evansste
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I have a WiFi network that I am using to connect old computers to the internet. The encryption mode of the router for my WiFi network is currently set up for WEP. Most of my PCI wireless cards for my computers only allow WEP encryption. The encryption for these cards makes me use an eight-character key, which I assume means that this is 64-bit WEP encryption.
I now want to add another computer to the network. This one is an old compaq laptop running Windows 98 and uses a Dell TrueMobile 1150 wireless card. After trying to enter my eight-character key in the TrueMobile client manager, I receive a message saying "Use 5 printable characters (or 13 with gold card)". Does this mean that the TrueMobile card is set up for 40-bit encryption instead of 64-bit? If so, is there any way for me to make it so that it will accept the eight-character key?
If I disable encryption on my router, then I can get all of the computers to connect to the network, including the one using the TrueMobile card. However, I hate to leave my network unsecured. Does anyone know if there's a way to get this TrueMobile card to accept 64-bit encryption, or if this is even what the problem is?
The documentation for the TrueMobile card talks about being compatible with WindowsXP, so I assume that it's new enough to be able to accept eight characters (64-bit encryption). However, the documentation doesn't say much about encryption. Because it's an old product, I see no way of getting help from Dell tech support. Is there hope, or am I simply out of luck?
Thanks for your time, and I appreciate any help that anyone is able, or willing, to provide.
I now want to add another computer to the network. This one is an old compaq laptop running Windows 98 and uses a Dell TrueMobile 1150 wireless card. After trying to enter my eight-character key in the TrueMobile client manager, I receive a message saying "Use 5 printable characters (or 13 with gold card)". Does this mean that the TrueMobile card is set up for 40-bit encryption instead of 64-bit? If so, is there any way for me to make it so that it will accept the eight-character key?
If I disable encryption on my router, then I can get all of the computers to connect to the network, including the one using the TrueMobile card. However, I hate to leave my network unsecured. Does anyone know if there's a way to get this TrueMobile card to accept 64-bit encryption, or if this is even what the problem is?
The documentation for the TrueMobile card talks about being compatible with WindowsXP, so I assume that it's new enough to be able to accept eight characters (64-bit encryption). However, the documentation doesn't say much about encryption. Because it's an old product, I see no way of getting help from Dell tech support. Is there hope, or am I simply out of luck?
Thanks for your time, and I appreciate any help that anyone is able, or willing, to provide.