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imsoparanoid - 25 Feb 2006 23:04 GMT

I am currently on a wireless network that uses an encryption key and can't
connect using Vista (im on XP right now) I have tried installing the drivers
for my wireless card (D-Link DWL-G520) but have had no luck getting the
utility program to run. Is there any other way to input the encryption key?

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Zack Whittaker (R2 Mentor) - 26 Feb 2006 10:57 GMT

Try changing the security on the router. However you could go through the
Network Center, click on "Manage wireless networks" in the side, and create
the options for the wireless network there, and you can also put a WEP key
in there.

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>I am currently on a wireless network that uses an encryption key and can't
>connect using Vista (im on XP right now) I have tried installing the
>drivers for my wireless card (D-Link DWL-G520) but have had no luck getting
>the utility program to run. Is there any other way to input the encryption
>key?

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EB - 27 Feb 2006 14:24 GMT

The problem is the index of the WEP key, there is no place where you can
indicate that.

For example, on my network there are 2 WEP keys, 1 allows full access and
the other one only restricted access to a VLAN, in XP I can say that the WEP
key I'm using is referenced as index 2 in my router, there is no such option
in Vista.

> Try changing the security on the router. However you could go through the
> Network Center, click on "Manage wireless networks" in the side, and create
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> >the utility program to run. Is there any other way to input the encryption
> >key?

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