Is there some registry or configuration file setting where I can hard code WEP keys to different SSID's?
I have 3 different wireless networks that I connect too at different times. Each one has a different WEP key. I find over time that my device (Imate JasJar) will reset the WEP key box to "automatically provided" when switching between wireless networks. My wireless networks do not provide the WEP key for me but rather have to be keyed in.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
So I can get on wifi networks anywhere but at home. My MDA Vario finds the SSID, but won't connect.
If I remove WEP encryption on the router side, it'll connect. No luck with WEP64 or 128, it'll just say 'connecting' for a while and then go on to the other networks on my list.
What am I missing? I'm using the WRT54GL, which is pretty much the same as every other Linksys.
The obvious question comes into my mind.
Did you place the WEP key in "network key".
If not that will do the trick.
Cheers,
Drifter
yeah, I have.. both shared and open, on WEP. Something more odd is happening, which is why I suspect the configuration of the Linksys.
Like I said, it works if I turn off WEP on the router.
if I wait a while, I get the "unable to obtain a server-assigned IP address" message.
Try to reset your Linksy by unpluging it for a while.
Sometimes I can't connect to my linksys and after a reset it will connect.
Some ohter question. Why don't you use WPA instead of WEP?
Have you the possibility to enter the WEP Keys in hex and in ASCII Mode on your router?
WEP is a bit tricky on a wm5 device. You have to enter your key in hex format and it has to be exactly 10 digits long for 64bit or 26 digits long for 128 bit. That means the ASCII version of the key has to be five digits or 13 digits respectively before being converted to hex. I believe your router will do the conversion for you.
BTW, the lynksis wrt54g series routers are sorta a "hacker favorite" because lynksis made the firmware open so there have been a lot of firmwares developed for it that extend it's capabilities like being able to turn up the transmission strength or add a RADIUS server. Check out DD-WRT or OpenWRT (actually a mini Linux installation). It's a fun little machine.
Gene
theres no need to enter the key in hex. i use an ascii key! but be sure you take the right format on your router!
I've not got an ascii key to work but have helped a number of people to connect to a variety of APs using hex of exact length that couldn't otherwise connect. FWIW.
Yeah, that's why I got the GL
I've tried 5-character ascii and 13-char ascii. I think I'll try the 64-bit hex now.
I may use WPA at some point, but I have other odd devices that need to connect, such as a wireless print server. They are hard to configure.
(edit: I got tired of having to type in the hex key, so I went with WPA. Reconfigured my printer adapter and MDA, now I have two laptops and a second MDA to go! I guess the ASCII-hex generation scheme on the Linksys doesn't match the WM5 scheme.)
so you got it to work? If not, give your wizard a static ip address and see if that helps. also i'm connecting to my linksys and d-link routers easily and both or them have a Shared WEP encryption.
I have a linksys and it works fine; try upping the power output of your k-jam to full power and then try...
yes, I got it to work. I think the trouble was trying to use the ASCII WEP key.
My HTC hd can find my router and says that it is available but when i enter the 26 WEP key string it is unable to connect. I notice that it seems to " save " a much shorter key string. Does the hd have a problem with long WEP keys. I have tried chaning the WEP to something shorter but the router will not allow this. Many thanks for any help.
Paul
I don't use WEP, but have an issue with a long WPA2 key - it just doesn't connect. It's not a problem specific to HD though, I had this problem with my previous WM6.1 device which was manufactured by Asus. So far I haven't been able to find a solution.
I have no problem with my 26 key WEP
My wifi settings are:
Authentication: Open
Data Encryption: WEP
Default transmit key: 1
Wep Encryption: 128 Bit, 26 Hex digits
Passphrase: *something*
Key index: 1 (the 26 hex digit code (numbers only)
Check your wifi router setting, maybe it's in WPA/PSK, which use shorter letters for encryption
I'm using 32 bytes (64 in hex) key for wpa2 without problem.
I'm sure I didn't set so long key to my router, but I forget the key so I just retrieved it from windows using some tool and I got 64 bytes hex string as a result and it works. The same situation for WiFi at work.
Hi everyone, I have cable internet in my home, pumping through a WGR614 NetGear router. It routes internet to my Xbox 360 (wired) and my new Dell Inspiron Laptop (wireless). I have no problems with the 360.
But on occasion, every 1 to 2 days or so, the wireless connection drops, and I get a windows error that my wireless security key is invalid, despite it being already typed into the field and I KNOW it's accurate. I simply cycle the power on the Netgear router, and it's back humming.
Small inconvenience, but I can't figure out what would be causing it. My windows and networking knowledge is limited.
Thanks for all inputs and suggestions.
My home wireless network is secured with a WPA2 63 character ASCII pass phrase that includes a space (blank) character. All wireless devices in my home can connect to it except for my Atrix 4G phones. I changed the pass phrase on my router to replace the space with a non-blank character, and my Atrix was able to connect.
The ASCII space character is valid in a WPA2 pass phrase, but the Atrix 4g evidently does not support it.
I just thought I'd mention this in case anyone else runs into this problem.
It would be interesting if some of you could confirm my findings for WPA2 or any other wireless security protocol that permits ASCII space characters.