WPA- Personal, TKIP Problem with Laptop

Netgear Router = WPN 824v2
OS = Windows Vista

Security Type = WPA - Personal
Encryption Type = TKIP

When booting up my Laptop, it sometimes fails to connect to my home network.
Asking the computer to "Diagnose" the problem, I get the error message "The
wireless network security key is not correct." Knowing that the security
code is correct, I still decide to retype in the key, using the method where
the key can be read while I type it in so as to not make a typing mistake.
The key I type in is rejected and the network fails to connect. I am not
typing in the wrong key by mistake.

Is there a solution to this problem?

Russ Coover

Hi
First disable the security in your Wireless Router and make sure that you
can connect with No security filters.
If you can not connect this might help, http://www.ezlan.net/wireless.html
Once you are connected set the Security in the Router, and then in the
computer.
When setting the Router it is advisable to connect to the Router via cable
rather than Wireless connection.
From the weakest to the strongest, Wireless security capacity is.
No Security
MAC______(Band Aid if nothing else is available).
WEP64____(Easy, to "Break" by knowledgeable people).
WEP128___(A little Harder, but "Hackable" too).
WPA-PSK__(Very Hard to Break).
WPA-AES__(Not functionally Breakable)
WPA2____ (Not functionally Breakable).
Note 1: WPA-AES the the current entry level rendition of WPA2.
Note 2: If you use WinXP and did not updated it you would have to download
the WPA2 patch from Microsoft. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/893357
The documentation of your Wireless devices (Wireless Router, and Wireless
Computer's Card) should state the type of security that is available with
your Wireless hardware.
All devices MUST be set to the same security level using the same pass
phrase.
Therefore the security must be set according what ever is the best possible
of one of the Wireless devices.
I.e. even if most of your system might be capable to be configured to the
max. with WPA2, but one device is only capable to be configured to max . of
WEP, to whole system must be configured to WEP.
If you need more good security and one device (like a Wireless card that can
do WEP only) is holding better security for the whole Network, replace the
device with a better one.
Setting Wireless Security - http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Security.html
Jack (MVP-Networking).

"Russ" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:707B90B6-DBF0-4EDC-BA8C-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Netgear Router = WPN 824v2
> OS = Windows Vista
>
> Security Type = WPA - Personal
> Encryption Type = TKIP
>
> When booting up my Laptop, it sometimes fails to connect to my home
> network. Asking the computer to "Diagnose" the problem, I get the error
> message "The wireless network security key is not correct." Knowing that
> the security code is correct, I still decide to retype in the key, using
> the method where the key can be read while I type it in so as to not make
> a typing mistake. The key I type in is rejected and the network fails to
> connect. I am not typing in the wrong key by mistake.
>
> Is there a solution to this problem?
>
> Russ Coover

Thanks, Jack.

As you suggested, I reset the router and set the security to WPA-AES. All
three computers on the wireless network are various versions of Vista
(Ultimate, Home Pro, and Business), all are in the same Workgroup, and all
have the same passphrase. I also set it up so that the name of the network
(which was changed) is not broadcast and have changed the routers default
password to something other than "password" as I believe a neighborhood
hacker has tried to break in on the network. I'm not usually paranoid, but
strange things seemed to have happened recently, thus all the security.

The changes all seem to work and my laptop is back on the wireless network.
I just hope it stays that way. I don't want to go through this again.

Russ Coover

"Jack (MVP-Networking)." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi
> First disable the security in your Wireless Router and make sure that you
> can connect with No security filters.
> If you can not connect this might help, http://www.ezlan.net/wireless.html
> Once you are connected set the Security in the Router, and then in the
> computer.
> When setting the Router it is advisable to connect to the Router via cable
> rather than Wireless connection.
> From the weakest to the strongest, Wireless security capacity is.
> No Security
> MAC______(Band Aid if nothing else is available).
> WEP64____(Easy, to "Break" by knowledgeable people).
> WEP128___(A little Harder, but "Hackable" too).
> WPA-PSK__(Very Hard to Break).
> WPA-AES__(Not functionally Breakable)
> WPA2____ (Not functionally Breakable).
> Note 1: WPA-AES the the current entry level rendition of WPA2.
> Note 2: If you use WinXP and did not updated it you would have to download
> the WPA2 patch from Microsoft. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/893357
> The documentation of your Wireless devices (Wireless Router, and Wireless
> Computer's Card) should state the type of security that is available with
> your Wireless hardware.
> All devices MUST be set to the same security level using the same pass
> phrase.
> Therefore the security must be set according what ever is the best
> possible of one of the Wireless devices.
> I.e. even if most of your system might be capable to be configured to the
> max. with WPA2, but one device is only capable to be configured to max .
> of WEP, to whole system must be configured to WEP.
> If you need more good security and one device (like a Wireless card that
> can do WEP only) is holding better security for the whole Network, replace
> the device with a better one.
> Setting Wireless Security - http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Security.html
> Jack (MVP-Networking).
>
> "Russ" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:707B90B6-DBF0-4EDC-BA8C-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Netgear Router = WPN 824v2
>> OS = Windows Vista
>>
>> Security Type = WPA - Personal
>> Encryption Type = TKIP
>>
>> When booting up my Laptop, it sometimes fails to connect to my home
>> network. Asking the computer to "Diagnose" the problem, I get the error
>> message "The wireless network security key is not correct." Knowing that
>> the security code is correct, I still decide to retype in the key, using
>> the method where the key can be read while I type it in so as to not make
>> a typing mistake. The key I type in is rejected and the network fails to
>> connect. I am not typing in the wrong key by mistake.
>>
>> Is there a solution to this problem?
>>
>> Russ Coover
>