Re: [NTLK] Help with WLAN

On Aug 8, 2007, at 4:07 PM, Andy Hill wrote:

> Hi Marty, and anyone else willing,
>
> On Mon, 6 Aug 2007 13:34:18 -0700, "Martin Joseph" <NT@stillnewt.org>
> said:
>>
>> On Aug 6, 2007, at 12:47 PM, Andy Hill wrote:
>>
>>> The WEP key is 26 characters long and is detailed on the router/
>>> modem
>>> itself and appears exactly the same in the configuration panel on
>>> the
>>> windows machine. I've checked the Orange Website and it doesn't have
>>> anything about changing this.
>> OK, You need to figure out how to access the setup web page on your
>> wireless router.
>>
>> Your Newton with the silver card can only access 64bit (or 40 bit)
>> WEP base stations. The length of your key seems to indicate you have
>> a 128 bit key?
>>
>
> I've been in touch with the supplier and they say the 26 char WEP code
> can not be changed.

That seems INSANE to me. I have never heard of a router with a fixed
WEP key before, and I doubt it's true. What kind of router/wireless
base is it exactly?
> Therefore I am presuming I need to get a card that allows 128 bit?
> Can you, or anyone else tell me, if I purchase a Lucent Gold card will
> this allow me to tap in this WEP key or will Hiroshi's set up still
> say,
> 'string too long'?
It should work, but I can't be sure...

Also, FYI be careful buying gold cards as I think there are several
iterations of "gold", what you want is the old Lucent Gold card, not
the newer "orinoco" or "Agere" or something else that is based on a
different chip set. You might want to research this a bit, or just
fid the old style card if you can.

Marty

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