Re: Wireless Problem

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From: Steve (skibums_at_sbcglobal.net)
Date: 02/17/04 

Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 18:54:29 -0800

"Steve Winograd [MVP]" <winograd@pobox.com> wrote in message
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> In article <hXcXb.16504$sO4.1418277@news20.bellglobal.com>, "Martin
> Racette" <rat7_2001@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >A friend of mine has bought a notebook with a built-in wireless network
card,
> >but we can't make it connect to the router, the card does see the router,
but
> >when ever we input the WEP password, it does not connect with the router.
> >
> >I also have a notebook, but mine is with a PCMCIA card, and I'm using the
> >configuration software that came it and this one work perfectly, but I
can
> >understand what we're doing wrong with the Windows configuration in my
friend's
> >notebook. His is using the Windows own configurations.
> >
> >Any help would be appreciated
>
> Make sure that the WEP settings are exactly right on the notebook: key
> length, key, and key index.
>
> Is MAC address filtering enabled on the router? If so, add the MAC
> address of the notebook's wireless card to the allowed list.
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
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I had a similar problem with my daughter's laptop and XP Pro. What is the
OS on the friends notebook? If it is XP Home, the WEP keys will be
configured 1, 2, 3, 4. If he's running XP Pro the WEP keys are configured
0, 1, 2, 3. Where as, WEP key 1 (on the router) will correspond to WEP key
0 on the laptop running XP Pro, and so on....2 = 1, 3 = 2, 4 = 3. Drove me
nuts for a hour or so, but everything worked fine as soon as I realized the
difference in the WEP key numbering. Hope this helps.

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