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wireless connection

Feb 24th, 2006

Hello All,
I'm a new Mac convert- recently got the new Intel core duo desktop - trying to connect wirelessly to the internet. I have a MR814v2 Netgear router- I CAN connect only when the WEP is disabled, but as soon as I turn on WEP (128bit), the Mac cannot connect to the network. My XP laptop connects without any problems.
Can anyone suggest any troubleshooting options?
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Re: wireless connection

Mar 1st, 2006

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Originally Posted by rm_rm

an anyone suggest any troubleshooting options?
Thanks

Try using the Hex password, rather than the ASCII password to get on WEP.

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Re: wireless connection

Mar 1st, 2006

Hello Yellow
Thanks for the suggestion- I was using the hex key- there seem to be 3 options in the dropdown menu when trying to connect to the network, one was just a plain ol' WEP password, the second one was the 128bit that I was supposed to use. I don't recall the third option off the top of my head. Anyway, I did manage to get connected once I figured it out :-)
Cheers