A WEP Key is not really necesary while setting it will always be beneficial as u might avoid usage of internet by your neighbour.You can enter the desired key in the wireless settings of the router in the 192.168.1.1 page.Initially connect to the router through wire using a dhcp connection and acess the 192.168.1.1.Then set the WEP key for wireless LAN.You can conect to wireless router using eiter DHCP or static IP both should work fine
Thanks, T.L.Prasanna http://prasannatl.wordpress.com ----- Original Message ---- From: Aditya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, 1 August, 2007 9:05:04 PM Subject: [TwinCLinG] DataOne Broadband Wireless Connection - unable to get the configuration right Hi! in connection with my previous mail regarding getting my Acer laptop to connect to the net using wireless DataOne router, I have finally been able to do so after installing the ndiswrapper drivers. However if I try to set a WEP key on the router interface by opening the 192.168.1.1 page in a browser, the wireless gets disconnected. Now if I try to enter the same key in network-admin it is not being accepted. I have a few questions regarding this, kindly treat me as an absolute newbie. 1) Is it necessary to set a WEP (64 or 128) key? 2) If it is, then how do I go about doing it? and lastly 3) Should I connect using DHCP or should I set static IP addresses? Thanking in advance, Aditya Pratap V. P.s. My OS - Slackware 11.0, kernel 2.6.17.13, running Dropline Gnome. <!-- #ygrp-mlmsg {font-size:13px;font-family:arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;} #ygrp-mlmsg table {font-size:inherit;font:100%;} #ygrp-mlmsg select, input, textarea {font:99% arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;} #ygrp-mlmsg pre, code {font:115% monospace;} #ygrp-mlmsg * {line-height:1.22em;} #ygrp-text{ font-family:Georgia; } #ygrp-text p{ margin:0 0 1em 0;} #ygrp-tpmsgs{ font-family:Arial; clear:both;} #ygrp-vitnav{ padding-top:10px;font-family:Verdana;font-size:77%;margin:0;} #ygrp-vitnav a{ padding:0 1px;} #ygrp-actbar{ clear:both;margin:25px 0;white-space:nowrap;color:#666;text-align:right;} #ygrp-actbar .left{ float:left;white-space:nowrap;} .bld{font-weight:bold;} #ygrp-grft{ font-family:Verdana;font-size:77%;padding:15px 0;} #ygrp-ft{ font-family:verdana;font-size:77%;border-top:1px solid #666; padding:5px 0; } #ygrp-mlmsg #logo{ padding-bottom:10px;} #ygrp-vital{ background-color:#e0ecee;margin-bottom:20px;padding:2px 0 8px 8px;} #ygrp-vital #vithd{ font-size:77%;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:bold;color:#333;text-transform:uppercase;} #ygrp-vital ul{ padding:0;margin:2px 0;} #ygrp-vital ul li{ list-style-type:none;clear:both;border:1px solid #e0ecee; } #ygrp-vital ul li .ct{ font-weight:bold;color:#ff7900;float:right;width:2em;text-align:right;padding-right:.5em;} #ygrp-vital ul li .cat{ font-weight:bold;} #ygrp-vital a { text-decoration:none;} #ygrp-vital a:hover{ text-decoration:underline;} #ygrp-sponsor #hd{ color:#999;font-size:77%;} #ygrp-sponsor #ov{ padding:6px 13px;background-color:#e0ecee;margin-bottom:20px;} #ygrp-sponsor #ov ul{ padding:0 0 0 8px;margin:0;} #ygrp-sponsor #ov li{ list-style-type:square;padding:6px 0;font-size:77%;} #ygrp-sponsor #ov li a{ text-decoration:none;font-size:130%;} #ygrp-sponsor #nc { background-color:#eee;margin-bottom:20px;padding:0 8px;} #ygrp-sponsor .ad{ padding:8px 0;} #ygrp-sponsor .ad #hd1{ font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;color:#628c2a;font-size:100%;line-height:122%;} #ygrp-sponsor .ad a{ text-decoration:none;} #ygrp-sponsor .ad a:hover{ text-decoration:underline;} #ygrp-sponsor .ad p{ margin:0;} o {font-size:0;} .MsoNormal { margin:0 0 0 0;} #ygrp-text tt{ font-size:120%;} blockquote{margin:0 0 0 4px;} .replbq {margin:4;} --> Unlimited freedom, unlimited storage. Get it now, on http://help.yahoo.com/l/in/yahoo/mail/yahoomail/tools/tools-08.html/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
