Re: Connecting a G4 powerbook to a DLink router

In article <1137684569.278857.160680@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"Stew" <antwun@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> George Graves wrote:
>
> > 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.
> >
>
> Sounds complicated... Plus, wep sucks. Takes about 7 minutes to break
> on a modern computer (20 mins on a mac ;) I use WPA with AES
> encryption... simple, too. Just enter your pass phrase and the key
> generation is automatic. Take about 20 secs to setup a new machine on
> the network. Macs sure are complicated. <shakes head>

Just enter the key on the Mac. What's complicated about that? And my
router isn't Mac specific, its designed for Windows. In fact, I had
somebody at Linksys tell me once that it wouldn't even work on Macs.
Shows you how much they know! Point is, without encryption, your
friend's PowerBook would take no set-up at all. Your netwrok would just
'be there'. With encryption, you have to use the key, not the
passphrase, that's all.

--
George Graves
The health of our society is a direct result of the men
and women we choose to admire.
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