Why does my netbook password not work? It says encrypted and can't long in to my netbook.

The wireless chipset of the laptop may not support newer encryption of your wireless router. Try changing it to WEP. If that doesn't work try disabling encryption altogether and try to reconnect.

your hdd is encrypted and needs the pw inputting

Theencryption key secures your data from unauthorized access. The router's password is a Passphrase or the WEP or WPA orWPA2 encryption key. The Passphrase generates the WEP or WPA or WPA2 encryptionkey and this is in the router's wireless settings. To connect to your wireless router, configure the router'swireless settings ie SSID, plus the WPAor WPA2 encryption key and then configure wireless cards in the laptops and orcomputers with these router's wireless settings. Then the laptops and desktopcomputers can communicate with your wireless router.

If you initialize the disc with the new OS disc it should format with no problem. The password is only to encrypt the information, not to prevent access the disc.

The first way, and one I use a lot, is just plug your netbook into your router at home, using the netbook's Ethernet port and the cable supplied with your router.
This way works every time, gives a fast and secure connection, but means that you need to use your netbook within cable distance of your router. Any internet usage will be part of your normal broadband usage with your home ISP, but isn't the point of netbooks that you can be mobile with them? Who wants to have nice new netbooks tied up by a cable?

netbook router ethernet or wireless

2 - Wireless netbook connection using your home ISP
Another way to get online with netbooks if you're at home is to connect wirelessly to your home router.
It's a very easy process - just turn the netbook on and it will seek out your router. You get a fast connection, good security (if you tell your router to use WPA encryption) and it will usually work anywhere in your house or garden. Several netbooks, laptops or other computers can use your internet connection this way from the same router, so your family and friends can use their netbooks at the same time.
3 - Wifi netbook connection out and about

A really cheap way to get online when you're out and about is Wifi. Many busy locations - pubs, hotels, shopping malls - have "wifi hotspots" which are simply powerful wireless routers that you can use to connect your netbooks wirelessly to the net.
Some are free and can be used by any computers that are nearby. Others are owned by telecomms operators like BT Openzone or mycloud and you need to pay to use them. Monthly subscriptions or pay as you go are available. So are these free and cheap choices ideal for using with cheap netboks?
For anything other than general browsing on netbooks, beware of wifi. The free ones have no security at all, and the others have password protection, but the data you send and receive is not encrypted. This means anyone in the vicinity could snoop and listen in on what you were doing. I don't bother with wifi for this reason.

If you have a wireless router you must know the password you made when you set the router up.
Try also to look in your controlpanel network and shareringcenter.

Hope this was helpfull.

since you havent mentioned the operating system my guess is it must be linus , if it is try these if only it could help, I've got secured wireless network and used wireless in several distributions of Linux with no problems at all.
You said you can connect to unsecured wireless network so we may rule out not working drivers. Lots of things might be wrong. Just few guesses, you might be using wrong encryption method (most used: WEP - oldest, WPA Personal & WPA2 - PSK Personal) try changing it. You should try WEP first, read whats written on your routers label there might be a hint what encryption it uses and what password is. May be SSID (network name) is hidden and you may have to enter it manually. Or you've made a typo entering encryption passphrase, double check it. Or your wireless router has MAC address filtering on and your new laptop is not on white list on router (this happened to me few times), you'll have to tinker with your router settings.

All settings for wireless (SSID, security encryption method, password) on your laptop should be accessible through network connections tray icon.

from another computer, go to the routers configuration screen and make sure the status shows that it is connected to the internet. Also the routers internal LanIP address must be 192.168.1.1 for the netbook to work.

It is the wireless router that needs to be configured to set an SSID, an encryption-level (use 'WPA') and a password/passphrase.

Configure the router, and then use those settings to configure the wireless adapter on your netbook.

The info you have so far is correct. The WEP is your network's security key. It's just like the key to your front door. If you have it, you can get in. The WEP was set when your network was set up. Usually it's a 5 letter word which when encrypted comes out to 10 letters.
Dial in to your router by typing 192.168.1.1 in your browser(Internet Explorer) window. Enter the user name, "admin" & the password, "password". Go to the router security page and there you will see all the information about your network. At the bootom left of the page is the security WEP information. There are four keys encrypted from the original word. The trick is in knowing which of the 4 keys was used. I guess you'll have to try them one by one. Most usually it's key #1, so its a relief if it is. Write the keys on a piece of paper and logout.
When you boot your netbook, it will look for all available networks in your area. Your router will be broadcasting its SSID (network name). Choose your netswork & click "connect". You will be asked for a WEP and you can now type in the ten letters. The netbook will now go ahead a connect up. If it doesn't, try the next WEP key on your list.

It's unlikely that you need a new router. From your netbook do you see the wireless network?
You may want to consider resetting your router to factory settings by holding down the reset button in back for 20 seconds, then unplug the router and plug it back in. This will allow you to set it up from scratch again. I suggest you choose WPA2 encryption for your wireless network, choose a hard to guess password and then enter that password in your netbook when you try to connect.