need help configuring wireless card in Dell Laptop
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From: fuzzy1 on 20 Mar 2008 16:48 Help! I have spent hours trying to connect my Dell 600m wireless card to my home network. The home network is a D-Link DI-624 set at WPA2-AES with a nine digit/number network passphrase. I know this is all set correctly as my Toshiba laptop with a NetGear wireless card connects no problem. The Dell defaults to WEP with an open system, when I change them to the above configuration and try to connect it doesn't and defaults back to WEP/open. I have tried to manually enter everything but with no results. The Dell wireless card is a Broadcom network adapter. I have also hardwired the laptop to the router and it connects with no problem. I can't figure this one out is it a setting or is the card messed up? I should mention everything was working perfectly before I set-up the security so I highly doubt it's the card as I can connect to any open system with the laptop. Please post messages here as my e-mail addy will not work. Thanks Terry
From: John on 20 Mar 2008 16:58 What is your OS? For WPA2 security to work you need: - A WiFi card that supports it - Either an Operating System that supports WPA2 or WiFi card driver that supports WPA2 Note: WinXP SP2 needs http://support.microsoft.com/kb/893357 to be able to connect to WPA2 protected WiFi network. "fuzzy1" <fuzzynospam(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:q4AEj.39791$dA2.38788(a)read2.cgocable.net... > Help! I have spent hours trying to connect my Dell 600m wireless card to > my home network. > The home network is a D-Link DI-624 set at WPA2-AES with a nine > digit/number network passphrase. I know this is all set correctly as my > Toshiba laptop with a NetGear wireless card connects no problem. > The Dell defaults to WEP with an open system, when I change them to the > above configuration and try to connect it doesn't and defaults back to > WEP/open. > I have tried to manually enter everything but with no results. > The Dell wireless card is a Broadcom network adapter. > I have also hardwired the laptop to the router and it connects with no > problem. > I can't figure this one out is it a setting or is the card messed up? I > should mention everything was working perfectly before I set-up the > security so I highly doubt it's the card as I can connect to any open > system with the laptop. > Please post messages here as my e-mail addy will not work. > > Thanks > > Terry >
From: Jack (MVP-Networking). on 20 Mar 2008 21:40 Hi May be this can Help. From the weakest to the strongest, Wireless security capacity is. No Security MAC______(Band Aid if nothing else is available). WEP64____(Easy, to "Brake" by knowledgeable people). WEP128___(A little Harder, but "Hackable" too). WPA-PSK__(Very Hard to Brake ). WPA-AES__(Not functionally Breakable) WPA2____ (Not functionally Breakable). Note 1: WPA-AES the the current entry level rendition of WPA2. Note 2: If you use WinXP and did not updated it you would have to download the WPA2 patch from Microsoft. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/893357 The documentation of your Wireless devices (Wireless Router, and Wireless Computer's Card) should state the type of security that is available with your Wireless hardware. All devices MUST be set to the same security level using the same pass phrase. Therefore the security must be set according what ever is the best possible of one of the Wireless devices. I.e. even if most of your system might be capable to be configured to the max. with WPA2, but one device is only capable to be configured to max . of WEP, to whole system must be configured to WEP. If you need more good security and one device (like a Wireless card that can do WEP only) is holding better security for the whole Network, replace the device with a better one. Setting Wireless Security - http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Security.html The Core differences between WEP, WPA, and WPA2 - http://www.ezlan.net/wpa_wep.html Jack (MVP-Networking). "fuzzy1" <fuzzynospam(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:q4AEj.39791$dA2.38788(a)read2.cgocable.net... > Help! I have spent hours trying to connect my Dell 600m wireless card to > my home network. > The home network is a D-Link DI-624 set at WPA2-AES with a nine > digit/number network passphrase. I know this is all set correctly as my > Toshiba laptop with a NetGear wireless card connects no problem. > The Dell defaults to WEP with an open system, when I change them to the > above configuration and try to connect it doesn't and defaults back to > WEP/open. > I have tried to manually enter everything but with no results. > The Dell wireless card is a Broadcom network adapter. > I have also hardwired the laptop to the router and it connects with no > problem. > I can't figure this one out is it a setting or is the card messed up? I > should mention everything was working perfectly before I set-up the > security so I highly doubt it's the card as I can connect to any open > system with the laptop. > Please post messages here as my e-mail addy will not work. > > Thanks > > Terry >
From: Barb Bowman on 21 Mar 2008 04:56 XP SP2 requires an update which can be found at http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?id=893357 you may also need an updated driver for the Dell wireless card On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:48:22 -0400, "fuzzy1" <fuzzynospam(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >Help! I have spent hours trying to connect my Dell 600m wireless card to my >home network. >The home network is a D-Link DI-624 set at WPA2-AES with a nine digit/number >network passphrase. I know this is all set correctly as my Toshiba laptop >with a NetGear wireless card connects no problem. > The Dell defaults to WEP with an open system, when I change them to the >above configuration and try to connect it doesn't and defaults back to >WEP/open. > I have tried to manually enter everything but with no results. >The Dell wireless card is a Broadcom network adapter. > I have also hardwired the laptop to the router and it connects with no >problem. >I can't figure this one out is it a setting or is the card messed up? I >should mention everything was working perfectly before I set-up the security >so I highly doubt it's the card as I can connect to any open system with the >laptop. > Please post messages here as my e-mail addy will not work. > >Thanks > >Terry > -- Barb Bowman MS-MVP http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/meetexperts/bowman.mspx http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/
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