OS 10.4 - Help - Dlink WEP security problem

rrraaazzz · rrraaazzz #1 (**permalink**)

03-19-2009, 09:34 PM

Hi,

Wondering if anyone has any ideas on how I can get security for my wireless LAN connection. I have a powerbook G4.

I have recently purchased a DLINK DSL-G604T and am able to use it through airport easily enough, but cannot set up a security encryption key.

Everytime I tried to put in a 10 digit hexadecimal digit in I was prompted that I had not put in a 10 digit hexadecimal digit. I tried all letters, all numbers a combination of the two, capitals, lower case all will no luck.

I phoned the Dlink support desk who told me to use my phone number. This seemed to work in the wizard, however when I tried the same phone number as my password it would not accept it and I could not access the internet at all.

Any ideas?

(btw I have very moderate IT skills but enough to know that I am following the instructions correctly but they are not working)

Cheers R.

cwa107 · cwa107 #2 (**permalink**)

03-19-2009, 09:38 PM

WEP is outdated, insecure and trouble-prone. If the router supports it, use WPA and you won't have any problems. It's that simple.

rrraaazzz · rrraaazzz #3 (**permalink**)

03-19-2009, 09:44 PM

Thank you - that did seem to work!

Don't know why I didn't think to try it earlier.

cwa107 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 20, 2006 Location: Middletown, Pennsylvania Posts: 25,917 Mac Specs: 15" MBP, Core i7/2GHz, 8GB RAM, 256GB Crucial M4 SSD	03-19-2009, 09:38 PM WEP is outdated, insecure and trouble-prone. If the router supports it, use WPA and you won't have any problems. It's that simple. Liquid and computers don't mix. It might seem simple, but we see an incredible amount of people post here about spills. Keep drinks and other liquids away from your expensive electronics!
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Member Since: Mar 19, 2009 Posts: 2	03-19-2009, 09:34 PM Hi, Wondering if anyone has any ideas on how I can get security for my wireless LAN connection. I have a powerbook G4. I have recently purchased a DLINK DSL-G604T and am able to use it through airport easily enough, but cannot set up a security encryption key. Everytime I tried to put in a 10 digit hexadecimal digit in I was prompted that I had not put in a 10 digit hexadecimal digit. I tried all letters, all numbers a combination of the two, capitals, lower case all will no luck. I phoned the Dlink support desk who told me to use my phone number. This seemed to work in the wizard, however when I tried the same phone number as my password it would not accept it and I could not access the internet at all. Any ideas? (btw I have very moderate IT skills but enough to know that I am following the instructions correctly but they are not working) Cheers R.
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