Re: Problems with wireless network card

I select it, click on the connect button and
enter my WEP key ...
WEP Encryption has problems. Use the Hex key (26 characters) instead
of the ASCII equivalent and it will work. Different manufacturers
have different creative ideas of how to convert from ASCII to Hex.

I am using a 26 character hex key. At least, as far as I know. On my router, I selected a 128bit encryption, entered my phrase and told it to generate the key. Out came a 26 character key.

However, you should not be using WEP. It's not very secure and is
easily cracked. Use WPA or WPA2 instead, with a long pass phrase.

AFAIK, neither my TiVo nor my WPC11v3 (when it was working) could use WPA. In fact, I don't even see that as a setting option when I go into the properties of the wireless connection.

thnx,
Christoph

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