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    need help understanding wireless?

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by Jedi007, Nov 2, 2007.

  1. Jedi007

    Jedi007 Notebook Evangelist

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    I'm trying to connect to a wireless network on my ipod touch to my neighbors wireless, he gave me his username and password for the wireless. but it only gives me one option "network key"

    do you have to some how encrypt the username and password into a full "key"? how does that work?

    thanks
     
    Jedi007, Nov 2, 2007
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  2. blue68f100

    blue68f100 Notebook Virtuoso

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    What you need is the security (WEP, WPA, WPA2) key for his wireless. You will not need the userid and pw.
     
    blue68f100, Nov 2, 2007
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    theZoid Notebook Savant

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    Yep, all you need is his security key...forget about the username.
     
    theZoid, Nov 3, 2007
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  4. AKAJohnDoe

    AKAJohnDoe Mime with Tourette's

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    Although, if the userid and password are the admin user/password for the router, you could reconfigure it to your liking I suppose.
     
    AKAJohnDoe, Nov 3, 2007
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