topic nx8220 wireless connection problem in Communications and Wireless

nx8220 wireless connection problem

Annabel Jump — Sun, 14 Aug 2005 10:08:13 GMT

I have a feeling I posted somewhere already but I can't find it...

So here we go again.

I just got this nice shiny new laptop, and I am very happy with it. Until I tried to connect to my home network. Apparently my newtork configuration has to be 40 or 104 bit encryption, but these seem to me to be the least used encryption rates. Whether they are or whether they aren't, my wireless access point only uses 64 or 128 bit encryption. So we have a problem.

There has to be a setting somewhere that I can change so that it accepts it?
Or do I have to send my lovely shiny new computer back?

Re: nx8220 wireless connection problem

Steven Chan_9 — Sun, 14 Aug 2005 21:44:42 GMT

Hi,

The WEP use 64-bit or 128-bit RC4 key, it include 40-bit or 104-bit of shared secret, and 24-bit IV. So 40/104 bit and 64/128 bit are the same things.

40-bit WEP use 5 alphameric characters or 10 hex digits as shared secret and 104-bit WEP use 13 alphameric characters or 26 hex digits.

Just set both of your AP and laptop use the same shared secret, your wireless LAN will work. But you'd better to have the utility program of your wireless card for setting this easier, or you have to choose Windows XP SP2 to handle you wireless connections.

regards
Steven Chan

Re: nx8220 wireless connection problem

LsuEdu — Sun, 14 Aug 2005 22:31:17 GMT

1. If you send your shiny new computer to me you will never have any more encryption problems.

2. If you have time to read this you can fix it yourself :: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/customize/default.mspx

Re: nx8220 wireless connection problem

LsuEdu — Sun, 14 Aug 2005 22:36:36 GMT

Sorry, wrong URL on the 1st reply.

Can you look at this URL ::

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/learnmore/bowman_05february10.mspx

Re: nx8220 wireless connection problem

Annabel Jump — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 04:26:13 GMT

Thank you both!

It is working now... so thank you!

Re: nx8220 wireless connection problem

Annabel Jump — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 04:27:02 GMT

Whoops.

I didn't realise this did this.

(You can tell I've never been here before...)