting my Win98SE notebook to connect wirelessly to
my
Netgear router, which has WPA-PSK security enabled. After extensive googling
and reading on this newsgroup I realise that such an old OS as Win98SE is
apparently incompatible with WPA-PSK. My current set-up is: Netgear Wireless
ADSL Firewall Router DG834G with an iMac G5 connected through an Ethernet
cable and an iMac G4 which connects (successfully) wirelessly through its
built in Airport, Compaq Armada notebook running Win98SE with a Belkin
PCMCIA
card which has in the past connected with the same model router (but one
which didn't have any security enabled) in another house.

I don't use the notebook a lot but I have found three options (apart from
throwing out the notebook!) and would be glad of some advice:

<snip>

3. I have found some downloadable *WPA software* from McAfee:

<http://www.wirelesssecuritycorp.com/wsc/public/WPAAssistant.do>
which apparently enables a Win98 computer to use WPA. Is this a good idea,
and does anyone know if it would work, or is there a better way?

The link looks interesting.

An alternative could be Buffalo's Client Manager 2 (v2.1). This works
with many old (non-Buffalo) PCMCIA cards providing WPA-PSK/TKIP, even
WPA-AES for my Gericom card with RTL8180 chipset.

Thanks for the reply. I think I've tracked down Buffalo Client Manager 2
(they are on Version 3 now) and will transfer it via my USB stick to see if
it works.

You haven't provided details about the Belkin card.

Sorry, didn't realise those details would be useful. I think I have just
about everything else written down. It's a Belkin 802.11b/11 Mbps Wireless
Notebook Network Card, Model F5D6020 ver.2

The notebook doesn't have to connect wirelessly, but with no Ethernet slot
in
the notebook I believe there is no other choice, unless someone can advise
otherwise.

You could look for a PCMCIA to ethernet (cable) adapter.

OK, thanks for the tip. There seem to be hundreds out there. Any particular
recommendation?

Incidentally, the Belkin card registers (beeps on turn-on) and is shown in
the taskbar, and its little green light is on. If I look at the card
properties, it shows: Belkin 11Mbps Wireless Notebook Network Adapter. If I
go to Start-Programs-Belkin PCMCIA WLAN Utility and select Belkin PCMCIA
WLAN
Monitor my Router SSID is shown but I get an Authentication Error with a
message to Check Encryption Settings when I try to connect to the network.

Apparently you have a Win98 driver for the Belkin card, which is...?

See above :-)


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