Re: [NTLK] Desperately seeking connection (MessagePad 2100)

Hello Tony,

Thank you for the suggestion.

I have now tried connecting, with the "use WEP" box checked. This I
have done with all modes (Infrastructure, ad-hoc, and ad-hoc (old-
fashioned)) and with DHCP and Manual connections. The results remain
the same results (I say results, as the errors are slightly different,
even if the end result -- no connection -- is the same!).

David

On 21 Feb 2009, at 22:32, Tony Douglas wrote:

> Hi there,
>
>
> You mentioned that you've got 'use WEP unchecked' - if it's
> unchecked you won't be using WEP encryption so you won't get onto
> your network. Check the 'use WEP' box and it might well be fine.
>
>
>
>
> 'Open system' vs. 'Shared key' is about what happens when you first
> try to join your network. 'Shared key' has a key exchange at startup
> to compare the keys, 'open system' just assumes the keys are ok and
> let's you jump straight in. The Newt drivers don't seem to do the
> shared key exchange, but work fine in an open system environment. I
> have only used Netgear stuff, so I'm not sure how you'd check this
> out with an Airport I'm afraid.
>
>
>
>
> Hope this helps,
>
>
>
>
> - Tony

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