WEP Encryption and Dual router problem!!

It's probably because both routers are accessed using the same IP (probably 192.168.1.1) So, what you need to do it connect to your router via ethernet whilst not being connected to the other router via either ethernet or wireless.

Then, in the router settings you can add a password and you can change the access address of the router to something else, say 192.168.1.2 so that you can access the two routers independently.

BTW, why wont your MB connect to the other router?

 

Let me be sure I understand -- "your" router is connected to your laptop directly by an Ethernet cable?

What happens when you type 192.168.1.1 into the address bar of your browser? Do you get an error message, or any message at all?

 

Hmm. A couple of ideas.

Try a different browser -- Firefox maybe. Or try a different computer.

Reset the router to the factory default. Go to the support page for your router and find the instructions.

By the way, most manufacturers will say that using 2 wireless routers close together is a bad idea, including from a security perspective. Why can't your MBP connect to your family's main router?

 

when it asked for the WEP password did you put a dollar sign before entering the product key? There is another way to enter the WEP if dont have a product key, search for it through the forum.

Or was it that the router was not Mac compatabile?

I had a problem finding the WEP and it turned it out it was the product key with a dollar sign put before it.