Wireless Networking - Help with setting WEP keys in several devices

12-23-2005, 06:08 PM

I have a BT2100 wireless router/modem. It allows me to set either 13 ASCII
characters or 26 hex digits for each of 4 WEP 128 keys.

I have a Netgear MP101 music player which can be set to 128bit WEP key and
either 26 hex characters or a passphrase. Obvioulsy I set the 26 hex
characters and it connects to the network OK.

I now have a WinXP Pro SP2 laptop. When I try to connect to the wirelss
network it identifies that the network requires a WEP key but only allows one
key and does not seem to accept 26 characters for the key.

If I set the router to use 13 character ASCII key and enter the first key in
the Laptop then it will connect to the network, but now the MP101 won't as it
is expecting a 26 character hex key. (I tried converting the ASCII key to hex
and using that but it does not seem to work).

So it seems I can either the laptop or the MP101 to the network wirelessly
but not both. Any ideas how I solve this problem?

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12-24-2005, 07:49 PM

Try the Wireless setup wizard of XP.
At the end, have it print out the key and enter that key into the router
(since your router does not support config thru USB flash drive)
--PA

"Phantom cyclist" <Phantom > wrote in message
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>I have a BT2100 wireless router/modem. It allows me to set either 13 ASCII
> characters or 26 hex digits for each of 4 WEP 128 keys.
>
> I have a Netgear MP101 music player which can be set to 128bit WEP key and
> either 26 hex characters or a passphrase. Obvioulsy I set the 26 hex
> characters and it connects to the network OK.
>
> I now have a WinXP Pro SP2 laptop. When I try to connect to the wirelss
> network it identifies that the network requires a WEP key but only allows one
> key and does not seem to accept 26 characters for the key.
>
> If I set the router to use 13 character ASCII key and enter the first key in
> the Laptop then it will connect to the network, but now the MP101 won't as it
> is expecting a 26 character hex key. (I tried converting the ASCII key to hex
> and using that but it does not seem to work).
>
> So it seems I can either the laptop or the MP101 to the network wirelessly
> but not both. Any ideas how I solve this problem?
>
>

Pavel A.

12-24-2005, 07:49 PM	#2
Pavel A. Posts: n/a	Re: Help with setting WEP keys in several devices Try the Wireless setup wizard of XP. At the end, have it print out the key and enter that key into the router (since your router does not support config thru USB flash drive) --PA "Phantom cyclist" <Phantom > wrote in message news:02D5E214-F9AD-47DE-93E4-... >I have a BT2100 wireless router/modem. It allows me to set either 13 ASCII > characters or 26 hex digits for each of 4 WEP 128 keys. > > I have a Netgear MP101 music player which can be set to 128bit WEP key and > either 26 hex characters or a passphrase. Obvioulsy I set the 26 hex > characters and it connects to the network OK. > > I now have a WinXP Pro SP2 laptop. When I try to connect to the wirelss > network it identifies that the network requires a WEP key but only allows one > key and does not seem to accept 26 characters for the key. > > If I set the router to use 13 character ASCII key and enter the first key in > the Laptop then it will connect to the network, but now the MP101 won't as it > is expecting a 26 character hex key. (I tried converting the ASCII key to hex > and using that but it does not seem to work). > > So it seems I can either the laptop or the MP101 to the network wirelessly > but not both. Any ideas how I solve this problem? > > Pavel A.

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12-23-2005, 06:08 PM	#1
	Help with setting WEP keys in several devices I have a BT2100 wireless router/modem. It allows me to set either 13 ASCII characters or 26 hex digits for each of 4 WEP 128 keys. I have a Netgear MP101 music player which can be set to 128bit WEP key and either 26 hex characters or a passphrase. Obvioulsy I set the 26 hex characters and it connects to the network OK. I now have a WinXP Pro SP2 laptop. When I try to connect to the wirelss network it identifies that the network requires a WEP key but only allows one key and does not seem to accept 26 characters for the key. If I set the router to use 13 character ASCII key and enter the first key in the Laptop then it will connect to the network, but now the MP101 won't as it is expecting a 26 character hex key. (I tried converting the ASCII key to hex and using that but it does not seem to work). So it seems I can either the laptop or the MP101 to the network wirelessly but not both. Any ideas how I solve this problem? =?Utf-8?B?UGhhbnRvbSBjeWNsaXN0?=