Re: How to set up connection to wireless router with PPC6700

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Open vs. Shared is just different methods of exchanging the WEP keys. The
access point configuration will have to tell you. I don't have *your*
access point and every one is different, so I can't give you a step-by-step.
If you've connected *any* device to it wirelessly, your PC or whatever, you
had to know the answer to this question...

Work vs. The Internet just controls how traffic is routed to the connection.
In your case, since I presume that you'd be connecting to the Internet via
the router, The Internet is the best choice. What actually happens is that,
when a given address is resolved, addresses with '.' in them are assumed to
be on The Internet network, while those without are on Work. So,
www.microsoft.com (see the dots?), will try to use The Internet, while
myserver will try to use Work.

Yes, most routers use key #1 as the default transmit key. You can usually
change that on the WEP setup page on the router, though, so you want to make
sure you've got the right one.

I can't teach you all about 802.11 in a few messages...

Paul T.

"Kel Good" <kgood@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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So you can't give me any guidance on what those various settings mean? :)

Kel

"Chris Jordan" <JordanChris@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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You will need to broadcast the SSID to get it set-up initially.
Once connected once, you might be able to turn SSID off again.
Some people have found its worth turning all security off to get the
first connection, then turning it back on again carefully.

Others have found this helps:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/help/activesync/default.mspx

Cheers, Chris


"Kel Good" <kgood@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi Paul,

I set my router to broadcast (for now) and the SSID does show up in the
list. I'm assuming once I've got things set up I can turn the broadcast
off and the device will still find it using the settings I've input,
right?

I don't really know what any of these other settings mean. Why would I
choose Work over Internet for the Connects To setting? This router is in
my home. Does that make it Internet for some reason?

What is the difference between Open and Shared authentication, and how
would I determine which one my router uses?

My admin page for Wireless Security on the router says it's using a
Default Transmit Key of 1. I assume that's what Key means?

I've entered the WEP key. I'm using 128 bit encryption.

Also, does anything need to be set on the Configure Network Adapters
page. I see that The Internet And Work show up in a dropdown there for
some reason.

As you can see, I know absolutely nothing about what I'm looking at. I'm
sure that's why nothing is working. But I don't understand how to find
any "missing parameters" as a result.

Any help you can offer in comprehension is appreciated.

Thanks.

Kel

"Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <ptobey no spam AT no instrument no spam DOT com>
wrote in message news:eJqPkn2JGHA.524@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Right. That's the EAP stuff. You don't want or need to set that. So,
when I set up WiFi (after removing the settings for the APs that I
previously had configured), I tap on the SSID of the AP that I want to
connect to. This brings up a dialog that asks which network this will
connect me to, Work or The Internet. You'll have to answer that one on
your own.

Tapping on the Network Key tab in the same dialog gives the choice of
the type of authentication (open/shared). Again, you have to know the
answer to that. Same with the setting for whether the key is
automatically provided or you have to enter it yourself (and which key
index it is). Presumably, WEP is the right setting for the Encryption.

Don't enter anything on 802.1x. That's the EAP stuff and, if you
aren't using that, setting anything there would be a bad idea.

Tap OK and it should connect. If not, you've entered the wrong
parameter somewhere.

Paul T.

"Kel Good" <kgood@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi Paul,

Currently I'm still running WEP. I've also seen a lot of posts
indicating issues with WPA setups so I might hold off moving to that
now (though I had planned to soon).

My confusion is the Windows Mobile 5.0 seems to want you to set up a
connection that has a username and password. I'm unaware I can assign
those in the LinkSys admin for the router. For my PCs in the house
I've always just had to assign the SSID and encryption key, and then
they just work.

That's kind of where I'm at. Feel free to probe if you need me to give
you anything else.

Thanks.

Kel

"Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <ptobey no spam AT no instrument no spam DOT
com> wrote in message news:%238mqhe1JGHA.500@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
How is the router configured, from a wireless viewpoint? There's no
way we can give a step-by-step without knowing if WEP is enabled, if
WPA is used, if EAP is used for authentication, etc.

Paul T.

"Kel Good" <kgood@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Can anyone point me to a link that would give me a step by step on
how to get this phone to connect wirelessly to my LinkSys WRT54G
router? I can't figure out how to do this (the manual isn't clear).

With all the woes I'm having right now trying to get this to sync
with my PC, I thought it would be good to try to find a positive
experience with it. :-)

Thanks.

Kel
















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