I've got 152-bit WEP working fine on A, B, and G networks. WPA is the
problem. Until I upgraded to the 2.35 driver for the AG650, I could only get
WEP working at 128 bits. Not that it matters, there is essentially no real
difference in security over the 64-bit version in the standard.
I assume you've done the obvious:
* Use 64-bit WEP to start, only 64 bits is required by the standard and for
WiFi Alliance certification.
* Be absolutely sure that the keys you enter are identical on the client
adapter and on the router. 64-bit encryption requires a 5-byte key, which
will be 5 Ascii characters or 10 hex digits.
* Disable any fancy stuff - no MAC filtering, leave SSID broadcast enabled.
* Be absolutely sure that the SSID is configured identically on the router
and the client. If it works without WEP, then you've got this right.
If it still doesn't work, then you may need driver and/or firmware upgrades.
If I were you, I'd phone D-link support before attempting to apply any
upgrades, especially since one of them appears to be a Beta (see below).
I just glanced at the D-link support site. There is a firware upgrade,
revision 1.25, for the DI-624 which includes WPA and final 802.11G standard
fixes. It is for the "B" version of the router only, however. A and B both
have two antennae, so you'd have to look at the label on the bottom of the
router for the "HW:" field - it should be something like "HW:A1" or "HW:B1".
If you have an A version, then this firmware upgrade is *not* for your box.
The URL I'm looking at for DI-624 is:
http://support.dlink.com/Products/vi...oductid=DI-624
It looks like the driver supporting the 660 for Pocket PC is Beta, so it's
not clear that it has been adequately tested. I assume this is the driver
you're using. It says, "Please use these drivers at your own risk and let us
know your results". The URL for the page I'm looking at is:
http://support.dlink.com/faq/view.asp?prod_id=1350
"CWatters" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:FZTgb.65560$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Not sure if this helps you but...
>
> I have a new D-Link DI-624 router (two aerials) and a D-Link DCF 660 card
in
> a PocketPC. This combo works fine _except_ I can't get WEP working
either.
> As I enable WEP I loose the connection. I''ve tried updating everything
and
> even replaced the DCF660W with a new one. I'm using using the supplied
> config utilities.
>
>
>
> "gary" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:yiGgb.33$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > What chipsets are used in the D-Link DWL-AG65O cardbus adapter and the
> > DI-774 router? These support A/B/G nets, and the 774 is "revision A" -
it
> > has two antennae, not one. D-Link recently announced that it would be
> using
> > the newest Atheros chips in new products, but I don't know if that's
what
> is
> > in my AG650 adapter. I want to know because the new Atheros chipset
claims
> > to support AES encryption, which means that an eventual upgrade to full
> > 802.11i support is possible without a hardware change.
> >
> > WPA with pre-shared keys is supposed to work now, but it isn't working
for
> > me. I have upgraded the 774 firmware, and installed the 2.35 driver on
> the
> > AG650. I have the Windows WPA patch, and I'm using Windows zero-config
> > instead of the Air Xpert utility, as recommended by D-Link support. The
> last
> > I heard from D-Link, I may have to use the AG650 Beta drivers dated June
> 10,
> > instead of the 2.35 driver dated August 22. Since 152-bit WEP didn't
start
> > working for me until I upgraded to 2.35, I'm reluctant to back down to a
> > Beta driver and lose WEP.
> >
> > Also, does anybody know if the AG650 will work in Europe? My guess is
yes,
> > but I know that there have been adapters marketed that do not support
> > channels above 11.
> >
> >
>
>
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