Connecting to router

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You might try connecting with a CAT5 cable, my router acts a little funny
when I try to use its interface over the wireless. Also, it is widely known
that WEP is a fairly easy code to break, you should use WPA if your router
supports it. I actually just use MAC address filtering, barring someone
spoofing my MAC, it seems very secure.

JS
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"Joan Archer" <archer_joan@NOSPAM.com> wrote in message
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> I'm running XPHomeSP2 my network is set up as 2 XPHomeSP2 machines and 1
> WinME machine.
>
> All boxes can connect with no problem, I never set up sharing with the
> WinME box just the XP's and they can see each other fine. I put WEP
> encryptment on the machines and had no trouble but a few days later wanted
> to log onto my router to check something out but was unable to. I was told
> that perhaps if I did a reset on the router it may sort the problem out.
>
> Did that had a few problems so had to take the encryptment off so I was
> able to log on then and get all the machines connected again but now
> wanting to put the security back on I can no longer connect to the routers
> config pages again.
>
> Do you think this could be a faulty router and needs to be sent back for
> replacement or any chance it may be something else, sorry but I'm not very
> good with the technical stuff.
>
> The router is an Addon Wireless ADSL Router - 4 port.
> Thanks
> Joan
>

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"Joan Archer" <archer_joan@NOSPAM.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks Joseph, there was a cable that came with the router, it's still in
> the box unopened <g> I know WEP is not so secure but that is all my router
> will handle.
> The user manual is a bit double dutch to me, it tells you all these things
> you can do with it but not how to actually do them in easy to understand
> English <g>
> I'll have to check that cable out and see what it actually is.
> Thanks
> Joan
>
>
> Joseph Stewart wrote:
>> You might try connecting with a CAT5 cable, my router acts a little
>> funny when I try to use its interface over the wireless. Also, it is
>> widely known that WEP is a fairly easy code to break, you should use
>> WPA if your router supports it. I actually just use MAC address
>> filtering, barring someone spoofing my MAC, it seems very secure.
>>
>> JS
>>
>
>

Actually,. to anyone having rudimentary skills that wants to get into your
network, MAC address filtering alone offers no security whatsoever.