"Diamontina Cocktail" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Robbie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>>I am using an ASUS WL-HDD wireless hard drive to back up to over a
>>wireless network, the Belkin Mimo Router which does also work with 54g
>>wireless devices.
>>
>> I have allready succeeded in using this device without any physical
>> connection to the network at all, but with encryption disabled.
>>
>> I am familiar with normal setting up of encryption between wireless
>> devices. I have tried Wep 64 and Wep 128.
>> but as soon as I enable encryption the link is broken.
>>
>> Has anyone encountered this before with this device or a similar
>> situation and have any ideas as to how I should troubleshoot this.
>>
>> Thank you for any advice in advance,
>>
>> Robbie
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> Yep. I call it "cant see the forest for the trees". Let us say my password
> was 1234567890 and that is what I had on every NIC and the router.
> Checking every device and retyping the password did nothing. Eventually,
> when checking the router I found it was also OK and I was stuffed. Someone
> came up behind me and said "The router says 1234657890 - what is that
> for?" and there it was. I had transposed figures in the password and
> couldn't see it.
>
> My answer from that point on was - if it didn't work, don't argue, put the
> password in again at every point. Saves time.
>
In addition to that look in the wireless properties and click the
authentication tab, UNCHECK enable 802.1x authentication.
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