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Steve

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Nov 26, 2008, 1:05:08 AM11/26/08
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I have a Linksys WRT54G, using WPA2 with a 63-character password. When
I try to connect using a wireless laptop, get error message: Network
password must be 40 bits or 104 bits - 5 or 13 ascii characters.

Not sure exactly what this means, or what I need to do...


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Steve Pearce

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Nov 26, 2008, 5:40:52 AM11/26/08
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On Tue, 25 Nov 2008 22:05:08 -0800, Steve <h...@wsx.inv> wrote:

>I have a Linksys WRT54G, using WPA2 with a 63-character password. When
>I try to connect using a wireless laptop, get error message: Network
>password must be 40 bits or 104 bits - 5 or 13 ascii characters.
>
>Not sure exactly what this means, or what I need to do...

The laptop is asking you for a WEP key, which would never work for a
wireless connection using WPA. Does the wireless adapter in the laptop
even support WPA?

Steve

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Nov 28, 2008, 1:57:03 PM11/28/08
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Steve Pearce <*steve...@btinternet.com*> wrote:
>>I have a Linksys WRT54G, using WPA2 with a 63-character password. When
>>I try to connect using a wireless laptop, get error message: Network
>>password must be 40 bits or 104 bits - 5 or 13 ascii characters.
>
>The laptop is asking you for a WEP key, which would never work for a
>wireless connection using WPA. Does the wireless adapter in the laptop
>even support WPA?

Now that you mention it, probably not. Guess I either change to WEP or
disable the security? I use the WPA key for wireless Tivo...

Peter Pan

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Dec 1, 2008, 11:51:11 PM12/1/08
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Steve wrote:
> Steve Pearce <*steve...@btinternet.com*> wrote:
>>> I have a Linksys WRT54G, using WPA2 with a 63-character password.
>>> When I try to connect using a wireless laptop, get error message:
>>> Network password must be 40 bits or 104 bits - 5 or 13 ascii
>>> characters.
>>
>> The laptop is asking you for a WEP key, which would never work for a
>> wireless connection using WPA. Does the wireless adapter in the
>> laptop even support WPA?
>
> Now that you mention it, probably not. Guess I either change to WEP or
> disable the security? I use the WPA key for wireless Tivo...

Actually tivo went wpa, used to be wep only, so I had everything wep, and
when it changed, I had to find new drivers for the laptop/tablets/pda's
etc... You didn't say what sort of laptop you have, but leave the
router/tivo etc alone and look at updated drivers for the laptop.....


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