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

[Scott]

Wep40 is WEP, 40 bit encryption.

Frankly, that is a prime example of why tech support really should  
not be outsourced overseas.

The magic characters they are talking about:
Preface the key with a $ symbol, or enclose the key in double quotes  
(").

Not exactly worth the time to make a call to AppleCare. I'll leave  
complaints about his spelling and grammar as an exercise for the reader.


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Scott

On Oct 23, 2005, at 9:02 PM, J wrote:

> 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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