Networking & Wi-Fi

[mudge]

Before I take this back to Best Buy, can someone explain why I can't connect to my router using the wireless connection?  I have a linksys WRT54g router that I am trying to connect a Satellite L305D-S5934 laptop to.  My laptop is within several feet of the router and my router is broadcasting.  I see my router among the network connections (Signal Strength = Excellent, Security Type = WEP, Radio Type = 802.11g).  When I enter my pass phrase I get the above error message.  I have used this router setting to connect numerous laptops wirelessly to with no issues, until now.

[mudge]

I changed my security setting on my router to not use WEP, which is probably for the best, and was able to get the wireless network set up.

[Pensacola_Tiger]

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mudge wrote:
I changed my security setting on my router to not use WEP, which is probably for the best, and was able to get the wireless network set up.

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WEP is pretty much worthless as a security measure.  If you can't run WPA2, you might investigate MAC address filtering, or 'whitelisting'.  It won't stop a determined attack, but it will block casual intruders.