[morage_key_ring]

Hi People,

I've got a Belkin wireless G modem router. we have 4 computers in the house - 1 macbook air, 1 pc, 2 macbooks.

When I have security setup in the router (wpa/wpa2), both macbooks can't access the internet even though it says it is connected to the network. macbook air and pc is ok wirelessly.

When I disable security, all computers can go online.

Please help, what am I doing wrong?

Thanks

[ibook_steve]

I hate wireless security. This is exactly why I don't use it.

If your wireless settings are the same on all machines, there's no reason why the MBs can't access. Are you, perhaps, filtering traffic or allowing only certain MAC (hardware) addresses to connect to the router?

Steve

[morage_key_ring]

Hi,

Thanks for the reply. but I have tried all possible solutions and had everything doubled checked with flat mates. also been on the phone with apple technical support and belkin tech support. both are as clueless.

But i have came up with the solution of taking off security but not have the network name broadcasted. so far this is the only way i can have internet without having to plug myself in...

[ghporter]

Start with some basics. You say it all works without the security enabled, so that means all the hardware is good to go. Try setting the router for WPA and give it a very simple passphrase (something like "mytestpass"), then see if it works. Move it to WPA2 and try again, also with a very simple passphrase. If it works for both of those tests, then it's not the encryption giving you a problem either.

One thing that has always been a problem for me has been making sure that keys and passphrases get typed in properly, especially "good" ones (long and complex is good here). So I don't type them in. I generate really random keys with some tool or other (an online example is the Security Guide for Windows password tool or you could use a widget like Entropy) then paste the passphrases/keys into a text document, and save that document to a USB memory stick. Now, instead of typing the key, you just copy/paste it and it's ALWAYS correctly entered. Give that a try if you have success with the simple, test keys.