Powerbook Wireless Without Airport Extreme

[robb]

Hi,

Bit in depth for a newbie.....

I am trying to connect my powerbook to a wireless router/gateway and the router/gateway is running on 128bit hex security and my mac address must be entered into the route/gateway, I have put my mac address onto the router/gateway and have tried to coonnect many a time using the correct hex password but have absolutely no luck.

Is there any programs that will connect me up or any alternative way of connecting?

Thanks guys, I am fed up of having to use a cable while a load of windows laptops are using wireless!

 

[Passante]

Rob

You can see the wireless router, right. Its just that you can't connect.

Just to cover the basics you MAC address can be found system preferences/network/airport tab.

What brand router are you using at your place?

 

[Applespider]

Have you tried putting a $ in front of the hexadecimal password?

Can't recall why this works but it has in the past for me

 

[daveL]

Not enough information.

 

[robb]

Thanks for the replies guys, the router is a Wanadoo Live box, I also have a Belkin wireless router (not ADSL modem). I will try the $ in front of the password later as I don't have the password to hand.

Cheers

 

[robb]

For some reason I tried the WEP key again today and it works fine, it wasn't me before though, there are guys next door trying to use the same router with their 3 powerbooks and had no joy.

Oh and the $ didn't work, I couldn't enter it in a hex password box.

Thanks for all the suggestions and halp anyways!