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More info?)
Well the MN-500 & MN-700 when you enter a password in that is to long
will ignore any extra numbers or letters you type in. That is why it
said that it was ok in the router. Windows XP however also supports
entering an ASCII key which the Microsoft routers do not support. You
either have to convert the hexadecimal value in an ASCII value or just
use a hexadecimal value. As to why Windows XP says that it is connected
is a Windows XP issue and thus a Windows XP or general networking
newsgroup my be a better place to discuss that issue, as it has nothing
to do with the Microsoft networking hardware which this newsgroup supports.
Kent wrote:
> Hey Joker,
>
> Thanks for all your help! I got it working. It turned
> out that the router would not accept the Alpha Numeric WEP
> password. It worked fine when I typed in the Hexdecimal
> version of the password. You would think that it would be
> more specific and tell you that the password is no good
> rather than just saying it's connected and not letting
> anything work. Oh well, it's working now. Thanks again.
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Ok, thanks. I'll go look for it.
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>To find the firmware version you sign into
>>
>>http://192.168.2.1 it should
>>
>>>tell you from there what the firmware version is.
>>>
>>>Kent wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Thanks for your help so far. The router I have is the
>>
>>MN-
>>
>>>>700. I was wasn't sure where to find the firmware
>>>>version. The laptop is from Dell and has a built in
>>>>wireless card. I guess it probably isn't a card since
>>
>>it
>>
>>>>is built in, but you know what I mean.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>The only problem with that is that it is happening on
>
> a
>
>>>>Windows 2000
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>computer. The network bridge was a new feature of
>>>>
>>>>Windows XP. It's
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>possible that they would cause problems on a Windows
>
> XP
>
>>>>computers but
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>they wouldn't effect the Windows 2000 computer.
>>>>>
>>>>>anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>I had this problem and had to remove my wireless
>>>>>>connection from the network bridge on my laptop.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>To help you we will need to know at least the
>>
>>following.
>>
>>>>>>>1) What Microsoft Wireless hardware you are using?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>2) The version of the firmware on your router.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>3) Which OS you are running on the laptop?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>4) If you are using Windows XP do you have the
>>>>
>>>>Broadband
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>Network Utility
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>installed?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>5) Is 802.1x authentication enabled, that is if you
>>
>>are
>>
>>>>>>running XP SP1?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>6) If you have tried changing the channel from the
>>>>>>
>>>>>>default of 6. (This
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>can help if there is other 2.4 Ghz traffic in your
>>>>
>>>>area.)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>7) Can the Tivo connect to the router?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>That's all I can think of right now. After you
>>
>>answer
>>
>>>>>>these questions
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I'll be able to better answer your question.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Kent wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>I have a home network using a Microsoft Wireless
>>
>>Base
>>
>>>>>>>>Station that connects to a DSL modem. The network
>>>>>>>>consists of two wired desktop computers, a wireless
>>>>>>
>>>>>>USB
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>adapter for Tivo, and a wireless laptop. The
>>
>>laptop,
>>
>>>>>>>>which is used at work and is part of a domain,
>>
>>cannot
>>
>>>>>>>>connect to the internet. I am using WEP security
>>
>>and
>>
>>>>>>>>verified I have the correct password about five
>>>>>>
>>>>>>times. It
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>recognizes the SSID for my network and states that
>>
>>is
>>
>>>>>>is
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>connected but I still don't have an internet
>>>>>>
>>>>>>connection on
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>the laptop. Does anyone know what I am doing wrong?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>.
>>>>>
>>>
>>>.
>>>
>>
>>.
>>
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