Getting WPA to work using Netgear WG511T adapter on Window..

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"Jim Bennett" <jim1192ATcomcastDOTnet> wrote:

> I am posting this here in the hopes that it helps someone who is
> trying to get WPA working on Windows 98SE if you have a Netgear
> WG511T. I tried for many hours to get this set up and finally found
> the answer in a post on alt.internet.wireless which was titled "HOWTO:
> enable WPA-PSK in Windows for
> SMC2802W V.2 PCI card" by Adriaan I tried Netgear technical support
> and to
> say the least, they either are clueless or don't want to deal with
> the
> problem. I may never buy Netgear again after this experience even
> though I have used their products for years.
>
> Supposedly the WG511T client software supports WPA using driver
> version 3.6
> and above but I found that this is not the case. During the install
> of the driver, you will get a GPF for Drinst.exe but you will still be
> able to
> complete the install and reboot. (NOTE: the failure of Drinst.exe is
> important! more on that below) Everything will go fine after the
> reboot and after inserting your WG511T it will be detected and you
> have to put the
> Windows 98SE disk in to install files. You will then pick the region
> you live in and you can configure the client for WEP and it works
> fine.
>
> WPA problems! When you try to enable WPA you will get this message
> after you click apply:
>
> " the supplicant support has not been installed correctly. you need
> to run
> setup again to fix this problem. if instead you need to continue,
> 802.1x and wpa will be disabled. (1) "
>
> Which means the Windows 98SE supplicant did not get installed
> correctly. Note: Windows 98SE apparently does not have kernal support
> for 802.1x and this is why the client software needs to install a
> supplicant for WPA. Reinstalling the software will just crash at the
> Drinst.exe everytime so that is no help. There is apparently a bug in
> the install program for the client and the Drinst.exe file is the part
> of the install that is supposed to install the Aegis protocol to allow
> for WPA.
>
> Since you cannot get the supplicant installed with the Netgear client
> you have to find an alternate way to get the protocol installed. There
> are two alternatives to purchase software that will enable WPA, Funk
> Software Odyssey client or Aegis but you have to pay! for those after
> you paid for a client that supposedly already supports it.
>
> That didn't sit well with me but thanks to Adriaans post I found that
> the
> Dlink WPA supplicant works with the Netgear card! So in the end I
> installed Dlinks Aegis protocol. Its located here:
>
ftp://ftp.dlink.com/Wireless/dwlg520/Apps/dwlg520_WPAsu...
>
> Unzip the D-Link ZIP file and run AegisI2.exe, once that is done you
> will see a confirmation message showing which files were installed
> that includes the Drinst that failed with Netgears software!! and then
> you need to reboot. Once you reboot you should then be able to set WPA
> up in the Netgear client
> and no more error messages! Obviously you know which vendor I will
> be
> using for my routers in the future and its not Netgear. In the end
> using Dlinks software to fix Netgears flawed install is very telling!
>
> I hope this helps someone else out there!
>
> Jim

Awesome post, Jim! I don't use this hardware, but I've saved the post
for my clients who might. You are a prince to have taken the time to
post this in order to help others.

Kudos and cheers,

Malke
--
MS MVP - Windows Shell/User
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"

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Anyway, supporting win98 is no longer a top priority for most hardware
vendors.
And very few of them still provide drivers for NT4, DOS and so on.
--PA

"Malke" wrote:
> "Jim Bennett" <jim1192ATcomcastDOTnet> wrote:
>
> > I am posting this here in the hopes that it helps someone who is
> > trying to get WPA working on Windows 98SE if you have a Netgear
> > WG511T. I tried for many hours to get this set up and finally found
> > the answer in a post on alt.internet.wireless which was titled "HOWTO:
> > enable WPA-PSK in Windows for
> > SMC2802W V.2 PCI card" by Adriaan I tried Netgear technical support
> > and to
> > say the least, they either are clueless or don't want to deal with
> > the
> > problem. I may never buy Netgear again after this experience even
> > though I have used their products for years.
> >
> > Supposedly the WG511T client software supports WPA using driver
> > version 3.6
> > and above but I found that this is not the case. During the install
> > of the driver, you will get a GPF for Drinst.exe but you will still be
> > able to
> > complete the install and reboot. (NOTE: the failure of Drinst.exe is
> > important! more on that below) Everything will go fine after the
> > reboot and after inserting your WG511T it will be detected and you
> > have to put the
> > Windows 98SE disk in to install files. You will then pick the region
> > you live in and you can configure the client for WEP and it works
> > fine.
> >
> > WPA problems! When you try to enable WPA you will get this message
> > after you click apply:
> >
> > " the supplicant support has not been installed correctly. you need
> > to run
> > setup again to fix this problem. if instead you need to continue,
> > 802.1x and wpa will be disabled. (1) "
> >
> > Which means the Windows 98SE supplicant did not get installed
> > correctly. Note: Windows 98SE apparently does not have kernal support
> > for 802.1x and this is why the client software needs to install a
> > supplicant for WPA. Reinstalling the software will just crash at the
> > Drinst.exe everytime so that is no help. There is apparently a bug in
> > the install program for the client and the Drinst.exe file is the part
> > of the install that is supposed to install the Aegis protocol to allow
> > for WPA.
> >
> > Since you cannot get the supplicant installed with the Netgear client
> > you have to find an alternate way to get the protocol installed. There
> > are two alternatives to purchase software that will enable WPA, Funk
> > Software Odyssey client or Aegis but you have to pay! for those after
> > you paid for a client that supposedly already supports it.
> >
> > That didn't sit well with me but thanks to Adriaans post I found that
> > the
> > Dlink WPA supplicant works with the Netgear card! So in the end I
> > installed Dlinks Aegis protocol. Its located here:
> >
> ftp://ftp.dlink.com/Wireless/dwlg520/Apps/dwlg520_WPAsu...
> >
> > Unzip the D-Link ZIP file and run AegisI2.exe, once that is done you
> > will see a confirmation message showing which files were installed
> > that includes the Drinst that failed with Netgears software!! and then
> > you need to reboot. Once you reboot you should then be able to set WPA
> > up in the Netgear client
> > and no more error messages! Obviously you know which vendor I will
> > be
> > using for my routers in the future and its not Netgear. In the end
> > using Dlinks software to fix Netgears flawed install is very telling!
> >
> > I hope this helps someone else out there!
> >
> > Jim
>
> Awesome post, Jim! I don't use this hardware, but I've saved the post
> for my clients who might. You are a prince to have taken the time to
> post this in order to help others.
>
> Kudos and cheers,
>
> Malke
> --
> MS MVP - Windows Shell/User
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
>