When hitting option, and clicking on the Airport menu, under the security section, it says None. However, I know my network is secured. How can I make Mac OS X think that my network is secured? Thanks.
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Mac OS X Airport says network is unsecured
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If your url is prefaced by https and not http, you are on a secure connection. If you don't see the padlock symbol
under the airport logo, you are NOT on a secure router.
Go to your Airport Utility(in utilities, in applications folder) to see your choices of encryption, whether
WEP or WPA and/or WPA2. WPA is better.
under the airport logo, you are NOT on a secure router.
Go to your Airport Utility(in utilities, in applications folder) to see your choices of encryption, whether
WEP or WPA and/or WPA2. WPA is better.
Apparently I did not explain myself well. My network is secured and working fine. However, Airport says that it is unsecured. I am wondering why this is. Also, a little note, I had to type in the key to connect, but it does not see that it is secured. Any help? Thanks.
In the Airport Menu, by hitting the option key. I dont think it is really that hard to understand, is it?
If you can be more specific about what kind of network you're on, what kind of router, etc... that would be a big help.
No problem. I am on a WEP network. It is a NETGEAR WNR3500 Wireless Router. MacBook, Aluminum Late 2008. Snow Leopard 10.6.1
No, let me explain it again. When holding down the option key and clicking on the Airport menu, there is extra information about the network that shows up. One is “security”. My security says “None”. HOWEVER, I know my network is secured with WEP
Much better...
If it says none, then there is no security between your machine and the access point. I checked mine and it says WPA2 Personal which is what I have setup. Like the photo above.
Thank You, Nermal! You rock! Exactly.
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If it says none, then there is no security between your machine and the access point. I checked mine and it says WPA2 Personal which is what I have setup. Like the photo above.
I know, it should say WEP. However, it does not. I KNOW that my network has a security key, it is something with my Airport. Any ideas?
Did it ask you for the key when you connected? You could disconnect from the network and remove all the "remembered" networks (Network/Advance and then use the "-" to remove all the networks). Then reconnect to your home network and once you add the key see what it says.
Yes, it did ask for a key. I have already tried removing the network and it did not work.
So, do you have any possible fixes? I will try anything (but a clean install)
Not a clue over what I already told you.
It's possible that this is on purpose since WEP is almost as insecure as no password at all. Switch to WPA and see if it works.
Wow, I have to say, I understood what you were saying perfectly in your first post, I dont know where all this confusion came from. Unfortunately, I dont know how to help you.
But if its all working fine, except that it just says its unsecured, I wouldnt go to too much trouble over it.
Also, does the little lock icon appear next to the networks name?
But if its all working fine, except that it just says its unsecured, I wouldnt go to too much trouble over it.
Also, does the little lock icon appear next to the networks name?
I would go with that and see what happens. I would try WPA or WPA2 and see if this change anything.
That is a very bad/incorrect statement. Not all SSL certificates are the same.
Back on topic, OP, if you had to enter a password, and it works, then your wireless is obviously secured. I wouldn't worry about what the OS thinks personally.
I agree with the above that you should move to WPA2. It's worth the effort.
yeah why are you using WEP? WEP can be cracked in a matter of minutes by anyone who has even a minute understanding of wireless networking. i strongly recommend using WPA or even better WPA2 with AES (not TKIP) encryption. if you have legacy devices that don't support WPA or WPA2 some routers (or firmware) are capable of running two wireless networks, in which you could setup your main one with WPA or WPA2 and a second one that uses WEP although that one would still be unsecure. depending on what router you have, you might want to look into either DD-WRT or Tomato firmwares.
Just to post a little update. I had some network issues today and changed my security to WPA2 Personal and it worked perfectly. So, it must just be with WEP security. I am still having network issues though...and on a Sunday! Stinks.