Try putting a $ before you enter the WEP code - WEP is hexidecimal, and this indicates to OS X tiger that you are entering this. I went through the same confusion. In leopard, this is automatic.
On Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 10:30 PM, morpheous <[email protected]> wrote: > > I just got a brand new Linksys WPC54G Wireless G notebook adaper for > my PCMCIA bus card slot for my G3 Prismo Firewire 500 mhz power > book,it shows as a airport,probably because it uses the same > chipset,so i enter a 128 bit wep encryption key,it gives off the > following error"There was an error joining the airport network"blah > blah blah" then it has 2 options,"try again or ok" i hit retry again > several times to no evail,i changed the setting to several > configurations,nope....nuttin....notta...zip...zilch -_- > > now as i read about airport within mac os x help docs,it keep > mentioning a airport base station,i'm guessing that these chipsets > that run in macs,only work with a airport wireless base station access > point and not on a linksys wireless router (which is the one i am > trying to connect too at work) or a netgear wireless router(which is > my wireless router i have home? > > I know the wep key is correct because i'm on the AP in question right > now with my dell laptop,so could somone be as so kind to explain to me > what is going on? I am new to macs,i have this G3 500mhz powerbook and > 2 power mac G4 450 mhz as starter machines,i am getting the hand of > this mac stuff slowly but surely. > > Thank you much friends ^_^ > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Books" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
