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<blockquote data-quote="IanCT" data-source="post: 730813" data-attributes="member: 6074"><p>If you use an Airport base station as your router, I've found Vista won't always accept your WEP passphrase. You have to either enter the full hexadecimal passphrase, OR use a WEP Passphrase that is either 5 characters in length (if you are using 40-bit encryption) or use 13 characters if you are using 128-bit encryption. ie: 40-bit phrase AIRPT or 128-bit phrase AIRPORTEXTREM</p><p></p><p>It has to do with the calculations to get the hexadecimal wep code derived from the plain text phrase you type in - sometimes it doesn't always translate between software/hardware manufacturers.</p><p></p><p>I get this problem sometimes in Mac/PC hybrid wireless networks. Especially with older wireless equipment, but doing this usually does the trick.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IanCT, post: 730813, member: 6074"] If you use an Airport base station as your router, I've found Vista won't always accept your WEP passphrase. You have to either enter the full hexadecimal passphrase, OR use a WEP Passphrase that is either 5 characters in length (if you are using 40-bit encryption) or use 13 characters if you are using 128-bit encryption. ie: 40-bit phrase AIRPT or 128-bit phrase AIRPORTEXTREM It has to do with the calculations to get the hexadecimal wep code derived from the plain text phrase you type in - sometimes it doesn't always translate between software/hardware manufacturers. I get this problem sometimes in Mac/PC hybrid wireless networks. Especially with older wireless equipment, but doing this usually does the trick. [/QUOTE]
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