If you've got 2wire wireless problems (Won't connect)...

[Muncher]

I just went though this recently with my new mac, and thougt I'd post the solution: when entering the WEP key to connect, if it doesn't work normally, type a dollar sign in front of the wep key itself. Keep trying, it might not work the first time, but it should work. Out-of-the-box. Yeah, right.

 

[kerotab]

I just went though this recently with my new mac, and thougt I'd post the solution: when entering the WEP key to connect, if it doesn't work normally, type a dollar sign in front of the wep key itself. Keep trying, it might not work the first time, but it should work. Out-of-the-box. Yeah, right.

doesn't work for me. I've had this problems for a while and I've tried EVERYTHING from here http://forums.macosxhints.com/showthread.php?t=63760

But still it doesn't work. I'm currently using an Ethernet connection with my C2D macbook. I know the airport on my mac works because I'm able to connect wirelessly at my sister's house and on campus. I think my only solution is to get a new router, but I don't think it's fair for me to buy a new one when it's AT&T's fault for not making their routers more compatible for macs =(

 

[Muncher]

maybe you should try rebooting before you try?

 

[vohdoun]

What 2wire router is it, it should work no matter what 2wire router it is anyway. I've had my Mac hooked up to a 1800 and 2700 and works no problem.

I've never had to put in the $ before the key.

I have also found glitches with the password for the wireless on the router. I had to reset it back to default and put in my own pass before it would accept it.

 

[kerotab]

What 2wire router is it, it should work no matter what 2wire router it is anyway. I've had my Mac hooked up to a 1800 and 2700 and works no problem.

I've never had to put in the $ before the key.

I have also found glitches with the password for the wireless on the router. I had to reset it back to default and put in my own pass before it would accept it.

I've tried resetting the router and rebooting my laptop and nothing. I have a 2wire 1800. tried $ and doesn't work. tried changing password and a bunch of other stuff, but nothing.

 

[yg17]

Use WPA and you won't have this problem, and you'll be more secure

 

[vohdoun]

I don't know what to suggest then, all that I can say was anytime I used the $ before the key it never worked. So it seems useless. I've got a total of 5 different routers and not one would accept $. It would only take the proper password.

However, I don't use WEP. I always use WPA if I go wireless but even when I had ran WEP like years ago it just would not take the $ before the key.

So it should work, you could have mistyped it. It's a possibility, as it has happened to me before with the 1800 as well as the 2700.

 

[kerotab]

nah i've typed it in correctly and it still doesn't work.

I'm gonna try the WPA security. The thing that's really confusing is that even without any security, I still can't connect. >_<

 

[kerotab]

Got my wireless to work again! I didn't change the password to WPA tho. All I did was under the "wireless security" drop down menu, I chose "WEP 40/128-bit hex" instead of "WEP password". I didn't even need the $. It's kinda weird tho because I could have sworn I've tried that before and it didn't work. Now it did.

go figure =)