Re: Using WEP encryption on wifi.

Peter Aitken wrote:

I thought I did this right but it is not working.

1) Open config page for my Linksys router.

2) On the Wireless Security tab entered a passphrase and clicked
Generate.

3) Copies the 4 keys that were created.

4) Saved the settings.

5) On my laptop, opened the properties window for the wireless network
(WinXP Pro).

6) On the Association Tab set Data Encryption to WEP.

7) Entered the 4 keys, each time setting the Key Index to the proper
value 1-4.

Yet the connection does not work - when I do a Repair it chokes at the
Renewing IP Address step.

What did I miss?

You only want to use the first key, not all four. On your laptop, make
sure you have chosen the same level of WEP (64/128) as is on the router
(note that WEP is not as good security as WPA but all hardware must
support WPA). Then enter in the first key (not the passphrase,
naturally).

Malke
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