Re: pulling hair out !!!!

"WeeWillyTonka" <WeeWillyTonka@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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>: "WeeWillyTonka" <WeeWillyTonka@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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>: > I have put the User Guide here it may help you to help me
>: >
>: > http://wifi4.tripod.com/WLG-AP.English.htm
>:
>: You imply that you should be using both WEP and WPA - wrong. As
>: both devices appear to support WPA, that's the one to go for.
>:
>: 1 Set the router up using a wired connection.
>:
>: 2 Choose and set up an SSID for your LAN.
>:
>: 3 Select WPA-PSK and set a key value - any string between 8 and
>: 64 characters.
>:
>: 4 Copy that key and paste it into a text file using Notepad.
>:
>: 5 Save the file to a portable medium that can be read by your
>: laptop - floppy, USB memory disk.
>:
>: 6 Right-click the wireless icon in your system tray and select
>: View Available Wireless Networks.
>:
>: 7 You should see your network offered - click Connect.
>:
>: 8 You'll be asked for the security key.
>:
>: 9 Load the medium containing your saved key, open the file and
>: then copy and paste the key into the security key field -
>: twice.
>:
>: The laptop should connect OK.
>:
>:
>:
> Done this god knows how many time now, have just gone through it
> again still can't connect.
> It's no-wonder that there are so many open access point if it's
> this hard to set-up.I'm normally ok with thing like this but it
> now it's driving me round the bend.
>
WW,

I've done this many times with a wide variety of equipment and it is not hard
to set up: it *usually* works just fine first time. Two cases where it didn't
were both down to cheapo PCMCIA (or whatever they're called this week) cards
which I swapped for different makes. Suggest you try a different card,
preferably from a known brand - Linksys, Netgear, D-Link, Belkin, 3Com.

.

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