Ok, so I have a wireless Linksys 2.4GHz router and all my computers connect to the internet just fine, but my wireless has no security. So I went to linksys website and tried fixing the problem, and i was successful getting a WEP password and im currently using a 64bit 10hex encryption….but when I type in the password on my wireless laptop, it wont work and it wont let me go online…but when i turn the security off i can go on just fine…but i don’t want to do that because there would be no security. Is there something I am doing wrong?
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9 responses so far ↓
1 aimstir31 // Aug 7, 2008
Check the firewalls and see if it is rejecting your linksys
2 nator419 // Aug 7, 2008
there should be a SSID that you have to enter. its usually on the bottom of the router
3 James H // Aug 7, 2008
I would go to your router settings page, which you can find by typing 192.168.1.254 into your web browser. From here you can check your WEP key or change it.
Good Luck!
4 conehead // Aug 7, 2008
You probably didn’t type in the wep key correctly. You might consider doing a copy/paste to a file so you can just paste it in for your laptop connectivity.
Also, if your laptop supports wpa, it’s often easier to put in a passphrase rather than the hex wep key.
5 Kakoii90 // Aug 7, 2008
My first instinct is that you are typing your password in incorrectly. Second thought is that your laptop is not capable of working with WEP security.
First, try logging into your router and changing the password. Make very sure you don’t make a typo while doing this.
If that doesn’t work, make sure your laptops wireless internet card is compatible with the WEP security by going to the website.
6 Colinc // Aug 7, 2008
For testing 64 bit WEP is ok, once you het a connection I would set it to 128 bit WEP, or WPA. To set a wep key your best methodis to log into the router (this is NOT a linksys site) and enter the encryption key manually as 10 hexadecimal characters (numbers 0 to 9 and letters A to F)
Then note it down and enter this exactly when you have searched for your SSID and seen it. Enter the type of encryption if it offers this choice, then enter the key. Some wireless cards expect you to enter these keys in pairs of characters. So to enter A4F53E you might need to use A$ F5 3E
Try as a complete code first. If this works I would seriously advise setting it higher.
7 Brandon S // Aug 7, 2008
If your router and wireless card for the computer supports it, use WPA instead. WPA is actually simpler to setup and much more secure. Just not if you are using WPA or WPA 2 and if you setup TKIP or AES. AES is stronger, but TKIP is usually good enough.
8 topcat_TEC // Aug 7, 2008
Had the same problem with my 2.4Ghz Linksys router. I swapped to a Belkin 54G router and had no problem. Not sure if it’s the router model or something in network connections. you should have the 128 bit security anyway. Many websites require it.
9 N // Aug 7, 2008
this happened to me to but I use WPA2 now and it went away. DO NOT USE WEP USE WPA OR WPA2 IF THE ROUTER SUPPORTS IT BECAUSE WEP CAN BE CRACKED IN A FEW SECONDS!!!!!!!!!! which is another reason to use wpa.
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