Hi I am trying to setup a firefighter's apple laptop into our linksys net at firestation. She got access fine when we did not have it secured but now we setup a wep key. All other members can get in by entering wep key when they choose the wireless router but when we input the wep key to apple laptop airport i think we get connection error..key is definitley right.what changed in the apple setup other than the wep key, again when signal was unsecure laptop safari worked fine help...The linksys is a B about 3 years old
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klinksys wireless b and wep key
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Try putting $ in front of the key. I had to do that with my iBook and our old linksys b-wifi router. I'm pretty sure it's before the key, but if it doesn't work try after the key. Let me know if it works.
I recall that was on the apple support page in 2003 when I got my iBook, LOL
I recall that was on the apple support page in 2003 when I got my iBook, LOL
hey, did it work? I had the same problem a month ago with my new iMac. Ended up buying a new access point , went to 'g' and WPA.
That's assuming the random/average neighbor has the care/want/"skill" (skill being used lightly) to 'hack' the WEP key...
I think most older 802.11b routers don't support WPA. For some theres a firmware update that adds it but I haven't messed with b routers in a long time.
You'd be surprised what a bored kid with a laptop will do just to snoop on his neighbours.
Plus, given that pretty much every device supports WPA nowadays, there's *really* no reason to use WEP at all.
Just a few years ago, I was a bored kid, and I still didn't give a flying-f what they were doing
That being said, I still use WPA2 on my home network