Linksys WPC54G 1.3 update - WEP connection problem

I updated my laptop yesterday to the Linksys update with monitor 1.3
(driver 3.30.15.0)

Despite going through all of the config screens and re-entering all
that I could see ... I can no longer get DHCP address from my Linksys
BEFW11S4 Rev 2 (firmware 1.45 ... and has been for a long time).

NOTE - If I disable WEP on the router and change nothing at the client
then all is fine.

Another PC with different card continues to connect without problem to
the router (with same 128-bit WEP settings - as expected)

I will switch back to the old software ... later today.
Anyone else moved to the 3.30.15.0 client software and connecting over
WEP to Linksys router without problem?

--
Rgds
Paul Webster

On Mon, 8 Dec 2003 09:36:12 +0000 (UTC), Paul Webster spoketh

>I updated my laptop yesterday to the Linksys update with monitor 1.3
>(driver 3.30.15.0)
>
>Despite going through all of the config screens and re-entering all
>that I could see ... I can no longer get DHCP address from my Linksys
>BEFW11S4 Rev 2 (firmware 1.45 ... and has been for a long time).
>
>NOTE - If I disable WEP on the router and change nothing at the client
>then all is fine.
>
>Another PC with different card continues to connect without problem to
>the router (with same 128-bit WEP settings - as expected)
>
>I will switch back to the old software ... later today.
>Anyone else moved to the 3.30.15.0 client software and connecting over
>WEP to Linksys router without problem?

Sorry, I have no good news. I tried the same drivers and were not able
to connect to my WAP54G with WEP enabled. I didn't disable WEP to test,
as that is not an option for me...


Lars M. Hansen
http://www.hansenonline.net
(replace 'badnews' with 'news' in e-mail address)

Is it possible it's WPA only?
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Dave G








"Paul Webster" <(E-Mail Removed) > wrote in
message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> I updated my laptop yesterday to the Linksys update with monitor 1.3
> (driver 3.30.15.0)
>
> Despite going through all of the config screens and re-entering all
> that I could see ... I can no longer get DHCP address from my Linksys
> BEFW11S4 Rev 2 (firmware 1.45 ... and has been for a long time).
>
> NOTE - If I disable WEP on the router and change nothing at the client
> then all is fine.
>
> Another PC with different card continues to connect without problem to
> the router (with same 128-bit WEP settings - as expected)
>
> I will switch back to the old software ... later today.
> Anyone else moved to the 3.30.15.0 client software and connecting over
> WEP to Linksys router without problem?
>
> --
> Rgds
> Paul Webster
>

On Mon, 08 Dec 2003 16:06:17 GMT, Dave G spoketh

>Is it possible it's WPA only?

It's possible they "forgot" to check if WEP were still working, as this
is the update that'll allow people with W2K to use WPA without
additional software (it comes with it).


Lars M. Hansen
www.hansenonline.net
Remove "bad" from my e-mail address to contact me.

"Dave G" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Is it possible it's WPA only?
Probably bugs .. not deliberate.
There are different options for WPA.

it says that it is "connected" and if I deliberately put in the wrong
WEP key then it has exactly the same symptom ...
If I give it the right WEP key and static IP address .... cannot ping
teh gateway ...

The hex presentaiton of the key is exactly the same as on the gateway.
However, I see that the text beside the passphrase says that there
should be fewer than 16 characters ... mine is not and never was
before ... tried changing ... same result ...then changed it back
again.


I have put a question into the Linksys support queue.
--
Rgds
Paul Webster