| Wireless net after Formatting [message #376877] |
Fri, 20 March 2009 12:07  |
DarkXc
Messages: 31
Registered: December 2007
Location: Belgium
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Hello, I'm back again with another probably stupid problem. I had good advice & help here before, so I hope you won't be annoyed with this one...
I recently formatted my desktop. No problems there, installed drivers and all.
Till I get to the point I need to set up my wireless net, I used to have problems to set it up all the time after I formatted my pc, but after messing around a bit, it worked fine.
Now I have no idea how I did it before lol, so my issue here is, when I have to give my WEP key, it says it's wrong or something. Even though I know I have the correct one.
Also, when I try to edit my WEP key in the properties, it keeps another key :S I don't know why, but I need my key of 10 letters because it's in HEX or something.
It changes to less than 10 all the time... even though I don't tick the box with : "automatically assign key".
I have my net working when I turn off WEP security in the router config, but that's asking for problems.
So I ask of you some advice, possibly help, and why does my key in the properties always keeps a pass less than 10 letters...?
The error in the third SS is in Dutch, so I'll try to translate:
"The password of the network must be dependant of the networkconfiguration 40 bits or 104 bits" "You can give the password by giving 5 or 13 ASCII-signs or 10 or 23 hexadecimals signs"
My pass is in HEX, so I give the correct pass, but still won't accept, because it keeps another one, as you can see on the second ss. If I change the other pass, it gives also the error in the third SS.
Here some screens:
I'd really appreciate ANY advice or explination.
I thank you for your time.
The Darkz
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| Re: Wireless net after Formatting [message #376880 is a reply to message #376877] |
Fri, 20 March 2009 12:25  |
DarkXc
Messages: 31
Registered: December 2007
Location: Belgium
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Well, I have a PS3 and a laptop, and another pc on this network secured with the same WEP key, so wouldn't that mess everything up? The router's MAC address should be on the router itsself right? So I just write that down, go to my router config, turn off WEP, then I fill in my router's MAC?
And where exactly? Somewhere on the SS?
I'll try that if I've seen other replies, I know the WEP issue can be solved, I did it before lol, only no idea how.
Thanks so far.
The Darkz
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| Re: Wireless net after Formatting [message #376885 is a reply to message #376877] |
Fri, 20 March 2009 14:00 |
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cmatt42
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Registered: July 2004
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Don't worry about the key "changing" to a different number of characters. This is normal, and doesn't actually change the key on your machine.
Anyway, do what the others have suggested and switch to WPA with AES encryption. Most devices support this just fine, and it's leaps and bounds more secure than WEP.
GunKataGaming.net
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| Re: Wireless net after Formatting [message #376891 is a reply to message #376877] |
Fri, 20 March 2009 14:43 |
_SSnipe_
Messages: 4121
Registered: May 2007
Location: Riverside Southern Califo...
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I have on mine
Mac filtering
wpa2 AES (strongest They say)
with 63 long password symbols numbers and letters with and without capitols
and broadcasting off so people cant see my network
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