Wireless network connection

17 Apr 2009 2:31 PM

DWMHW

I am trying to set up my laptop to the BT wreless Modum and despite me
feeding in the 13 digit keyword Windows cannot configure the wireless
connection.

17 Apr 2009 5:43 PM

Tom E

"DWMHW" <DW***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:43ED5448-C413-4981-B10F-47AB0052C284@microsoft.com...
>I am trying to set up my laptop to the BT wreless Modum and despite me
> feeding in the 13 digit keyword Windows cannot configure the wireless
> connection.
>

disable any Firewall and network security software then try again. Use the
MS Network wizard once you have sorted out the encryption problem.

17 Apr 2009 11:08 PM

Lem

DWMHW wrote:

> I am trying to set up my laptop to the BT wreless Modum and despite me
> feeding in the 13 digit keyword Windows cannot configure the wireless
> connection.

Please report the error message exactly. If you are getting "Windows
cannot configure this wireless connection," that means that you need to
turn off the wireless configuration utility supplied by the manufacturer
of your laptop or your wireless adapter.

If that's not the error message you get, and you're just having
difficulty getting the password right, this may be because you are not
entering the correct thing.

It appears that you are attempting to use WEP encryption (you should use
WPA or WPA2 instead; WEP is not secure). The actual WEP "key" is a
string of hexadecimal characters generated according to some algorithm
when you enter your 13-digit password. The problem is that Windows
probably will not generate the same HEX value as your BT wireless
device. Get the actual HEX key and enter that in your laptop.

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