aussieshepsrock wrote: > SOLVED_SOLVED_SOLVED > > The problem is fixed now! > > There was a compound issue of mis-labeled notes as to what the router > access password was and the encryption key password was. My lack of > routine use of these kind of items meant I didn't catch the 'obvious' > difference between the two based on size of the character string!
It might help to realize that the "router access password" is indeed a password while the "encryption key password" isn't a password, it is an encryption key. A password is basically saved and compared when access is attempted. An encryption key is really some data that is combined mathematically with the data in an encryption algorithm to produce the encrypted data (which is then decrypted using the encryption key at the other end). I've run into this before, particularly with routers as there are a number of names, passwords, encryption keys and other pieces of information one must not only create but also keep them straight and record them. I usually record all of them along with the description of what they are on a single sheet of people. And when I set it up for a client I always keep a copy and give the client a copy if they want. Many don't want a copy because they know they are too likely to lose it or toss it at some later time. With stuff like this you are usually far more likely to have trouble because you lost the data (or wrote it down cryptically) than it is likely someone will find the page and break into the network. > > This fixed the 'invalid password' obstacle, but restarting & waking > from sleep still lost 'auto-login'. > > There were a string of Campground 'Access points' they had used over > the winter clogging up the auto-login 'try' list in the network > control panel. Our home network was like #15 in the scroll list! I > dragged it to the top and voila all is well upon boot-up and wake-up. Interesting. I don't think I've every run into an overly long list but then I tend to clear it out from time to time. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml 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/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
