Re: Netgear WGXB102 connection problems when using WEP

"Peter" <peter.bennison@xxxxxxxxx> hath wroth:

Hi,

I have a WGXB102 and an XE102 set up on my network. I have DLink
DI-524 wireless network that is working fine with WEP encryption on
channel's 1 and 11. I only use static IP (no DHCP server on my
network) I've worked through the install procedure and here's what I
found:

1) Setup using default NETGEAR SSID and connected successfuly using
192.168.0.210 addresses for my adapter
2) Changed the IP/gateway on my WGXB102 to match my home network
settings (I gave it a fresh static IP). I confirmed the subnetmask was
okay. I left the channel at 11, the same as my DLink. I did NOT change
the SSID from NETGEAR, nor did I turn on WEP. I was able to connect to
the internet through the NETGEAR SSID. Fine so far.
3) Changed the WGX SSID to match my home network SSID so I could roam.
I also added WEP encryption using the same ASCII key as as my home
network and I verified the HEX encryption keys that were generated on
the Dlink match the WGX. Anyways, I could then connect to my wireless
SSID and I saw _some_ intial wireless connection light activity on the
WGX. However, I couldn't access anything, no internet, no local IP,
not even the WGX itself.

I unplugged WGX and volia, I could access my wireless SSID. I tried
chaning the channel to 1 on my Dlink. Wireless still worked until I
plugged the WGX again. Then, same problem. I'm still running with the
same firmware as came out of the box.

Any help is appreciated. I'm running a collection of WinXP/2000/RedHat
Linux on my network.

Easy. Don't use the ASCII WEP key. Use the longer Hex key instead.
There are incompatibities in the ASCII to Hex conversion with
different makers and models of wireless hardware. Details if you want
them.

Incidentally, you really should be using WPA or WPA2 if possible
instead of WEP. WEP is fairly easily cracked.


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