I am using a Belkin router (54G) on my main PC, I used WPA encryption to set up security password. After a little struggling, I configured my supporting PC to connect to the router. However, I am having problem to configure my laptop to connect to the router:
It is a Sony Viao, Window Me OS, I am using a Belkin Laptop Wireless Card 54g. After I opened the network configuration window of the wireless card, I can only find the options of WEP 64bit/128 bit or hexadecimal, but not WPA.
Can anybody please tell me was it the laptop wireless card or was it the Sony laptop which is unable to comply with WPA encryption? Or what should I do to get WPA encryption possible?
Thanks in advance for your help!
2007-03-19 06:04:17 · 5 answers · asked by Seeking 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
There is a workaround for operating systems that don't support wpa which is basically any system that is not XP.
Mcafee has a free version of their wireless protection which allows OS's that don't support wpa protection to run wpa.
I've used it on a 2k laptop with a belkin 802.11pre-n card & it works fine connecting to a belkin pre-n router running wpa.
All you have to do is download the Mcafee program, install it & run it. It works in the background after you configure it. It might take some tweaking but I can confirm it works.
BTW - Mcafee will keep trying to get you to buy their protection. Don't bother. The wpa program is free.
2007-03-19 10:21:49 · answer #1 · answered by low_on_ram 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The built-in wireless card probably doesn't support WPA. You can disable if and just use the Belkin card.
2007-03-19 06:14:25 · answer #2 · answered by OE "800" 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's strange: the Belkin card should support WPA since it supports 802.11g. See if there's a new WIN ME driver for your card on Belkin.com.
Otherwise, you'll have to reconfigure your router to just use WEP.
2007-03-19 09:48:08 · answer #3 · answered by CMass Stan 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
could be various themes: while you're on cable and did no longer extremely would desire to configure the instantaneous router, i might reset your router (would desire to be a small pin hollow someplace on back or backside, many times held approximately 10 seconds) and notice in case you will come again online. while you're on dsl that demands a username and password for pppoe authentication, you're able to desire to be certain if your dsl modem or now your router make that login. in case you dsl modem does, reset your router (like above). otherwise, there is a few thing happening with the workstation instantaneous drivers, make beneficial the drivers are put in for it. you could attempt going into your community Connections and correct click the instantaneous adapter and disable and then re-enable it (XP) or correct click and run a Diagnostic on it (Vista).
2016-10-01 04:22:59 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sorry to hear that you are using Windows ME. Microsoft isn't even proud of that one.
2007-03-19 06:16:42 · answer #5 · answered by up.tobat 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋