Wireless connection - WEP router. What do I do?

OK, got my MacBook today, can't connect to my wireless router (D-Link DSL 604+). Apparently the MacBook doesn't support WEP encription? So now what? Do I have to get a new router? Anybody help me here?

Hmmm, it should support WEP. I use to have my network running on WEP before I switched to WPA2.

I think you can change it in the Network System Prefs pane.

Tim25 said:

OK, got my MacBook today, can't connect to my wireless router (D-Link DSL 604+). Apparently the MacBook doesn't support WEP encription? So now what? Do I have to get a new router? Anybody help me here?

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When I first got my Macbook and tried to get on my wireless network with a Linksys router, I found I had to put a '$' (dollar sign, no quotes) in front of the WEP key. Something about converting it to hex, I don't recall. Try that.

New router that came with my FIOS uses WEP and doesn't need that, dunno why.

Tim25 said:

OK, got my MacBook today, can't connect to my wireless router (D-Link DSL 604+). Apparently the MacBook doesn't support WEP encription? So now what? Do I have to get a new router? Anybody help me here?

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Your Macbook and OSX support WEP, WPA, WPA2. Do you know what WEP your router is set for? Is it ACSII, HEX and if HEX 128-Bit?

Well, all fixed, new Linksys wireless router. Telus (ISP) supplied wireless modem/router is an antiquated piece of junk. Seems to be working wonderfully. I'm converted, and I've only been playing with the Mac for about 4 hours!