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Hi, I have just bought a new pc with vista. My ld pc ran xp.
I have purchased a netgear wireless adapter to connect to my work supplier router. the router is set up with WPA-PSK and TKIP security, and is set not to broadcast. I have set up a network account with the correct details. My system does connect to the network, however, in the network screen the network is shown as "incorrect security information, WEP security required" Has anyone seen this before? thanks for any help provided Mark |
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Mark wrote:
Hi, I have just bought a new pc with vista. My ld pc ran xp. I have purchased a netgear wireless adapter to connect to my work supplier router. the router is set up with WPA-PSK and TKIP security, and is set not to broadcast. I have set up a network account with the correct details. My system does connect to the network, however, in the network screen the network is shown as "incorrect security information, WEP security required" Set your SSID to broadcast. Not broadcasting your SSID does not provide any security and will hamper connectivity. Don't forget to change your SSID from the router's default to something you'll recognize. After you do this, can your computer now see and connect to your network? Malke -- Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User |
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"Thanks Malke,
Unfortunately I can not change the SSID, the router is work supplied and that is a pocedure at work, their reasoning is that if no one can see it they can nt try to hack it. As I mentioned I have good connectivity to the Internet but still the connection screen shows "the settings saved on this computer for the network do not match the requirements of the network" and when the mouse is hung over the connection the information box states the security is WEP. this is incorrect. Is there something on my pc I need to change for this to rectify the message? thanks Mark "Malke" wrote: Mark wrote: Hi, I have just bought a new pc with vista. My ld pc ran xp. I have purchased a netgear wireless adapter to connect to my work supplier router. the router is set up with WPA-PSK and TKIP security, and is set not to broadcast. I have set up a network account with the correct details. My system does connect to the network, however, in the network screen the network is shown as "incorrect security information, WEP security required" Set your SSID to broadcast. Not broadcasting your SSID does not provide any security and will hamper connectivity. Don't forget to change your SSID from the router's default to something you'll recognize. After you do this, can your computer now see and connect to your network? Malke -- Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User |
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Malke:
I have essentially the same problem as Mark. My router is a Netgear WGR614, set for WVA-PSK, and no such option is available in my HP laptop Vista network setup. Intel fixes won't work for me, since the laptop has an AMD processor. The laptop does see the router's SSID, but none of the options available will allow connectivity. Any suggestions would be helpful. JoeS "Mark" wrote: "Thanks Malke, Unfortunately I can not change the SSID, the router is work supplied and that is a pocedure at work, their reasoning is that if no one can see it they can nt try to hack it. As I mentioned I have good connectivity to the Internet but still the connection screen shows "the settings saved on this computer for the network do not match the requirements of the network" and when the mouse is hung over the connection the information box states the security is WEP. this is incorrect. Is there something on my pc I need to change for this to rectify the message? thanks Mark "Malke" wrote: Mark wrote: Hi, I have just bought a new pc with vista. My ld pc ran xp. I have purchased a netgear wireless adapter to connect to my work supplier router. the router is set up with WPA-PSK and TKIP security, and is set not to broadcast. I have set up a network account with the correct details. My system does connect to the network, however, in the network screen the network is shown as "incorrect security information, WEP security required" Set your SSID to broadcast. Not broadcasting your SSID does not provide any security and will hamper connectivity. Don't forget to change your SSID from the router's default to something you'll recognize. After you do this, can your computer now see and connect to your network? Malke -- Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User |
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look for a firmware upgrade for the WGR614. which hardware version
do you have? I know the latest version supports WPA2, WPA, etc. On Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:54:04 -0800, Joe Sp wrote: Malke: I have essentially the same problem as Mark. My router is a Netgear WGR614, set for WVA-PSK, and no such option is available in my HP laptop Vista network setup. Intel fixes won't work for me, since the laptop has an AMD processor. The laptop does see the router's SSID, but none of the options available will allow connectivity. Any suggestions would be helpful. JoeS "Mark" wrote: "Thanks Malke, Unfortunately I can not change the SSID, the router is work supplied and that is a pocedure at work, their reasoning is that if no one can see it they can nt try to hack it. As I mentioned I have good connectivity to the Internet but still the connection screen shows "the settings saved on this computer for the network do not match the requirements of the network" and when the mouse is hung over the connection the information box states the security is WEP. this is incorrect. Is there something on my pc I need to change for this to rectify the message? thanks Mark "Malke" wrote: Mark wrote: Hi, I have just bought a new pc with vista. My ld pc ran xp. I have purchased a netgear wireless adapter to connect to my work supplier router. the router is set up with WPA-PSK and TKIP security, and is set not to broadcast. I have set up a network account with the correct details. My system does connect to the network, however, in the network screen the network is shown as "incorrect security information, WEP security required" Set your SSID to broadcast. Not broadcasting your SSID does not provide any security and will hamper connectivity. Don't forget to change your SSID from the router's default to something you'll recognize. After you do this, can your computer now see and connect to your network? Malke -- Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User -- Barb Bowman MS Windows-MVP http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/ |
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Thanks for the suggestion.
I have v6. I will check and let you know. "Barb Bowman" wrote: look for a firmware upgrade for the WGR614. which hardware version do you have? I know the latest version supports WPA2, WPA, etc. On Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:54:04 -0800, Joe Sp wrote: Malke: I have essentially the same problem as Mark. My router is a Netgear WGR614, set for WVA-PSK, and no such option is available in my HP laptop Vista network setup. Intel fixes won't work for me, since the laptop has an AMD processor. The laptop does see the router's SSID, but none of the options available will allow connectivity. Any suggestions would be helpful. JoeS "Mark" wrote: "Thanks Malke, Unfortunately I can not change the SSID, the router is work supplied and that is a pocedure at work, their reasoning is that if no one can see it they can nt try to hack it. As I mentioned I have good connectivity to the Internet but still the connection screen shows "the settings saved on this computer for the network do not match the requirements of the network" and when the mouse is hung over the connection the information box states the security is WEP. this is incorrect. Is there something on my pc I need to change for this to rectify the message? thanks Mark "Malke" wrote: Mark wrote: Hi, I have just bought a new pc with vista. My ld pc ran xp. I have purchased a netgear wireless adapter to connect to my work supplier router. the router is set up with WPA-PSK and TKIP security, and is set not to broadcast. I have set up a network account with the correct details. My system does connect to the network, however, in the network screen the network is shown as "incorrect security information, WEP security required" Set your SSID to broadcast. Not broadcasting your SSID does not provide any security and will hamper connectivity. Don't forget to change your SSID from the router's default to something you'll recognize. After you do this, can your computer now see and connect to your network? Malke -- Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User -- Barb Bowman MS Windows-MVP http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/ |
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For Barb Bowman:
Thanks for your help. After a false start, I installed the latest Netgear software on my router, and was able to successfully set up and use the WPA security with my Vista laptop. One of the things I learned is that "WPA-PSK" in Netgear talk is WPA-Personal in Vista-talk. I also had to select TKIP (as opposed to AES). The process was nowhere near as automatic as either Netgear or Microsoft promise. Thanks again. "Joe Sp" wrote: Thanks for the suggestion. I have v6. I will check and let you know. "Barb Bowman" wrote: look for a firmware upgrade for the WGR614. which hardware version do you have? I know the latest version supports WPA2, WPA, etc. On Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:54:04 -0800, Joe Sp wrote: Malke: I have essentially the same problem as Mark. My router is a Netgear WGR614, set for WVA-PSK, and no such option is available in my HP laptop Vista network setup. Intel fixes won't work for me, since the laptop has an AMD processor. The laptop does see the router's SSID, but none of the options available will allow connectivity. Any suggestions would be helpful. JoeS "Mark" wrote: "Thanks Malke, Unfortunately I can not change the SSID, the router is work supplied and that is a pocedure at work, their reasoning is that if no one can see it they can nt try to hack it. As I mentioned I have good connectivity to the Internet but still the connection screen shows "the settings saved on this computer for the network do not match the requirements of the network" and when the mouse is hung over the connection the information box states the security is WEP. this is incorrect. Is there something on my pc I need to change for this to rectify the message? thanks Mark "Malke" wrote: Mark wrote: Hi, I have just bought a new pc with vista. My ld pc ran xp. I have purchased a netgear wireless adapter to connect to my work supplier router. the router is set up with WPA-PSK and TKIP security, and is set not to broadcast. I have set up a network account with the correct details. My system does connect to the network, however, in the network screen the network is shown as "incorrect security information, WEP security required" Set your SSID to broadcast. Not broadcasting your SSID does not provide any security and will hamper connectivity. Don't forget to change your SSID from the router's default to something you'll recognize. After you do this, can your computer now see and connect to your network? Malke -- Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User -- Barb Bowman MS Windows-MVP http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/ |
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thanks for the update.
On Fri, 1 Feb 2008 11:20:18 -0800, Joe Sp wrote: For Barb Bowman: Thanks for your help. After a false start, I installed the latest Netgear software on my router, and was able to successfully set up and use the WPA security with my Vista laptop. One of the things I learned is that "WPA-PSK" in Netgear talk is WPA-Personal in Vista-talk. I also had to select TKIP (as opposed to AES). The process was nowhere near as automatic as either Netgear or Microsoft promise. Thanks again. "Joe Sp" wrote: Thanks for the suggestion. I have v6. I will check and let you know. "Barb Bowman" wrote: look for a firmware upgrade for the WGR614. which hardware version do you have? I know the latest version supports WPA2, WPA, etc. On Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:54:04 -0800, Joe Sp wrote: Malke: I have essentially the same problem as Mark. My router is a Netgear WGR614, set for WVA-PSK, and no such option is available in my HP laptop Vista network setup. Intel fixes won't work for me, since the laptop has an AMD processor. The laptop does see the router's SSID, but none of the options available will allow connectivity. Any suggestions would be helpful. JoeS "Mark" wrote: "Thanks Malke, Unfortunately I can not change the SSID, the router is work supplied and that is a pocedure at work, their reasoning is that if no one can see it they can nt try to hack it. As I mentioned I have good connectivity to the Internet but still the connection screen shows "the settings saved on this computer for the network do not match the requirements of the network" and when the mouse is hung over the connection the information box states the security is WEP. this is incorrect. Is there something on my pc I need to change for this to rectify the message? thanks Mark "Malke" wrote: Mark wrote: Hi, I have just bought a new pc with vista. My ld pc ran xp. I have purchased a netgear wireless adapter to connect to my work supplier router. the router is set up with WPA-PSK and TKIP security, and is set not to broadcast. I have set up a network account with the correct details. My system does connect to the network, however, in the network screen the network is shown as "incorrect security information, WEP security required" Set your SSID to broadcast. Not broadcasting your SSID does not provide any security and will hamper connectivity. Don't forget to change your SSID from the router's default to something you'll recognize. After you do this, can your computer now see and connect to your network? Malke -- Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User -- Barb Bowman MS Windows-MVP http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/ -- Barb Bowman MS-MVP http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/ |
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Joe Sp;593238 Wrote: For Barb Bowman: Thanks for your help. After a false start, I installed the latest Netgear software on my router, and was able to successfully set up and use the WPA security with my Vista laptop. One of the things I learned is that "WPA-PSK" in Netgear talk is WPA-Personal in Vista-talk. I also had to select TKIP (as opposed to AES). The process was nowhere near as automatic as either Netgear or Microsoft promise. Thanks again. "Joe Sp" wrote: Thanks for the suggestion. I have v6. I will check and let you know. "Barb Bowman" wrote: Joe Sp, I have just set up Netgear Wireless router and stuggled with my Vista laptop's security. After much searching I came across your message above and it worked like a bomb, no fixes or firmware to be installed, just a matter of selecting "WPA-Personal" and TKIP. Thank you for sharing your experience. This is a useful forum. Ezitech -- ezitech |
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To Joe SP, Thank you so much. I had searched and did stuff for 3 hours. I had unhooked my router and resigned myself that I would have to get a new one that said it was Vista compatible. I saw your post and hooked it all back up (just couldn't let it defeat me) and IT WORKED. Thankyou again. -- lcbell Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com |
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