I'm no expert and somebody can correct this if it's wrong... _Passphrase _is a string of normal letters you make up to help you remember your router's WEP key. Since the WEP key is a long string of unrelated numbers and letters in hexadecimal form, the router lets you make up something easier to remember and then converts it into hexadecimal. The WEP key is like the house key to your router - only devices that have the key can use the router. Otherwise all your neighbors would be piggy-backing on your connection, heh. If your computer gets disconnected from the router, in order to reconnect you'll probably be asked for your username and passphrase (or it might be called wep key, or password, etc. - but it is really the hexadecimal wep key.) As far as I know you really don't need to create a passphrase - just use the actual hex WEP key to log in. That's the way I do it - just write it down so you don't forget it.
The _Password_ you are talking about (I think) is the password to enter your router's setup utility. Presumably your router is already setup and working? But you might like to look at, or change, it's settings. To do this you need to open a web browser and type in your router's "internal" IP address. I'm pretty sure it would be 192.168.1.1 (but check the manual if that doesn't work). This isn't a website on the internet - it's just the internal setup utility of the router. The router's setup utility will open inside the browser and you'll be asked for a username and password. The first time you use it you'll use Linksys's defaults, which are (I think): username= nothing (leave it blank), password= admin. If that doesn't work, check your manual. Of course, once inside, you can change the username and password as you would with anything else (or leave it as is like I did, heh). So, the "password" in this case doesn't get you onto the internet - only into the router's settings. You'll need the "passphrase (or WEP) to get online. Hope that helps, Donk scottiques wrote: > Thank you to all that responded to my question. Please let me > clarify. I would like to know what the difference is between the > password and passphrase on my wireless modem. (Linksys) I'm very > confused by wireless and don't understand it (even though I managed to > get it working fine) I want to change my password to make it longer > but I don't know how to access it. And I don't know how to access the > passphrase either. I know I had to enter both of these during the set > up process but don't know how to change now. > > Thank you > > --- In [email protected], Jim Purcell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer TechYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
