On 1 Jul 2003 16:35:17 -0700,
(E-Mail Removed) (Mike Klein) wrote:
>I just set up and got working the same combination as you. The
>combination came right up with no trouble with a wide open system --
>not useful -- and it took me a couple of hours of trial and error to
>get the security elements working. It was a little surprising to me
>to see that two similar products from the same company were somewhat
>inconsistent in their functionality, documentation, and default
>settings. I also downloaded and installed the latest firmware and
>drivers for both units.
>
>The key (NPI*:-) things were:
>
>1. Disable the button on one of the WG511 config screens that says to
>use the 802.1x ethernet authentication scheme (the WG602 doesn't
>support this). I don't remember the exact wording of this option or
>what screen it was on. I can look this up later if you need it.
The 802.1x authentication is the only thing I haven't tried, and I'm
not sure where it is in the WG511's config utility. If you could
please let me know where to find it, that would be much appreciated.
>2. I manually typed in the 26-character hex key into the Key 1 field
>on the WG602 security setup screen, and carefully typed in the
>identical key into the WG511 setup screen.
>
>3. I made sure both were set to Shared Key, 128 bit.
>
>4. I enabled the MAC address filtering on the WG602 and entered the
>MAC address of the WG511.
>
>5. (Probably not relevant if you already had it working w/o security)
>I had to set the TCP/IP Properties of the wireless connection to find
>my DNS server and gateway.
>
>Good luck --
>
> -Mike
>
>MojoJojo <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<(E-Mail Removed)>. ..
>> Actually, I was wrong... in addition to the shorter passphrase, I'd
>> set the Authentication type to Open System.
>>
>> There has to be some way to get the Shared Key to work... or do I have
>> a defective product?
>>
>> On 27 Jun 2003 16:28:25 -0500, MojoJojo <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>> >Er... nevermind... I used a shorter passphrase and WEP now works like
>> >a charm. I had no idea that using too long a passphrase wouldn't
>> >work-- is there any mention of this limitation somewhere?
>> >
>> >On 27 Jun 2003 14:57:25 -0500, MojoJojo <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>> >
>> >>Everything works great until I enable WEP on both devices and at that
>> >>point, no connection takes place.
>> >>
>> >>I don't have any other wireless hardware to test to see which device
>> >>is at fault. The WG511 card goes into scanning mode (flashing green
>> >>light) and won't connect.
>> >>
>> >>The firmwares on the devices are:
>> >>WG511 - 1.00.01.00 ; Driver 1.0.14.47
>> >>WG602 - 1.5.67
>> >>
>> >>My understanding is that both firmwares should enable proper operation
>> >>with finished draft 802.11g.
>> >>
>> >>I have tried entering the same exact passphrase for both devices to no
>> >>avail; I've tried manually entering in the same key for both devices
>> >>to no avail; and I've tried going from 128 bits down to 64 bits to no
>> >>avail. What I do find odd is that on the WG511, the options listed
>> >>are 40/64bit and 104/128bit-- is there some way to verify whether it's
>> >>using the 64 rather than the 40 or the 128 rather than the 104?
>> >>
>> >>Any assistance would be much appreciated.
>> >>
>> >>TIA!
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