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Netbook, back again
Having another attempt to get this netbook working on wi-fi.
It connects to the web if connected to the ethernet cable. I have been putting in the various codes / passwords for the router but then get this message..... "It is asking for a network password needs to be 40bits or 104bits depending on your network configuration. This can be entered as a 5 or 13 ascii characters or 10 or 26 hexadecimal characters". The above does not relate to anything on the router label, I have tried all the numbers/passwords to no avail. Anyone know what or where I get this? |
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On 07/07/2019 09:28, ss wrote:
Having another attempt to get this netbook working on wi-fi. It connects to the web if connected to the ethernet cable. I have been putting in the various codes / passwords for the router but then get this message..... "It is asking for a network password needs to be 40bits or 104bits depending on your network configuration. This can be entered as a 5 or 13 ascii characters or 10 or 26 hexadecimal characters". The above does not relate to anything on the router label, I have tried all the numbers/passwords to no avail. Anyone know what or where I get this? Do you even understand how to log in to your router and check what the wifi password is set to? Or set a new one? -- The biggest threat to humanity comes from socialism, which has utterly diverted our attention away from what really matters to our existential survival, to indulging in navel gazing and faux moral investigations into what the world ought to be, whilst we fail utterly to deal with what it actually is. |
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Having another attempt to get this netbook working on wi-fi. "It is asking for a network password needs to be 40bits or 104bits sounds like the router is configured to use the ancient (horribly broken) WEP encryption, can you reconfigure the router to use WPA or WPA2 encryption? |
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On 07/07/2019 09:43, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 07/07/2019 09:28, ss wrote: Having another attempt to get this netbook working on wi-fi. It connects to the web if connected to the ethernet cable. I have been putting in the various codes / passwords for the router but then get this message..... "It is asking for a network password needs to be 40bits or 104bits depending on your network configuration. This can be entered as a 5 or 13 ascii characters or 10 or 26 hexadecimal characters". The above does not relate to anything on the router label, I have tried all the numbers/passwords to no avail. Anyone know what or where I get this? Do you even understand how to log in to your router and check what the wifi password is set to? Or set a new one? Because it sure looks like your router is set up for WEP when it ought to be WPA2/PSK. -- €śA leader is best When people barely know he exists. Of a good leader, who talks little,When his work is done, his aim fulfilled,They will say, €śWe did this ourselves.€ť €• Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching |
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Netbook, back again
On 07/07/2019 09:46, Andy Burns wrote:
ss wrote: Having another attempt to get this netbook working on wi-fi. "It is asking for a network password needs to be 40bits or 104bits sounds like the router is configured to use the ancient (horribly broken) WEP encryption, can you reconfigure the router to use WPA or WPA2 encryption? Without guidance I would answer no to reconfiguring. Worth mentioning my PC and various laptops,ipads etc all work ok from the same wi-fi signal, it is just this one netbook that fails. |
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ss wrote:
Without guidance I would answer no to reconfiguring. do you know the ip address of the router? when connected via wired ethernet, what is default gateway and//or dns server address, in a home that's 99% going to be the router ... point ypur web browser at that ip address e.g. http://192.168.1.254 does it ask you to login? do you know the admin username/password, not the wifi password? Worth mentioning my PC and various laptops,ipads etc all work ok from the same wi-fi signal, it is just this one netbook that fails. worth mentioning that if your router is on WEP and you change it to WPA2 (a good thing) you'll have to re-enter the wifi password into all those other devices to get them to re-connect. |
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Netbook, back again
Jethro_uk wrote:
I vaguely recall the previous thread. Have you got any devices using WiFi with this router working *as I type* ? Remembering the previous thread, is the "dodgy" laptop the only device running WinXP? |
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Netbook, back again
On 07/07/2019 10:40, Jethro_uk wrote:
On Sun, 07 Jul 2019 09:28:48 +0100, ss wrote: Having another attempt to get this netbook working on wi-fi. I vaguely recall the previous thread. Have you got any devices using WiFi with this router working *as I type* ? What is the make and model of the router? |
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Netbook, back again
On 07/07/2019 10:25, ss wrote:
On 07/07/2019 09:46, Andy Burns wrote: ss wrote: Having another attempt to get this netbook working on wi-fi. "It is asking for a network password needs to be 40bits or 104bits sounds like the router is configured to use the ancient (horribly broken) WEP encryption, can you reconfigure the router to use WPA or WPA2 encryption? Without guidance I would answer no to reconfiguring. Worth mentioning my PC and various laptops,ipads etc all work ok from the same wi-fi signal, it is just this one netbook that fails. Give up. You are too stupid to own a netbook Maybe your netbook is configured to try and use WEP? And the router supports both. Maybe your netbook can ONLY supprt WEP, in which case you need to slap a wifi dongle in it But since we dont know - what make the netbook is - what operating system it is running - what router it is trying to connect to it is all mere speculation. -- €śThose who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.€ť €• Voltaire, Questions sur les Miracles Ă* M. Claparede, Professeur de ThĂ©ologie Ă* Genève, par un Proposant: Ou Extrait de Diverses Lettres de M. de Voltaire |
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On 07/07/2019 10:40, Jethro_uk wrote:
On Sun, 07 Jul 2019 09:28:48 +0100, ss wrote: Having another attempt to get this netbook working on wi-fi. I vaguely recall the previous thread. Have you got any devices using WiFi with this router working *as I type* ? Yes several and all working, the netbook also worked ok until beginning of June turned on after a couple of months and not working. |
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On 07/07/2019 10:43, Andy Burns wrote:
Jethro_uk wrote: I vaguely recall the previous thread. Have you got any devices using WiFi with this router working *as I type* ? Remembering the previous thread, is the "dodgy" laptop the only device running WinXP? No, most are but I also have a laptop rarely used that has xp and works ok. |
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Netbook, back again
On 07/07/2019 10:46, GB wrote:
On 07/07/2019 10:40, Jethro_uk wrote: On Sun, 07 Jul 2019 09:28:48 +0100, ss wrote: Having another attempt to get this netbook working on wi-fi. I vaguely recall the previous thread. Have you got any devices using WiFi with this router working *as I type* ? What is the make and model of the router? Router: https://imgur.com/wOf8ffd Netbook is an Asus. |
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Netbook, back again
On Sun, 7 Jul 2019 09:28:48 +0100, ss wrote:
Having another attempt to get this netbook working on wi-fi. It connects to the web if connected to the ethernet cable. So that tells us it is able to handle TCPIP on the wired port. I can't remember if you set static entries for the Ethernet but if you didn't that would suggest DCHP was also working ok. I have been putting in the various codes / passwords for the router but then get this message..... That worries me. There is (normally) only *one* right code and it shouldn't be a lottery. It is also case sensitive so you must follow that as well. "It is asking for a network password needs to be 40bits or 104bits depending on your network configuration. This can be entered as a 5 or 13 ascii characters or 10 or 26 hexadecimal characters". As others have said it suggests it thinks the router is using WEP and whilst that shouldn't be a problem re connection, it isn't an ideal solution in general. The above does not relate to anything on the router label, I have tried all the numbers/passwords to no avail. See above. Anyone know what or where I get this? What I would still like to hear is that you have booted that netbook from a Linux USB live image and that the wireless connects (or doesn't). [1] A successful connection would prove two things. 1) You are using the right 'code' and 2) the hardware is compatible. That's not to say that the Windows drivers were correct ... and I have had it where an automagically installed (WiFi in this case) driver doesn't work whereas the one from the WiFi card manufacturer does. As an aside ... I have also replaced WiFi cards with devices that were 'Linux Compatible' (OOTB) as it was often easier than trying to get them working in Linux. ;-) Cheers, T i m p.s. How well did you get on connecting the Netbook to someone else's (friend / family / iNetCafe) router? [1] It's only a few clicks to make a bootable Linux USB stick ... 1) Download this file: http://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/w...mate-32bit.iso 2) Download and install this USB imaging software (others are available): https://unetbootin.github.io/ Open the link here and follow the steps: https://unetbootin.github.io/#install Just make sure you have selected the right USB device before hitting Go! ;-) Reboot the netbook with the USB stick plugged in and see if you get the option to boot from it with the popup boot options (F10 etc)? If it boots, use the 'Try' (not install) option and once at the desktop, see if the networking icon shows any WiFi networks and if it does and it shows yours, can you connect to it. |
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Netbook, back again
On Sun, 7 Jul 2019 11:37:51 +0100, ss wrote:
snip Router: https://imgur.com/wOf8ffd A dual band Wireless cable router. ;-) I also have a VM Hub and the first thing I did with it is put it into 'Modem Mode' and use my own router. I think there are some things you can do re making it less fussy (as a WiFi router) but I can't remember what. Cheers, T i m p.s. If the netbook 'worked on that router before but doesn't now', it could be a firmware update to the router that has affected it: https://www.expertreviews.co.uk/wire...a-hub-3-review "To be fair, Virgin's been working on that issue. In March 2019, the company announced a major firmware update to the Hub 3, including three new measures aimed at improving performance. These are automatic channel-switching, which tries to minimise wireless interference by switching away from congested radio frequencies; band steering, which shunts devices from the 2.4GHz band onto the faster 5GHz band wherever possible; and a new "airtime fairness" feature that prevents any individual device from monopolising the airwaves and slowing everything else down." |
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Netbook, back again
On 07/07/2019 11:59, T i m wrote:
On Sun, 7 Jul 2019 11:37:51 +0100, ss wrote: snip Router: https://imgur.com/wOf8ffd A dual band Wireless cable router. ;-) I also have a VM Hub and the first thing I did with it is put it into 'Modem Mode' and use my own router. I think there are some things you can do re making it less fussy (as a WiFi router) but I can't remember what. Cheers, T i m p.s. If the netbook 'worked on that router before but doesn't now', it could be a firmware update to the router that has affected it: https://www.expertreviews.co.uk/wire...a-hub-3-review "To be fair, Virgin's been working on that issue. In March 2019, the company announced a major firmware update to the Hub 3, including three new measures aimed at improving performance. These are automatic channel-switching, which tries to minimise wireless interference by switching away from congested radio frequencies; band steering, which shunts devices from the 2.4GHz band onto the faster 5GHz band wherever possible; and a new "airtime fairness" feature that prevents any individual device from monopolising the airwaves and slowing everything else down." A couple of points to add. The label says how to access the settings page. Type the "http.... " into the address bar of your browser. Is the Asus netbook able to see the router on 5GHz? It may only have 2.4. |
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Netbook, back again
On 07/07/2019 11:37, ss wrote:
On 07/07/2019 10:46, GB wrote: On 07/07/2019 10:40, Jethro_uk wrote: On Sun, 07 Jul 2019 09:28:48 +0100, ss wrote: Having another attempt to get this netbook working on wi-fi. I vaguely recall the previous thread. Have you got any devices using WiFi with this router working *as I type* ? What is the make and model of the router? Router: https://imgur.com/wOf8ffd Netbook is an Asus. well you have scrubbed out the network password If the netbook USED to work then either its capable of running WPA or the router used to run WEP as well. Probanbly BT reconfigured the router so it doesn't, for security reasons. 'Netbook is an Asus' is about as informative as 'car is a Ford' Why is this so hard? Make and MODEL number. -- The theory of Communism may be summed up in one sentence: Abolish all private property. Karl Marx |
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On 07/07/2019 12:58, GB wrote:
On 07/07/2019 11:59, T i m wrote: On Sun, 7 Jul 2019 11:37:51 +0100, ss wrote: snip Router: https://imgur.com/wOf8ffd A dual band Wireless cable router. ;-) I also have a VM Hub and the first thing I did with it is put it into 'Modem Mode' and use my own router. I think there are some things you can do re making it less fussy (as a WiFi router) but I can't remember what. Cheers, T i m p.s. If the netbook 'worked on that router before but doesn't now', it could be a firmware update to the router that has affected it: https://www.expertreviews.co.uk/wire...a-hub-3-review "To be fair, Virgin's been working on that issue. In March 2019, the company announced a major firmware update to the Hub 3, including three new measures aimed at improving performance. These are automatic channel-switching, which tries to minimise wireless interference by switching away from congested radio frequencies; band steering, which shunts devices from the 2.4GHz band onto the faster 5GHz band wherever possible; and a new "airtime fairness" feature that prevents any individual device from monopolising the airwaves and slowing everything else down." A couple of points to add.Â* The label says how to access the settings page. Type the "http.... " into the address bar of your browser. Is the Asus netbook able to see the router on 5GHz?Â* It may only have 2.4. Irrelevant. What is clear is that te netbook is seeing the wifi and trying to connect using WEP which is insecure and not really recommended and may not in fact even work. BT - I assume its a BT POS router - dont even put WEP network passwords on the router. Only WPA2 Hmm. After googling some more it appears that POS is probebly right and BT routers seem to start to die and this is possibly a symptom My guess is uts a home hub 3? Id try asking BT for a newer one -- €śIt is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.€ť €• Voltaire, The Age of Louis XIV |
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The Natural Philosopher wrote:
ss wrote: https://imgur.com/wOf8ffd My guess is uts a home hub 3? All the occurrences of "VM" in the model name and SSID are a clue ... |
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Netbook, back again
"ss" wrote in message ... On 07/07/2019 10:43, Andy Burns wrote: Jethro_uk wrote: I vaguely recall the previous thread. Have you got any devices using WiFi with this router working *as I type* ? Remembering the previous thread, is the "dodgy" laptop the only device running WinXP? No, most are but I also have a laptop rarely used that has xp and works ok. XP can be very unhelpful error message wise when the problem is as basic as the password failing because you have failed to save it in the router and the router has been power cycled. |
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How secure wep is really depends on what you use as a password.
As I say early systems would allow you to run them with none at all. Brian -- ----- -- This newsgroup posting comes to you directly from... The Sofa of Brian Gaff... Blind user, so no pictures please Note this Signature is meaningless.! "The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message ... On 07/07/2019 09:43, The Natural Philosopher wrote: On 07/07/2019 09:28, ss wrote: Having another attempt to get this netbook working on wi-fi. It connects to the web if connected to the ethernet cable. I have been putting in the various codes / passwords for the router but then get this message..... "It is asking for a network password needs to be 40bits or 104bits depending on your network configuration. This can be entered as a 5 or 13 ascii characters or 10 or 26 hexadecimal characters". The above does not relate to anything on the router label, I have tried all the numbers/passwords to no avail. Anyone know what or where I get this? Do you even understand how to log in to your router and check what the wifi password is set to? Or set a new one? Because it sure looks like your router is set up for WEP when it ought to be WPA2/PSK. -- "A leader is best When people barely know he exists. Of a good leader, who talks little,When his work is done, his aim fulfilled,They will say, "We did this ourselves." ? Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching |
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On Sun, 7 Jul 2019 14:44:26 +0100, Andy Burns
wrote: The Natural Philosopher wrote: ss wrote: https://imgur.com/wOf8ffd My guess is uts a home hub 3? All the occurrences of "VM" in the model name and SSID are a clue ... And means you don't have to 'guess' anything of course. ;-) Cheers, T i m |
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More Heavy Trolling by Senile Nym-Shifting Rodent Speed!
On Mon, 8 Jul 2019 04:34:36 +1000, Jack98, better known as cantankerous
trolling senile geezer Rodent Speed, wrote No, most are but I also have a laptop rarely used that has xp and works ok. XP can be very Looks like you feel you are in ss's killfile, eh, you nym-shifting senile trolling asshole? G -- Sqwertz to Rot Speed: "This is just a hunch, but I'm betting you're kinda an argumentative asshole. MID: |
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On 07/07/2019 19:34, Jack98 wrote:
"ss" wrote in message ... On 07/07/2019 10:43, Andy Burns wrote: Jethro_uk wrote: I vaguely recall the previous thread. Have you got any devices using WiFi with this router working *as I type* ? Remembering the previous thread, is the "dodgy" laptop the only device running WinXP? No, most are but I also have a laptop rarely used that has xp and works ok. XP can be very unhelpful error message wise when the problem is as basic as the password failing because you have failed to save it in the router and the router has been power cycled. On one of my XP laptops, it is necessary to run services.msc from command.com and then page down to turn on networking. Sorry, can't remember the exact details because it's under a great pile of junk at the moment. |
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Netbook, back again
On 07/07/2019 11:50, T i m wrote:
p.s. How well did you get on connecting the Netbook to someone else's (friend / family / iNetCafe) router? Seriously Tim me even thinking about trying Linux would be suicidal, I am prety much out of my depth with this already. As yet I have not tried using a friends wi-fi as I have been away for a couple of weeks I can hopefully get a neighbour to try for me. |
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Netbook, back again
On Sun, 7 Jul 2019 23:43:29 +0100, ss wrote:
On 07/07/2019 11:50, T i m wrote: p.s. How well did you get on connecting the Netbook to someone else's (friend / family / iNetCafe) router? Seriously Tim me even thinking about trying Linux would be suicidal, I am prety much out of my depth with this already. Hmm, the thing is, I'd say it would probably be easier (assuming everything worked as it should) for you to 'use Linux as a test tool' (you wouldn't be 'trying Linux' as such) than it would for you to fault find this situation in a logical / professional manner. It really is just a matter of a few mouse clicks so if not now, I'd still recommend you doing it (or getting someone to do it for you) for the test tool it will then give you. You might even appreciate it as an OS for basic Web browsing etc. ;-) As yet I have not tried using a friends wi-fi as I have been away for a couple of weeks I can hopefully get a neighbour to try for me. Ok. Let us know how you get on. Cheers, T i m |
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Netbook, back again
ss wrote:
On 07/07/2019 09:46, Andy Burns wrote: ss wrote: Having another attempt to get this netbook working on wi-fi. "It is asking for a network password needs to be 40bits or 104bits sounds like the router is configured to use the ancient (horribly broken) WEP encryption, can you reconfigure the router to use WPA or WPA2 encryption? Without guidance I would answer no to reconfiguring. Worth mentioning my PC and various laptops,ipads etc all work ok from the same wi-fi signal, it is just this one netbook that fails. If the machine is running XP, check SP3 is installed. It is a long time since I dabbled with Windows but Im pretty sure this problem can be caused by a lack of updates. (A WEP/WPA(2) issue is also a possibility, as has been suggested.) -- Corbyn & the EU, the Nazis next step: "Our aim was Europe a nation. Our faith European Socialism" Mosley "My Life" autobiography 1957. |
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Netbook, back again
On 07/07/2019 09:51, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 07/07/2019 09:43, The Natural Philosopher wrote: On 07/07/2019 09:28, ss wrote: Having another attempt to get this netbook working on wi-fi. It connects to the web if connected to the ethernet cable. I have been putting in the various codes / passwords for the router but then get this message..... "It is asking for a network password needs to be 40bits or 104bits depending on your network configuration. This can be entered as a 5 or 13 ascii characters or 10 or 26 hexadecimal characters". The above does not relate to anything on the router label, I have tried all the numbers/passwords to no avail. Anyone know what or where I get this? Do you even understand how to log in to your router and check what the wifi password is set to? Or set a new one? Because it sure looks like your router is set up for WEP when it ought toÂ* be WPA2/PSK. I'd agree this looks like WEP, but it sounds to me like the netbook may be only able to handle WEP while the router is proably WPA/WPA2-PSK. |
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Netbook, back again
On 08/07/2019 06:40, Brian Reay wrote:
ss wrote: On 07/07/2019 09:46, Andy Burns wrote: ss wrote: Having another attempt to get this netbook working on wi-fi. "It is asking for a network password needs to be 40bits or 104bits sounds like the router is configured to use the ancient (horribly broken) WEP encryption, can you reconfigure the router to use WPA or WPA2 encryption? Without guidance I would answer no to reconfiguring. Worth mentioning my PC and various laptops,ipads etc all work ok from the same wi-fi signal, it is just this one netbook that fails. If the machine is running XP, check SP3 is installed. It is a long time since I dabbled with Windows but Im pretty sure this problem can be caused by a lack of updates. (A WEP/WPA(2) issue is also a possibility, as has been suggested.) WEP/WPA is not so much a possibility as a certainty. The error messages is a WEP error For whatever reason the combination is trying to use WEP. -- €śIdeas are inherently conservative. They yield not to the attack of other ideas but to the massive onslaught of circumstance" - John K Galbraith |
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Netbook, back again
On 08/07/2019 08:52, Chris Bartram wrote:
On 07/07/2019 09:51, The Natural Philosopher wrote: On 07/07/2019 09:43, The Natural Philosopher wrote: On 07/07/2019 09:28, ss wrote: Having another attempt to get this netbook working on wi-fi. It connects to the web if connected to the ethernet cable. I have been putting in the various codes / passwords for the router but then get this message..... "It is asking for a network password needs to be 40bits or 104bits depending on your network configuration. This can be entered as a 5 or 13 ascii characters or 10 or 26 hexadecimal characters". The above does not relate to anything on the router label, I have tried all the numbers/passwords to no avail. Anyone know what or where I get this? Do you even understand how to log in to your router and check what the wifi password is set to? Or set a new one? Because it sure looks like your router is set up for WEP when it ought toÂ* be WPA2/PSK. I'd agree this looks like WEP, but it sounds to me like the netbook may be only able to handle WEP while the router is proably WPA/WPA2-PSK. That doesnt answer why this has suddenly happened though. It would have to be a mighty OLD piece of hardware not to do WPA. I borowed an EEpc an that did WPA But as usual we dont know amything about the notebook other than its an asus, becaiuse the original poster hasn't deigned to tell us. -- "Strange as it seems, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and higher education positively fortifies it." - Stephen Vizinczey |
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On 08/07/2019 11:42, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 08/07/2019 08:52, Chris Bartram wrote: I'd agree this looks like WEP, but it sounds to me like the netbook may be only able to handle WEP while the router is proably WPA/WPA2-PSK. That doesnt answer why this has suddenly happened though. It would have to be a mighty OLD piece of hardware not to do WPA. I borowed an EEpc an that did WPA Agreed. I've not booted my old EeePC in a long time... But as usual we dont know amything about the notebook other than its an asus, becaiuse the originalÂ* poster hasn't deigned to tell us. Quite. |
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On 08/07/2019 08:52, Chris Bartram wrote:
I'd agree this looks like WEP, but it sounds to me like the netbook may be only able to handle WEP while the router is proably WPA/WPA2-PSK. The netbook was working before from that router. |
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On 08/07/2019 11:42, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
But as usual we dont know amything about the notebook other than its an asus, becaiuse the originalÂ* poster hasn't deigned to tell us. It is an Asus Eee PC 1001P running win xp. |
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Netbook, back again
On 08/07/2019 13:17, ss wrote:
On 08/07/2019 08:52, Chris Bartram wrote: I'd agree this looks like WEP, but it sounds to me like the netbook may be only able to handle WEP while the router is proably WPA/WPA2-PSK. The netbook was working before from that router. Yes. which is weird. Either the router used to handle WEP or te netbook used to talk WPA. On or the other has (been?) changed... So now you are here, what operating system and exact model of netbook is it? -- A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes. |
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Netbook, back again
On 08/07/2019 13:19, ss wrote:
On 08/07/2019 11:42, The Natural Philosopher wrote: But as usual we dont know amything about the notebook other than its an asus, becaiuse the originalÂ* poster hasn't deigned to tell us. It is an Asus Eee PC 1001P running win xp. which service pack?, needs to be 2 or 3 to get WPA. https://www.asus.com/Laptops/Eee_PC_...Desk_Download/ has a series of latest drivers for that including the wifi driver. However it does look like you can go into windows networking and select which protocol to use I just fired up XP in my virtial box and went to control panbel and tild it to set up a new wifi connection. It gave me the (unticked) option of using WPA (WPA-2 is only available with service pack 3 which is too big for a netbook really) So I suggest that you delete existing wifi connections and use the wizard to set up a new one, ticking the WPA box and using the SSID and password on your router when asked -- €śThe fundamental cause of the trouble in the modern world today is that the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt." - Bertrand Russell |
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Netbook, back again
On 07/07/2019 14:32, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 07/07/2019 11:37, ss wrote: On 07/07/2019 10:46, GB wrote: On 07/07/2019 10:40, Jethro_uk wrote: On Sun, 07 Jul 2019 09:28:48 +0100, ss wrote: Having another attempt to get this netbook working on wi-fi. I vaguely recall the previous thread. Have you got any devices using WiFi with this router working *as I type* ? What is the make and model of the router? Router: https://imgur.com/wOf8ffd Netbook is an Asus. well you have scrubbed out the network password If the netbook USED to work then either its capable of running WPA or the router used to run WEP as well. Probanbly BT reconfigured the router so it doesn't, for security reasons. 'Netbook is an Asus' is about as informative as 'car is a Ford' Why is this so hard? Make and MODEL number. I would bet (as it looks to be a Virgin "super" hub), VM have pushed new firmware to it since the netbook last worked and it no longer supports an encryption scheme it used to. VM have been making a lot of noise about their new "intelligent" wifi. yet another giood reason to use it in modem mode and supply your own router IMO. |
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On Mon, 8 Jul 2019 13:45:06 -0000 (UTC), Jethro_uk
wrote: snip Eventually I got put onto some who actually knew a bit about something and they advised on how to get modem mode. This was long before it was splashed across forums. Had 2 VM hub upgrades since, and the only thing faster than their broadband is the speed with which I put them into modem mode. +1 ;-) Cheers, T i m |
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On 08/07/2019 13:46, Chris Bartram wrote:
I would bet (as it looks to be a Virgin "super" hub), VM have pushed new firmware to it since the netbook last worked and it no longer supports an encryption scheme it used to. VM have been making a lot of noise about their new "intelligent" wifi. yet another giood reason to use it in modem mode and supply your own router IMO. If I understand correctly that would not be good as I only use it on hols so requires wi-fi. |
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On 08/07/2019 15:24, ss wrote:
On 08/07/2019 13:46, Chris Bartram wrote: I would bet (as it looks to be a Virgin "super" hub), VM have pushed new firmware to it since the netbook last worked and it no longer supports an encryption scheme it used to. VM have been making a lot of noise about their new "intelligent" wifi. yet another giood reason to use it in modem mode and supply your own router IMO. If I understand correctly that would not be good as I only use it on hols so requires wi-fi. No, use the VM superhub in modem mode, rather than as a router. |
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On 07/07/2019 09:28, ss wrote:
Having another attempt to get this netbook working on wi-fi. It connects to the web if connected to the ethernet cable. I have been putting in the various codes / passwords for the router but then get this message..... "It is asking for a network password needs to be 40bits or 104bits depending on your network configuration. This can be entered as a 5 or 13 ascii characters or 10 or 26 hexadecimal characters". The above does not relate to anything on the router label, I have tried all the numbers/passwords to no avail. Anyone know what or where I get this? If you can get the netbook running on the ethernet as a temporary measure, then drop me an email (or give me a bell on the office number - see web site), and I can arrange to have a look at it for you via remote control. -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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