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    changed from windows to mac wireless no longer works

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by nl74, Aug 1, 2007.

  1. nl74

    nl74 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello

    I bought a macbook today and have not been able to get the wireless internet working.

    The airport card can see the network but when I input the wep key I just an error message saying it cannot connect. I know the wep key is correct and I also know that the router works (typing this on my windows machine using it now).

    Any ideas?

    Thanks

    Neil
     
    nl74, Aug 1, 2007
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  2. lupin..the..3rd

    lupin..the..3rd Notebook Evangelist

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    are you using WEP? or WPA? WEP is obsolete unless you have an obsolete 802.11b access point.

    A little information would be nice. What version of OSX? What make/model access point? What firmware on the access point?

    We can't help you much when you don't provide any information.
     
    lupin..the..3rd, Aug 1, 2007
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  3. nl74

    nl74 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello,

    I am using wep 128 bit, the macbook is brand new on tiger. The wireless router is a belkin wireless g+ mimo, the internet connection is cable (virgin media).

    Is it worth trying wpa then?

    Thanks

    Neil
     
    nl74, Aug 2, 2007
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    dylanemcgregor Notebook Consultant

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    If everything on your network supports WPA, then yes, it would be a good idea to try this. In my experience not only is WPA more secure than WEP, it is much easier to get setup. I could never get WEP to work on every device on my network at the same time, either the TiVo or the Mac would not connect. I recently got a new router and switched to WPA and it was a breeze to setup, the only problem is that the wireless adapter in my PC does not support WPA, so no internet for my laptop for the moment.
     
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    flyt Notebook Enthusiast

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    if you're using OS X i think you have to put a $ before the WEP-key, if it's hexa, or something like that. i'm not quite sure, but it's worth a try.
     
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    blue68f100 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Like lupin said I would change over to WPA. Then it will connect with no issues. I think Flyt is correct on passing hex code. I have never had any luck on WEP setup unless it'a a 11b router.

    11n achieves its best secured speeds with WPA2, and falls back to 802.11g speeds when WEP is used. So use WPA
     
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    nl74 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have solved the problem and for anybody who experiences the same thing the solution was very simple and was to insert a $ symbol immediately before typing the wep key.

    I still think I will change to wpa but as it was working ok last night did not want to change anything!
     
    nl74, Aug 3, 2007
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