Re: WEP problem, I think?

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On Fri, 29 Dec 2006 15:25:53 -0600, "Muddle"
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I've two 98SE and one XP Home on an existing 80211.b network and
I
am
trying
to add an XP Media Center Edition laptop to the Network.
I think my problem is I need to set it to 64 bit wep, however I
can't
find
the setting to switch from 128 bit wep to 64 bit. It's not in
the
same
place as the XP Home laptop. SSID, key and channel are set
right.
The Media Center sees the wireless network and connection is
good,
however
the Linksys router won't assign it an IP address.
Where is the setting on a Media Center Edition computer for 64
bit
wep?

This is the problem, if I disable all encryption on the router and
the
Media
Center Edition Computer I get connected.
How do I set 64 bit wep?


I've already talked to the idiots at geek squad, who want to charge
me
$50
dollars to fix a computer that is supposed to conform to IEEE
80211.b
specs.

Do you want help here, or just to babble? Maybe you could state the
symptoms,
and what you THINK is the problem, and ask what the solution is.

WEP, 64 or 128 bit, simply isn't enough security.



<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/wep-just-isnt-enough-protection.html


http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/wep-just-isnt-enough-protection.html

And it's only part of a properly designed WiFi network.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/11/setting-up-wifi-lan.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/11/setting-up-wifi-lan.html

Start with WPA please, and set it up properly. Then ask for help
with
the
problem, with a bit more detail provided.



<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/background-information-useful-in.htm
l




http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/background-information-useful-in.html

I want to know where is the setting to switch from 128 bit to 64 bit
wep
in
Windows Media Center Edition!
Nothing more and nothing less!

There's no selection at the client end. If the router is setup for 128
bit WEP,
then the client has to provide that, or no connection.

Make sure that you have only one WiFi client manager running, having
more
than
one running will cause problems like yours.


<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/01/stabilise-your-wifi-use-only-one-wifi
.html>


http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/01/stabilise-your-wifi-use-only-one-wifi.
html

--
Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck mvps org.

The router [IS] set to 64 bit WEP and every other machine on this network
has a setting one can alter for 64 bit, 128 bit or disabled including the
Windows XP machines.
Windows Media Center Edition has no WEP encryption level connection
settings
which one can change and defaults to 128 bit. I've actually tested a
bunch
of them from different manufs. and everyone of them has no setting on the
properties/advanced tab to switch it to 64 bit and none of them appear to
be
able to connect to a router set up for 64 bit.
I'm a little paranoid, however not as much as ten dozen neighbors of mine
who have no security on their wireless network at all. All I want to say,
to war drivers, is don't knock on my door. If you want to download
nefarious material from the internet, the pickings are a bit easier two
houses down.
To set up 128 bit wep on a 98 or 98se machine one has to copy down the
generated keys and type them in without error every time they're changed
or
the network burps. It's a royal pain!


Thanks, that's all I wanted, unless it doesn't work.
I wondered about that goofy intel wireless manager in the taskbar, because
all it did was open the same advanced settings you can't change. For future
reference what did or would you enter into any search engine to get those
results. I spent hours searching with various keywords and found nothing.
Your a good man Charlie Brown.


.

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