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natey
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Ok, I know that Apple wants me to use their Airport base -- but I don't got it (costs almost $400 canadian bucks). What I do have, however, is a d-link wire router (costs about $120 loonies). The package says that the wireless is Mac compatable, and it is. Although, i find it finichy with ADSL. I had a cable connection before I moved, and I never had problems. ADSL doesn't seem to like me, but it's my roommates, and he's not going to cable. And I don't have the extra to spare to set up the cable.
Anyway, yes, the wireless works fine -- except for one problem: for my wireless to work, I have to leave the system (router) wide open.
Now, when I turn on my mac and I start seeing other people logged into the net work -- I don't know if they are using my router, or their own, and the signals are all mixed up -- anyway, sometimes I can't get on.
I can set a WEP thingy on my router, which is supposed to protect (encrypt) my net work. But, when I do that, my Mac machine can't log into the net work.
How do I set the WEP in Panther. I've been trying to find help, but d-link just tells me how to set things without the WEP, and same for the mac help.
I just set a normal password on the router, but i don't know if it's keeping people out from using my net for free. Or stealing my connection. Or even stealing my wireless data. I hear that people can do that.
So, say I was doing banking online -- using my wireless -- I'm afraid that anyone can just log in and have the info sent to their computer as well. That why the WEP encryption thingy looks good. But again, it wont work on my mac. Or maybe it does, i just can't figure out where to type the WEP KEY info.
help?
--nate
Anyway, yes, the wireless works fine -- except for one problem: for my wireless to work, I have to leave the system (router) wide open.
Now, when I turn on my mac and I start seeing other people logged into the net work -- I don't know if they are using my router, or their own, and the signals are all mixed up -- anyway, sometimes I can't get on.
I can set a WEP thingy on my router, which is supposed to protect (encrypt) my net work. But, when I do that, my Mac machine can't log into the net work.
How do I set the WEP in Panther. I've been trying to find help, but d-link just tells me how to set things without the WEP, and same for the mac help.
I just set a normal password on the router, but i don't know if it's keeping people out from using my net for free. Or stealing my connection. Or even stealing my wireless data. I hear that people can do that.
So, say I was doing banking online -- using my wireless -- I'm afraid that anyone can just log in and have the info sent to their computer as well. That why the WEP encryption thingy looks good. But again, it wont work on my mac. Or maybe it does, i just can't figure out where to type the WEP KEY info.
help?
--nate