Connect Mac to PC Wireless Internet

Hello,

My cousin just moved in and bought a brand new Mac--an IBook G4 with
OS X, and she would like to connect to the Internet via wireless.
I have a DSL connection to a Sony desktop PC and a laptop Sony Vaio
that connects to the Internet with wireless. My router is a Linksys
BEFW11S4. It's configured with enough open IP addresses that attaching
another wireless computer shouldn't be a problem. It's protected with a
128-bit WEP key.
The problem is--I don't know anything about Macs, Airport, etc. How
do I connect it to my wireless network? I found a couple pages online
that were from colleges and tried following the steps. I did locate my
network from the Mac but when it asked for a password, it didn't accept
what I gave it. I assumed by "password" it meant the WEP key and typed
that in.
Her laptop does occassionally pick up the weak signal of neighbor's
unprotected networks. What do I need to do to connect her laptop to my
network?

Thanks!

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In <(E-Mail Removed). com> on 11 Apr 2006
13:22:09 -0700, "(E-Mail Removed)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> My cousin just moved in and bought a brand new Mac--an IBook G4 with
>OS X, and she would like to connect to the Internet via wireless.
> I have a DSL connection to a Sony desktop PC and a laptop Sony Vaio
>that connects to the Internet with wireless. My router is a Linksys
>BEFW11S4. It's configured with enough open IP addresses that attaching
>another wireless computer shouldn't be a problem. It's protected with a
>128-bit WEP key.
> The problem is--I don't know anything about Macs, Airport, etc. How
>do I connect it to my wireless network? I found a couple pages online
>that were from colleges and tried following the steps. I did locate my
>network from the Mac but when it asked for a password, it didn't accept
>what I gave it. I assumed by "password" it meant the WEP key and typed
>that in.
> Her laptop does occassionally pick up the weak signal of neighbor's
>unprotected networks. What do I need to do to connect her laptop to my
>network?

Use the AirPort Setup Assistant (/Applications/Utilities/) or AirPort Admin
Utility.

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In article <(E-Mail Removed). com>,
<"(E-Mail Removed)"> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> My cousin just moved in and bought a brand new Mac--an IBook G4 with
> OS X, and she would like to connect to the Internet via wireless.
> I have a DSL connection to a Sony desktop PC and a laptop Sony Vaio
> that connects to the Internet with wireless. My router is a Linksys
> BEFW11S4. It's configured with enough open IP addresses that attaching
> another wireless computer shouldn't be a problem. It's protected with a
> 128-bit WEP key.
> The problem is--I don't know anything about Macs, Airport, etc. How
> do I connect it to my wireless network? I found a couple pages online
> that were from colleges and tried following the steps. I did locate my
> network from the Mac but when it asked for a password, it didn't accept
> what I gave it. I assumed by "password" it meant the WEP key and typed
> that in.
> Her laptop does occassionally pick up the weak signal of neighbor's
> unprotected networks. What do I need to do to connect her laptop to my
> network?

wep key hashing is nonstandard so you either need to enter in the hex
equivalent, or pick a 13 char password.

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