Hi Jim, I'm really the last person who should be trying to give you advice with this, as I don't know much at all about networks, although I do use a wireless router with my laptop. But I just wondered, does the level of WEP encryption on your router match that of your BN? I presume it does, but it was just a thought. Apologies if I'm not helping!
Nicky ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Aldrich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 7:16 PM Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Good news, Bad News, Yet Disappointed > Hi Don, > > I think I'll probably wait till 6.11 is out to see whether this situation > will be improved. As I stated yesterday, we did turn off all security on > the router and the BN worked fine when the security was off! Another clue > to the puzzle, whenever I attempted to enter the wep code, when I wrote > everything together as you outlined, the BN excepted it. When I connected > to network, I couldn't go to any sites as I stated before. My friend > asked me what the IP address was. What I showed on my unit was completely > different than the IP address that was on his computer screen. The IP > address matched when the network security was off! I found that > information in the connection details. I'll play more with the BN but I > don't plan to change the network. Hopefully 6.11 will be out soon and I > hope they will address this problem. > > Jim Aldrich > > At 10:43 PM 03/31/2005 , you wrote: >>Hi Jim, >> >>I have a qt so not sure how you enter the numbers with a bt, whether >>computer braille or just what, but I suspect you would use dots 2 and 3 >>for the number >>two etc. As for spaces, there should not be any. The code could look >>something like this and you would substitute your own code of course. >> >>cbf1234567 that is, no spaces or other characters. >> >>The code will show after you enter it, this is normal. It is, of course, >>the same code you entered in your router. >> >> >> >>It's really hard to know what settings you need in your bn as they really >>depend on what settings you have set for security in your router. >> >>Your firewall, if you have one in the router, really shouldn't make any >>difference by itself. I have the firewall feature in my linksys router on >>which is the >>default and there is no problem. >> >> >>BTW, the wep code will always appear if you review the configuration >>settings for that connection. This is not particularly serious though >>since the code is >>unique to your network and can only be accessed by a wireless device >>within range of your router. >> >>As far as the wireless settings go, I have everything set to the bn >>default values except for turning on wep and entering the same code I used >>to set up wep >>in the router itself. >> >>What I would do is to turn off security in the router for a few minutes >>and let the bn find it and establish a connection. Then, disconnect from >>the router and >>turn on wep on both the router and the bn making sure the codes match. >> >>Unless you need or want greater security in the router for a wireless >>connection, this will probably work okay. If you have any other security >>features set in >>your router, you will need to match them with those in the bn. >> >>Remember, the router may actually be capable of establishing a higher >>level of security than the bn is capable of matching, so you need to find >>a happy >>medium between the two. This is because the bn is capable of using a >>certain network protocol while many routers are capable of using more >>advanced >>protocols. >> >>Hope this makes some sense. >> >>Don >> >>On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 20:46:39 -0800, James Aldrich 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 >> >>___ >>To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >>http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >> >> >> >> >> >>___ >>To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >>http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > ___ > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >
