Red Eagle wrote:
> I just chatted with a Linksys rep who told me that the laptop may not support
> WPA2. She told me to contact Microsoft or the manufacturer to find out. Is
> there some way I can get this info without calling anyone?
>
> I downloaded the hotfix KN 893357 on my wired PC before trying to establish
> the new connection. Would the laptop need the same hotfix?
>
> Please advise.
>
>
>
> "Joe" wrote:
>
>> I switched my laptop from WEP to WPA using the same pass phrase. I then
>> switched to WPA2, again using the same passphrase.
>>
>> I have an IBM i1200 running WIN98SE @ 550MHZ, so I would think your machine
>> should be capable providing you have the correct driver for your wireless
>> card.
>>
>> --
>> Joe
>>
>> =====================================
>> ALL INCOMING AND OUTGOING MESSAGES ARE SCANNED BY NORTON ANTIVIRUS 2005
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>>
>> "Red Eagle" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:A9C116E4-BD3E-4F4A-86BD-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Hi, Jack.
>>>
>>> How do we find out whether or not the laptop can do WPA2?
>>>
>>> Red Eagle
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Jack (MVP-Networking)." wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi
>>>> Make sure that the Wireless Client (laptop, whatever) is actually capable
>>>> to
>>>> handle WPA2 as well.
>>>> Jack (MVP-Networking).
>>>>
>>>> "Red Eagle" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>> news:FE85F749-C2F8-46A5-9CAD-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>> We recently beefed up our wireless security from WEP to WPA2 on our
>>>>> Linksys
>>>>> WRT54G router. My son enters the 63-character passphrase, and he gets
>>>>> a
>>>>> message saying that his laptop is connected with a strong signal. But
>>>>> when
>>>>> he tries to browse the internet, he cannot access any sites and gets
>>>>> DNS
>>>>> messages.
>>>>>
>>>>> There was no such problem using WEP.
>>>>>
>>>>> wired PC: Dell 3000, XP Home, SP2, 80 gig HD, 512 of RAM
>>>>> laptop: Dell 6000, XP Pro, SP2, 80 gig HD, 512 RAM
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>
You need 3 things to use WPA2 in a computer such as your laptop:
1. The OS has to support it -- that means, yes, you need to install
update KB 893357 if you haven't already.
2. The wireless hardware must support it.
3. The driver for the wireless hardware must support it.
Assuming that an option for WPA2 doesn't show up where you expect it,
the only way you can confirm no. 2 is by knowing what's physically in
your laptop. Dell says you can determine it this way:
http://tinyurl.com/laked
Once you have figured out wireless NIC what you have, you can Google or
search the Dell site to determine if it will support WPA2. See. e.g.,
http://tinyurl.com/qs6vj
For no. 3, get and install the latest driver for it by following
directions on the first page linked above.
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