"Lee Ayres" <Lee Ay***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have a problem securing my WiFI network. Wyhen I use it in encrypted It
> nworks fine. However when I switch on either WEP or WPA security setting I
> can not get me LAptop to find the network. I have installed via the
> wireless
> setup wizard and entered in the correct key, but niether type of
> encryption
> works, and when I go and check out the settings the Key seemd to have
> changed
> in Microsoft. I have an Intel 220bg wirless network card in the laptop and
> have tried updating the driver and the software but it still does no work.
> I
> also have an e-tech Wifi router.
>
> Does anyone have a solution for a frustrated person,

> What version of Windows are you using?
>
> Also, is your router broadcasting its SSID (name)?  If you use XP and
> WEP/WPA encryption, your router needs to broadcast its SSID.
>
> Finally, if you are copy/paste-ing the key from your router's configuration
> screen, you may need to initially paste the key into notepad, copy the key
> from notepad, and only then paste it into XP's wireless utility.  I do not
> know if this is still the case, but XP could not accept HTML-formatted
> encryption keys (at least prior to SP2).
>
> -Yves
>
> "Lee Ayres" <Lee Ay***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C5F6CE40-D3AF-407A-8D5A-28E8CAFDCC75@microsoft.com...
>
>>I have a problem securing my WiFI network. Wyhen I use it in encrypted It
>>nworks fine. However when I switch on either WEP or WPA security setting I
>>can not get me LAptop to find the network. I have installed via the
>>wireless
>>setup wizard and entered in the correct key, but niether type of
>>encryption
>>works, and when I go and check out the settings the Key seemd to have
>>changed
>>in Microsoft. I have an Intel 220bg wirless network card in the laptop and
>>have tried updating the driver and the software but it still does no work.
>>I
>>also have an e-tech Wifi router.
>>
>>Does anyone have a solution for a frustrated person,
>
>
>