What causes a failure to connect?

[GasX]

My router died, so I just got a Netgear WGR614 v6 from Staples and I cannot get it to work properly.

My wired connection works fine.
Unsecured wireless works fine

WEP enabled wireless is fubar

Signal strength is excellent (about 6 feet away) but WinXP's Wireless Network Connection window says there is "Limited or no connectivity"

laptop settings:
SSID: ****

Network Authentication: Open
Data Encryption: WEP
Network Key: ******* (yes, they match)
Key Index (advanced) 1
The Key is provided for me automatically: not checked


Router Settings:
Name(SSID): **** (matches above)
Channel: 11
Mode: g and b

Security Options: WEP
Authentication Type: Automatic
Encryption Strength: 64bit

Passphrase: ******* (matches above)

Any ideas on things I can do to fix this or troubleshoot it further?

 

[tfinch2]

Is WEP the only encryption available on that router? Sorry I'm no help, but I'd use something else.

 

[GasX]

WPA seems to have the same problem

edit correction: WPA seems to be working! 😀

edit #2 seems okay on the laptop but intermittent on the desktop - I might have to go wired on the desktop

 

[spidey07]

overwhelmingly the cause is a bad WEP key.

use hex key instead of passphrase.

But since wpa works, even better.

 

[GasX]

Damn, TIVO requires WEP... :|

 

[GasX]

Originally posted by: spidey07
overwhelmingly the cause is a bad WEP key.

use hex key instead of passphrase.

So, instead of typing in "password" i can type in the HEX key?

 

[spidey07]

use hex then.

It's very easy to mistype a wep key.

google for wep key generator and you can turn a passphrase into it's hex equivalent.

nm, forgot it was in my favs.

http://www.csgnetwork.com/wepgeneratorcalc.htm

 

[LoverBoyJ]

Originally posted by: Mwilding
Damn, TIVO requires WEP... :|

you can connect your TIVO to a wired ethernet using a USB to Ethernet adaptor. Then the rest of the PC's will be using wireless with WPA security. Currnently this is my home network config, until TIVO will implement WPA (whenever that is 😱)

 

[GasX]

Originally posted by: LoverBoyJ

Originally posted by: Mwilding
Damn, TIVO requires WEP... :|

you can connect your TIVO to a wired ethernet using a USB to Ethernet adaptor. Then the rest of the PC's will be using wireless with WPA security. Currnently this is my home network config, until TIVO will implement WPA (whenever that is 😱)

Except both TIVOs are in different rooms than the router. 🙁

I guess I will have to play with WEP until I get it to work...

 

[Eltano1]

Spidey, that link is not working. 🙁

Eltano

 

[spidey07]

that's what is in my favorites.

there are a ton of them out there if you google.