Unable to connect using WPA2

I am new to wireless so please bear with me. I set up my wireless router with
the help of my internet service provider but they automatically set it up to
WEP. I have my PC connected to the router via ethernet cable and also have a
laptop which connects via wireless card. Both connected fine. On checking the
internet the suggestion seems to be that WPA2 is better and also that I
should change the SSID. I went into the relevant site for my router and
changed the SSID and also the security code from WEP to WPA-ESK/WPA2-ESK. The
shared key that is recorded on my router came up. I then went onto the laptop
and found the "new" SSID and input the shared key. It tried to "connect" for
several minutes then went back to the screen. This happened each time I tried
it. As we need to use the laptop I went back and changed the code back to WEP
and again input the new "key" that came up. I got a message that it had
connected but it hadn't - everything was still shoing us not connected but a
"disconnect" option appeared?? Don't know if I am missing some part of it.
Now can't use the laptop at all. I understand that it may be that the laptop
doesn't take WPA2 - it is a few years old - but don't understand why I can't
get access using WEP now. Dop I have to take the "key" that comes up or can I
change it to some password of my own - or is this down to the router type? Am
confused - Any help would be appreciated.

Lula

Lula wrote:
> I am new to wireless so please bear with me. I set up my wireless router with
> the help of my internet service provider but they automatically set it up to
> WEP. I have my PC connected to the router via ethernet cable and also have a
> laptop which connects via wireless card. Both connected fine. On checking the
> internet the suggestion seems to be that WPA2 is better and also that I
> should change the SSID. I went into the relevant site for my router and
> changed the SSID and also the security code from WEP to WPA-ESK/WPA2-ESK. The
> shared key that is recorded on my router came up. I then went onto the laptop
> and found the "new" SSID and input the shared key. It tried to "connect" for
> several minutes then went back to the screen. This happened each time I tried
> it. As we need to use the laptop I went back and changed the code back to WEP
> and again input the new "key" that came up. I got a message that it had
> connected but it hadn't - everything was still shoing us not connected but a
> "disconnect" option appeared?? Don't know if I am missing some part of it.
> Now can't use the laptop at all. I understand that it may be that the laptop
> doesn't take WPA2 - it is a few years old - but don't understand why I can't
> get access using WEP now. Dop I have to take the "key" that comes up or can I
> change it to some password of my own - or is this down to the router type? Am
> confused - Any help would be appreciated.

"ESK" is not a standard abbreviation used in connection with wireless
encryption. Because the letter "E" is not near the letter "P" on a
standard QWERTY keyboard, this doesn't seem like a typo (what you
*should* be using is WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK).

What are the choices you are given when you go to configure the router's
configuration mode? And it would help if you identified the make and
model of the router.

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