[X-Newbies] Using airport card with linksys router?

[J]

WEP 40 ???
WPA2 ?????

Just guessing here


On Oct 23, 2005, at 11:51 PM, Thomas McDermott Jr wrote:

> This is the reply I got from linksys:
>
> Ryan F.(14014): Regarding this concern about MAC wirelessly  
> connecting to the security enabled router - not only will you just  
> put the key whether WEP or WPA to it but there is a set of  
> characters that MAC uses before the WEP/WPA key.
>
> Ryan F.(14014): You need to call MAC tech support to guide to the  
> process of entering the characters plus the WEP/WPA key.
>
> What sort of characters are they talking about?
>
> Tom
>
>
> At 11:44 PM 10/23/2005, you wrote:
>
>> Yes, tried wep and wap.
>>
>>
>> At 11:42 PM 10/23/2005, you wrote:
>>
>>> When you set up the network on their PC, did you specify encryption
>>> or any other password?
>>>
>>> On Oct 23, 2005, at 11:37 PM, Thomas McDermott Jr wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Good evening,
>>>>     Have been trying to figure out this issue and haven't been able
>>>> to find a solution.  My 12" powerbook has an airport extreme card
>>>> installed and I use it on my aiport network at home without any
>>>> security or other issues.  When I take my computer to my folk's
>>>> house and try and get on their linksys WRT54G router I am denied
>>>> any and all access.  I have tried wep encryption and wap encryption
>>>> (I am the one who set their network up) but I still can't figure
>>>> out why my powerbook can't log on and find the proper security
>>>> "key".  Eventually, I just had it login only by mac address and
>>>> that works..but its not going to help with the other users of the
>>>> network.  Is there a way to log on properly and that it accepts my
>>>> attempts at security?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>> Tom
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