Wireless Security (WEP)

Hello,
I have been accessing my Netgear WGT624 Wireless router with my business
IBM ThinkPad G40 flawlessly, for a few months so far. However, my wireless
home network is an unsecured one and anyone can access it. I went into my
router configuration and enabled WEP 128bit (also tried 64bit) encryption
and it generated a key for me to enter on the laptop end. My laptop
recognizes the signal and that it is a protected network. I enter the
security key and it end ups connecting but it states, "with limited or no
connectivity." Under details it also states, "You might not be able to
access the Internet or some network resources. This problem occurred because
the network did not assign a network address to the computer(laptop)." When
I disable WEP security, I can see in the router configuration that the
laptop is assigned an available IP address. I cannot figure out why the
router is not providing my laptop an IP.
Any help would really be apprecieated.

Thank you,
DP

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In <usaif.3640$(E-Mail Removed)> on Sat, 26 Nov 2005 23:18:23 -0500, "DP"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> I have been accessing my Netgear WGT624 Wireless router with my business
>IBM ThinkPad G40 flawlessly, for a few months so far. However, my wireless
>home network is an unsecured one and anyone can access it. I went into my
>router configuration and enabled WEP 128bit (also tried 64bit) encryption
>and it generated a key for me to enter on the laptop end. My laptop
>recognizes the signal and that it is a protected network. I enter the
>security key and it end ups connecting but it states, "with limited or no
>connectivity." Under details it also states, "You might not be able to
>access the Internet or some network resources. This problem occurred because
>the network did not assign a network address to the computer(laptop)." When
>I disable WEP security, I can see in the router configuration that the
>laptop is assigned an available IP address. I cannot figure out why the
>router is not providing my laptop an IP.
> Any help would really be apprecieated.

Possibly not the same key. The key must be in either ASCII or hex on both,
and a common problem is ASCII on one and hex on the other.

--
Best regards, FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS
John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>

Try entering hex key, not as ascii key, on both ends. I have heard that some
products generate the key differently if ASCII format is used. So just enter
the keys manually, or generate the key on other end using ASCII key and copy
the produced hex key as such to the other end.

BR, Sami

"DP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:usaif.3640$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hello,
> I have been accessing my Netgear WGT624 Wireless router with my
> business
> IBM ThinkPad G40 flawlessly, for a few months so far. However, my wireless
> home network is an unsecured one and anyone can access it. I went into my
> router configuration and enabled WEP 128bit (also tried 64bit) encryption
> and it generated a key for me to enter on the laptop end. My laptop
> recognizes the signal and that it is a protected network. I enter the
> security key and it end ups connecting but it states, "with limited or no
> connectivity." Under details it also states, "You might not be able to
> access the Internet or some network resources. This problem occurred
> because
> the network did not assign a network address to the computer(laptop)."
> When
> I disable WEP security, I can see in the router configuration that the
> laptop is assigned an available IP address. I cannot figure out why the
> router is not providing my laptop an IP.
> Any help would really be apprecieated.
>
> Thank you,
> DP
>
>

Sami Heikkinen wrote:

> Try entering hex key, not as ascii key, on both ends. I have heard
> that some products generate the key differently if ASCII format is
> used. So just enter the keys manually, or generate the key on other
> end using ASCII key and copy the produced hex key as such to the
> other end.
>
> BR, Sami
>
> "DP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:usaif.3640$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hello,
> > I have been accessing my Netgear WGT624 Wireless router with my
> > business
> > IBM ThinkPad G40 flawlessly, for a few months so far. However, my
> > wireless home network is an unsecured one and anyone can access it.
> > I went into my router configuration and enabled WEP 128bit (also
> > tried 64bit) encryption and it generated a key for me to enter on
> > the laptop end. My laptop recognizes the signal and that it is a
> > protected network. I enter the security key and it end ups
> > connecting but it states, "with limited or no connectivity." Under
> > details it also states, "You might not be able to access the
> > Internet or some network resources. This problem occurred because
> > the network did not assign a network address to the
> > computer(laptop)." When
> > I disable WEP security, I can see in the router configuration that
> > the laptop is assigned an available IP address. I cannot figure out
> > why the router is not providing my laptop an IP.
> > Any help would really be apprecieated.
> >
> > Thank you,
> > DP
> >
> >

Sounds a bit like you have enabled the DHCP client list filter on the
router.

Have you checked that?

If so, turn it off.

Cheers

Rob

"me here" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:43899584$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Sami Heikkinen wrote:
>
> > Try entering hex key, not as ascii key, on both ends. I have heard
> > that some products generate the key differently if ASCII format is
> > used. So just enter the keys manually, or generate the key on other
> > end using ASCII key and copy the produced hex key as such to the
> > other end.
> >
> > BR, Sami
> >
> > "DP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:usaif.3640$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > Hello,
> > > I have been accessing my Netgear WGT624 Wireless router with my
> > > business
> > > IBM ThinkPad G40 flawlessly, for a few months so far. However, my
> > > wireless home network is an unsecured one and anyone can access it.
> > > I went into my router configuration and enabled WEP 128bit (also
> > > tried 64bit) encryption and it generated a key for me to enter on
> > > the laptop end. My laptop recognizes the signal and that it is a
> > > protected network. I enter the security key and it end ups
> > > connecting but it states, "with limited or no connectivity." Under
> > > details it also states, "You might not be able to access the
> > > Internet or some network resources. This problem occurred because
> > > the network did not assign a network address to the
> > > computer(laptop)." When
> > > I disable WEP security, I can see in the router configuration that
> > > the laptop is assigned an available IP address. I cannot figure out
> > > why the router is not providing my laptop an IP.
> > > Any help would really be apprecieated.
> > >
> > > Thank you,
> > > DP
> > >
> > >
>
> Sounds a bit like you have enabled the DHCP client list filter on the
> router.
>
> Have you checked that?
>
> If so, turn it off.
>
> Cheers
>
> Rob

DHCP was checked, I uncheked it but I still have no IP. Thank you.

DP

Hello,
I can see the key on the router end is being creates in HEX, I am typing
it in on the laptop as HEX as well. Not sure if there is anything special
that I need to do, I don't see why. I hope this is OK, but I have copied
what I have been looking at and the options I have to select from.

Wireless Settings

Wireless Network
Name (SSID):
Region: --- Select
Region ---AfricaAsiaAustraliaCanadaEuropeFranceIsraelJapanMe xicoSouth
AmericaUnited States
Channel: 0102030405060708091011
Mode: b onlyg onlyg and b108Mbps onlyAuto 108Mbps
--> Channel is really set to 11 & Mode to G & B

Security Options
Disable
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
WPA-PSK (Wi-Fi Protected Access Pre-Shared Key)

--> Not sure what WPA-PSK should be used for, I used WEP.

Security Encryption (WEP)
Authentication Type: AutomaticOpen SystemShared Key
--> Open System & Shred Key are the other 2 options under
Authentication Type


Encryption Strength: 64bit128bit152bit
--> 64 bit, 128 & 154bit are the options

Security Encryption (WEP) Key
Passphrase:
Key 1:
Key 2:
Key 3:
Key 4:

--> I enter any alpha numeric characters under the passphrase field,
click on Generate and it creates 4 diff keys, I select one and that is the
key that I enter on the laptop end.

what else is there? I can't see why this shouldn't work.

Any further suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

DP



"Sami Heikkinen" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:dmbsjv$6g1$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Try entering hex key, not as ascii key, on both ends. I have heard that
some
> products generate the key differently if ASCII format is used. So just
enter
> the keys manually, or generate the key on other end using ASCII key and
copy
> the produced hex key as such to the other end.
>
> BR, Sami
>
> "DP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:usaif.3640$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hello,
> > I have been accessing my Netgear WGT624 Wireless router with my
> > business
> > IBM ThinkPad G40 flawlessly, for a few months so far. However, my
wireless
> > home network is an unsecured one and anyone can access it. I went into
my
> > router configuration and enabled WEP 128bit (also tried 64bit)
encryption
> > and it generated a key for me to enter on the laptop end. My laptop
> > recognizes the signal and that it is a protected network. I enter the
> > security key and it end ups connecting but it states, "with limited or
no
> > connectivity." Under details it also states, "You might not be able to
> > access the Internet or some network resources. This problem occurred
> > because
> > the network did not assign a network address to the computer(laptop)."
> > When
> > I disable WEP security, I can see in the router configuration that the
> > laptop is assigned an available IP address. I cannot figure out why the
> > router is not providing my laptop an IP.
> > Any help would really be apprecieated.
> >
> > Thank you,
> > DP
> >
> >
>
>

DP wrote:

> Hello,
> I can see the key on the router end is being creates in HEX, I am
> typing it in on the laptop as HEX as well. Not sure if there is
> anything special that I need to do, I don't see why. I hope this is
> OK, but I have copied what I have been looking at and the options I
> have to select from.
>
> Wireless Settings
>
> Wireless Network
> Name (SSID):
> Region: --- Select
> Region ---AfricaAsiaAustraliaCanadaEuropeFranceIsraelJapanMe xicoSouth
> AmericaUnited States
> Channel: 0102030405060708091011
> Mode: b onlyg onlyg and b108Mbps onlyAuto 108Mbps
> --> Channel is really set to 11 & Mode to G & B
>
> Security Options
> Disable
> WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
> WPA-PSK (Wi-Fi Protected Access Pre-Shared Key)
>
> --> Not sure what WPA-PSK should be used for, I used WEP.
>
> Security Encryption (WEP)
> Authentication Type: AutomaticOpen SystemShared Key
> --> Open System & Shred Key are the other 2 options under
> Authentication Type
>
>
> Encryption Strength: 64bit128bit152bit
> --> 64 bit, 128 & 154bit are the options
>
> Security Encryption (WEP) Key
> Passphrase:
> Key 1:
> Key 2:
> Key 3:
> Key 4:
>
> --> I enter any alpha numeric characters under the passphrase
> field, click on Generate and it creates 4 diff keys, I select one and
> that is the key that I enter on the laptop end.
>
> what else is there? I can't see why this shouldn't work.
>
> Any further suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>
> DP
>
>
>
> "Sami Heikkinen" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> message news:dmbsjv$6g1$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Try entering hex key, not as ascii key, on both ends. I have heard
> > that
> some
> > products generate the key differently if ASCII format is used. So
> > just
> enter
> > the keys manually, or generate the key on other end using ASCII key
> > and
> copy
> > the produced hex key as such to the other end.
> >
> > BR, Sami
> >
> > "DP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:usaif.3640$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > Hello,
> > > I have been accessing my Netgear WGT624 Wireless router with my
> > > business
> > > IBM ThinkPad G40 flawlessly, for a few months so far. However, my
> wireless
> > > home network is an unsecured one and anyone can access it. I went
> > > into
> my
> > > router configuration and enabled WEP 128bit (also tried 64bit)
> encryption
> > > and it generated a key for me to enter on the laptop end. My
> > > laptop recognizes the signal and that it is a protected network.
> > > I enter the security key and it end ups connecting but it states,
> > > "with limited or
> no
> > > connectivity." Under details it also states, "You might not be
> > > able to access the Internet or some network resources. This
> > > problem occurred because
> > > the network did not assign a network address to the
> > > computer(laptop)." When
> > > I disable WEP security, I can see in the router configuration
> > > that the laptop is assigned an available IP address. I cannot
> > > figure out why the router is not providing my laptop an IP.
> > > Any help would really be apprecieated.
> > >
> > > Thank you,
> > > DP
> > >
> > >
> >
> >

Have you tried it with the firewall, antivirus off?

Is it in your list of trusted sites ?

Cheers

Rob