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Help required with simple network
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Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Jul 2004
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First of all, I know very little about networking. I am trying to link my main windows pc to my rev c powerbook. I bought a dlink modem and dlink wireless router. I have configured them in windows, and can connect to the internet. My powerbook appears to connect to the 'default' network, as it says 'connected' and the little meter at the top shows I am receiving full signal. However, when I open up safari, it says the server can't be found.
I don't really know what I'm doing; I just followed the instructions and have come this far, but just can't get the powerbook to access the internet. I appreciate that my lack of knowledge may make this post fairly vague, but any help would be much appreciated.
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Senior User
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: The Netherlands
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I had this issue by a friend this summer when I brought my iBook along. I my case it was her Dlink wireless WEP protection key was (default?) set to 64 bits, fine for Windows but a Mac only recognize 40 or 128 bits.
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I'm-a trying to wonder, wonder, wonder why you, wonder, wonder why you act so.
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Administrator  Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: San Antonio TX USA
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Originally posted by fhoubi:
I had this issue by a friend this summer when I brought my iBook along. I my case it was her Dlink wireless WEP protection key was (default?) set to 64 bits, fine for Windows but a Mac only recognize 40 or 128 bits.
There is no difference between 64-bit and 40-bit WEP. The equipment generates a 24-bit "session key," which is added to the 40-bit user key to create 64 bits of encryption key. with 128-bit WEP, the user key is actually only 104 bits, with the same 24-bit "session key" added by the equipment.
One problem a lot of people run into is that just about every other wireless manufacturer expects the key to be entered as hexidecimal, while it isn't always painfully obvious that AirPort's Admin Utility will take whatever you put in, and by default interpret it as text. With the more recent releases of Admin Utility, you can explicitly tell it to use the input as hex. To my knowledge, if you enter a dollar sign ($) before your entry, all versions of Admin Utility will interpret the entry as hex. This little compatibility issue-really more nomenclature than technical-has caused countless hours of problems for Apple customers. Try reentering your key with the dollar sign (or with the "Hex" box checked) and see if you can connect.
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Glenn -----
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