Wireless Access Point Connection
About a month ago we replaced the wireless access point in our office with a Netgear WN604.
All went smooth until we tried to allow a couple "outside" laptops to connect.
We have successfully connected wo Toshiba laptops, several smart phones (iPhones, Blackberry, Android) and tablets (Blackberry & Ipad).
However, we have two other Toshiba laptops (one Satellite, one Techra) - running Win7 - that can "see" the WAP - and the broadcast SSID. We enter the password - WEP, watch the connection progress and then get an "unsuccessfull" result.
We've rebooted everything (laptops, access point, etc.) several times without success.
Ideas?
All went smooth until we tried to allow a couple "outside" laptops to connect.
We have successfully connected wo Toshiba laptops, several smart phones (iPhones, Blackberry, Android) and tablets (Blackberry & Ipad).
However, we have two other Toshiba laptops (one Satellite, one Techra) - running Win7 - that can "see" the WAP - and the broadcast SSID. We enter the password - WEP, watch the connection progress and then get an "unsuccessfull" result.
We've rebooted everything (laptops, access point, etc.) several times without success.
Ideas?
ASKER
Not restricting MAC addresses.
NIC card authentication is same as on the other laptops in the office.
WEP password is identical (double checked other computers - "show characters" just to be sure.
NIC card authentication is same as on the other laptops in the office.
WEP password is identical (double checked other computers - "show characters" just to be sure.
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I was out of the office for several hours, came back - logged into both the WAP and our router to see if anything "might" have gotten changed without my knowledge.
In the process, I had already decided to "upgrade" from WEP.
I set the WAP to use WPA-PSK & WPA2-PSK (and TKIP + AES), - tested with my laptop, my smartphone (old tech - BB Bold), my Playbook - all worked.
Went to all the other "older" laptops in the office - reset the passphrases to use WPA - all worked.
Went to the new laptop - did the same - all worked.
Great minds work alike - some just are slower! :-) Thanks to everyone for the help! (I sent this along to my folks at Toshiba too.)
In the process, I had already decided to "upgrade" from WEP.
I set the WAP to use WPA-PSK & WPA2-PSK (and TKIP + AES), - tested with my laptop, my smartphone (old tech - BB Bold), my Playbook - all worked.
Went to all the other "older" laptops in the office - reset the passphrases to use WPA - all worked.
Went to the new laptop - did the same - all worked.
Great minds work alike - some just are slower! :-) Thanks to everyone for the help! (I sent this along to my folks at Toshiba too.)
Glad to know that you have solved the problem. Cheers!
ASKER
See my comments following successful connection of two newer laptops that would not work using WEP - required WPA.
Let us know.