Hi Paul,
My router was sold to me by the phone company, Qwest. According to my
friend who helped me set things up, I need WEP. I do have a secure
network. The BN can go to web sites when the security features in my
network are turned off! I prefer to have a secure network so hope the BN
will catch up with things in 6.11.
Jim Aldrich
At 02:34 PM 04/01/2005 , you wrote:
Hi, Jim. This is very odd. I am using windows xp pro with a linksys
wireless router. I haven't set up wepp, as I live in a house and really
don't think it is necessary. If I were in an apartment, it would be
different. I am using the xp firewall and it is always on. I told the bn
to find my router and it did. I didn't have to enter any key. You
shouldn't have to unless you are using wep.
I can browse the web and even look at things on my D drive without any
problems from anywhere in my house.
Could it be that the router you are using has some security things in
place that you don't need or that need to be set differently? This linksys
wireless g router works great for me with the ambicom card.
At 3/31/2005, you wrote:
Hello Don and list,
Here's how things stand at this time!
I successfully created a dial up connection configuration which works
quite well. I of course prefer DSL so haven't used the dial up option
often. So far, so good!
I received my new ambicom card yesterday. I was able to have the card
detect my DSL network and it connected. I got a signal strength of minus
20 to minus 50 depending on where I was in my house when I checked the
signal strength. I assume the lower numbers represent a stronger signal
where the higher numbers represent a weaker signal since we are reading
minus numbers. I didn't see this covered in the documentation. The BN
recognized my network and connected under the proper SSID name. When I
tried to go onto a web site, I got server cannot be found messages. I
received some 10002 or so message when I attempted to check Email. I
read documentation and played the better part of last night trying to get
the wireless connection operational! I of course tried to find answers
as to what I really needed to get things going!
I attended a funeral service with a friend of mine who happens to be a
computer tech. I took my BN with me and we reviewed the configuration
that I had in place at that time while heading to the service. He
suggested I turn WEP on or change it to yes. I looked in a file where I
wrote some passwords down which would access my network. After coming
home, I wrote down the WEP Key I was given by him. I noticed I could
still read what I put down. It didn't turn into stars as do other
password codes. I still could connect to the network, but that's all I
could do! We then called Tech Support at Humanware. He suggested we
turn off all fire walls and other security options on the network. While
my friend was doing this, we lost the tech support person at
Humanware. He didn't call back! Once all network security options were
disabled, I was able to go on line and get the PDI web sight with my
BN on the wireless connection! This was truly wonderful, but then I
didn't have any network security. My friend and I concluded we have an
authentication problem with the BN under 6.1. My friend asked me how I
was suppose to write the WEP Key code down? I wasn't able to find an
answer in the documentation to that question. The code I was given is
ten characters, some letters were together as were some numbers and
sometimes letters and numbers were together. This is suppose to be
written in hexe code and the Humanware tech support person suggested we
stay with that format rather than attempt to write the ascii equivalent
letters and numbers. These ten characters were divided in groups of two
separated by a colon originally. I typed this in as it was given to me
and the BN said this was an unauthorized WEP Key. We then separated the
characters with spaces and got the same result. I wrote these characters
together without colons or spaces and I didn't get the unauthorized wep
key message but I could still see what I wrote in that field. It didn't
turn into stars as other pass codes normally do. I mentioned to my
friend there was some kind of rom upgrade for my DSL unit. We spent the
better part of the afternoon upgrading my DSL Network unit.
Three or four computers access my network without any problems. The BN
cannot access my DSL wireless network! I have taken my card out of my BN
and I'll wait patiently for 6.11 to see whether this upgrade will solve
this issue! Then again, if someone out there knows how to properly write
the WEP Key Code in Hexe, I will give it a try!
I am pleased with what I was able to accomplish thus far! I'm
disappointed for not being able to use my BN on a wireless
connection! I'm pleased with what I accomplished thus far, yet I'm
disappointed I'm not upstairs writing this Email from my easy chair
where I would be very comfortable as I write!
I'm looking forward to getting my BN to work with a wireless
connection! Thank you so much for all the help you have given me!
Jim Aldrich !
Jim Aldrich
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