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    WPA2 for Windows 2000

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by Tranquility, Oct 27, 2007.

  1. Tranquility

    Tranquility Notebook Consultant

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    After some Googling it doesn't look too promising, but thought I'd see if I can get lucky. Looks like it takes XP SP2 or later. Anything I can do?
     
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    nizzy1115 Notebook Prophet

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    nope sorry...get with the times...update your 7 yr old system!
     
    nizzy1115, Oct 27, 2007
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    Tranquility Notebook Consultant

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    No Doubt. :D

    It came free, preinstalled on my used laptop. I just don't have another unused license around for anything other than Windows 95a\95c\98\ME. I don't think they'll work anymore. :D
     
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    Tailic Notebook Deity

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    Install Linux ;)
     
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    The whole thing is just greek to me. I keep telling myself I'm going to take the time to learn Linux, but evertime I instal one I feel like it's 10+ years ago running Windows 95 for the first time, not knowing what or how anything works. I guess I'm getting old.

    I still have my Windows 95a floppies. :D Sometimes I wish I had some old hardware just to play. "Hello. So you bought yourself a new computer," Q from Star Trek The Next Generation tells me as my first computer goes through its initial boot: A Compaq Presario P166. The memories......
     
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    I have Win2000 SP4 with a Linksys wireless adapter (WMP54GS) and am using WPA2. Whether you can do it depends on the adapter you have. Because Win2000 itself cannot recognize WPA2, your wireless adapter must be able to do it. The same applies to WPA, so the following procedure can be used for WPA as well as WPA2.

    Right click on the ‘My Computer’ icon and select ‘Manage’. Under ‘Services and Applications’ select ‘Services’. Find the ‘Wireless Configuration’ service. Set the service to automatic, and start it.

    Next open the Control Panel, click on ‘Network and Dial-up Connections’. Right click on the wireless device, and select ‘properties’. Choose the ‘Authentication’ tab. Check the box ‘Enable network access …’. For EAP type, select 'Protected EAP (PEAP)'. Make sure all the other boxes on the page are unchecked.

    Click on the ‘properties’ button. Make sure the ‘Validate server certificate’ box is unchecked. On the bottom of the page select 'Secured password (EAP-MSCHAP v2)'. Click on ‘Configure’. The ‘Automatically use my Windows logon…’ box must be unchecked. You can place a check mark in the 'Enable Fast Reconnect' box. Click the 'OK' box on all open windows.

    Fire up your wireless adapter software, select WPA2, and you’re in business.
     
    cherman, Jan 7, 2008
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