Problem connecting to Netgear wireless with XP

I have a Netgear wireless router (WGR614 v7) that works for a number of
computers in the house, but my laptop (operating off Windows XP, and
using Windows as the network manager) can't connect to the wireless
network. I enter my WEP password, then a box appears that asks me to
wait and says: "Waiting for network..." This box stays onscreen for
about a minute and a half, then disappears, but no connection is
established. I already have Serivce Pack 2 downloaded... any ideas what
else I might do to connect?


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On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:09:50 -0500, mredelin
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>I have a Netgear wireless router (WGR614 v7) that works for a number of
>computers in the house, but my laptop (operating off Windows XP, and
>using Windows as the network manager) can't connect to the wireless
>network. I enter my WEP password, then a box appears that asks me to
>wait and says: "Waiting for network..." This box stays onscreen for
>about a minute and a half, then disappears, but no connection is
>established. I already have Serivce Pack 2 downloaded... any ideas what
>else I might do to connect?

1. Don't use WEP! It's essentially useless.

2. If you must use WEP (deity of choice help you!), then enter all keys
in >> hex << (not characters).

See wiki below for more info.

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