Re: Connecting a G4 powerbook to a DLink router

In article <1137639318.824246.105170@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tbil99@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> My next door neighbour was trying to connect her G4 powerbook to my
> wireless router. I gave her the password and it connected but a message
> came up about not being able to fine a PPoE server or something along
> that line.
> I'm not a Mac person so I don't know what the problem is but I am using
> cable high speed and don't deal with PPoE.
> Is their a setting somewhere that has to be turned off or on or what
> does she have to do?
>
> Thanks,
> Tim

Are you using WEP? If so, then giving the neighbor the passphrase used
in your WEP setup won't work. She needs to enter the actual WEP KEY and
128Bit encoding must be used.

Example: My WEP passphrase is "tron" but if I use that on my PowerBook,
it won't connect. I have to use the Key that the passphrase generates
which looks something like ABC72CF11902D2997F6B24GB12. That's the number
that goes in the PowerBook's Airport setup for WEP protected networks.
Don't know about DLink, but Linksys automatically generates the key when
the passphrase is entered in the WEP set-up in the Router config which
is accessed by a local URL such as http://192.168.1.1. Your system may
work differently.

--
George Graves
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