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WEP blocks Internet access
I have an XP machine connected via a Linksys
wifi/ethernet router. When connected via ethernet, I can get to the web. When connected via wifi without WEP turned on, I can get to the web. When connected with wifi and WEP turned ON, then XP reports that I'm connected to the network, but I can't get to the web. Looking at the properties of the connection, with WEP turned on, the IP Address begins with 192 and the subnet is 255.255.0.0 and no gateway is listed. It clearly isn't getting an IP Address. Also I can see packets being sent, but none are received. I've tried 64 bit & 128 WEP. I've tried alpha only and alpha-numeric passphrases. Nothing seems to matter; same behavior. I'd sure appreciate some help! |
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WEP blocks Internet access
There's WEP and then there's WPA. You want WPA-PSK, if you want to do
WPA, and WEP with a shared key, if you want to WEP. (All the other possibilities assume that there's an authenticating server involved to hand out keys; obviously, you don't have that.) With WEP, you have to enter a "key" -- for 128 bit WEP, this will be a 26 character, hexadecimal. You may be able to generate this key with the linksys, using a passphrase, but then you will have to write it down and enter it correctly on the XP machine as the "network key" asked for when you choose to connect to the available wireless network, using the XP wireless software. (It shows up when you click on the systray wireless connection icon and choose to view available connections.) If your Linksys doesn't generate a key from a passphrase, reply and I'll give you a key, which you can enter into both the XP PC and the linksys. WPA is the newer standard. With WPA-PSK (PSK stands for preshared key), you can use a passphrase on both the Linksys and the XP machine. To do WPA on XP, you will need an update. See KB826942. With WAP "Steig" wrote in message ... I have an XP machine connected via a Linksys wifi/ethernet router. When connected via ethernet, I can get to the web. When connected via wifi without WEP turned on, I can get to the web. When connected with wifi and WEP turned ON, then XP reports that I'm connected to the network, but I can't get to the web. Looking at the properties of the connection, with WEP turned on, the IP Address begins with 192 and the subnet is 255.255.0.0 and no gateway is listed. It clearly isn't getting an IP Address. Also I can see packets being sent, but none are received. I've tried 64 bit & 128 WEP. I've tried alpha only and alpha-numeric passphrases. Nothing seems to matter; same behavior. I'd sure appreciate some help! |
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