WEP Wont go!

I have an hp laptop (bought in US) running win XP home with embedded
broadcom 54g network adapter (Broadcom 54g MaxPerformance 802.11g). I've
updated the drivers to the latest I could find (Broadcom, July 17 03,
version 3.30.15.0). I just bought & installed a USR 54G access point (model
USR808054) (bought in Switzerland!)

Problem: XP wants WEP network keys of 40 or 104 bits... but the USR config
wants to create 64, 128, or 256 bits.

I have the feeling that the USR is a little more up to date (!) but can't
find how to update my XP network utilities to gain the higher encryption
rates.

HELP!

* 40bit and 64bit are the same
* 104bit and 128bit are the same
* not many things support 256bit
* use WPA instead of WEP, if your access point and network adapter support
it..

-Yves

"Tony Coyle" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I have an hp laptop (bought in US) running win XP home with embedded
> broadcom 54g network adapter (Broadcom 54g MaxPerformance 802.11g). I've
> updated the drivers to the latest I could find (Broadcom, July 17 03,
> version 3.30.15.0). I just bought & installed a USR 54G access point
(model
> USR808054) (bought in Switzerland!)
>
> Problem: XP wants WEP network keys of 40 or 104 bits... but the USR
config
> wants to create 64, 128, or 256 bits.
>
> I have the feeling that the USR is a little more up to date (!) but can't
> find how to update my XP network utilities to gain the higher encryption
> rates.
>
> HELP!
>
>

Tony Coyle wrote:

> I have an hp laptop (bought in US) running win XP home with embedded
> broadcom 54g network adapter (Broadcom 54g MaxPerformance 802.11g). I've
> updated the drivers to the latest I could find (Broadcom, July 17 03,
> version 3.30.15.0). I just bought & installed a USR 54G access point (model
> USR808054) (bought in Switzerland!)
>
> Problem: XP wants WEP network keys of 40 or 104 bits... but the USR config
> wants to create 64, 128, or 256 bits.
>
> I have the feeling that the USR is a little more up to date (!) but can't
> find how to update my XP network utilities to gain the higher encryption
> rates.
>
> HELP!
>
>
WEP doesn't really use 64 or 128 bit keys. It uses 40 or 104 with the
remainder preset by the device. Try entering 13 bytes in the wireless
device and the same in the access point.