How to hook to the wireless network

a bit is a computer term which can be either 1 or zero. so a 40 bit password would be something like 1100011000011101100110010100101011001010 or any other combination of 40 1's and 0's.. familiarity with Binary numbers would help here.. not easy to remember though.
Hexadecimal is another method used to help simplify binary notation and we use the digits 0-9 and the letters A-F to represent a grouping of 4 binary digits or 4 bits. so the 40 digit string above could be represented as 10 Hexadecimal digits as follows
C61D99499ACA - which is a little easier to remember. ASCII is a standard by which we use 8 bits ( 8 binary digits or 2 hexadecimal digits ) to represent the numbers, letters and symbols on our keyboard... using a 5 letter password such as Bird? ( including the question mark) would be the equivalent of the following hexadecimal representation
42 69 72 64 3F or the binary/bit representation
0100001001101001011100100110010000111111

Hope this helps.

Have your friend find out what the encryption scheme is on the router. She will need to ensure that her computer is set to the same encryption algorithm in her network configuration.

Sounds like your wireless network is setup to require a password (it has encryption) most commenly used is WPA, WEP and WPA2, you will have to ask the person who setup the network for the password.

Here is some more information from the NETGEAR site on WEP encryption for a wireless network:

What is WEP Encryption for Wireless Networks? Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is a security protocol for wireless networks that encrypts transmitted data . It's easy to configure. Without any security your data can be intercepted without difficulty.
However, WEP was an early attempt to secure wireless networks, and better security is now available such as DES, VPN, and WPA. See the Guide to Internet Security to learn about network security.
WEP has three settings: Off (no security), 64-bit (weak security), 128-bit (a bit better security). WEP is not difficult to crack, and using it reduces performance slightly.
If you run a network with only the default security, where WEP is turned off, any of your neighbors can immediately log on to your network and use your Internet connection.

• For wireless devices to communicate, all of them must use the same WEP setting. (40-bit and 64-bit WEP encryption are the same thing - 40-bit devices can communicate with 64-bit devices.)

While there is no extra performance cost to encrypting the longer key, there is a cost to transmitting the extra data over the network. 128-bit security is not much more difficult than 64-bit to crack, so if you are concerned about performance, consider using 64-bit. If you're very concerned about security, use WPA, which replaces WEP with a protocol that is - given current technology - impossible to crack. There's a good overview in What's New in Security: WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access).
The WEP concept of passphrase is introduced so that you do not have to enter complicated strings for keys by hand. The passphrase you enter is converted into complicated keys. Choose passphrases with the same care you would important passwords.

• With 128-bit encryption, you need to enter a passphrase to generate each key.
• All four keys must be specified, because WEP switches between them to make your traffic more difficult to break.
• All devices within your LAN must use the same passphrases (i.e., the same keys).

WEP is not necessary if you have a gaming console such as PlayStation or Xbox, and there are no other computers on the network.
Read Instructions on how to Configure Wireless Security (WEP/WPA/Access list). Instructions are also included on the User Manuals and Reference Manuals for wireless products (available on the Product page on this site as downloads).

Doc ID: N100684.asp April 7, 2003

Hi Friend,

Please follow the steps in order to resolve the issue:

1.Connect the wire (which is coming out from the modem) to the WAN/Internet port of the router.
2.Connect the computer to either of the four LAN ports of the router.
3.Turn on the router and press and hold the RESET button for 30 seconds and turn it off for another 30 seconds and turn it ON.
4.Type 192.168.1.1 in the address bar of Internet Explorer and hit enter.
5.Leave the username blank and type admin in password.

If you have cable Internet connection then follow the steps:

6.In the setup page make sure that the Internet Connection Type is selected as Automatic Configuration.
7.Click MAC Address Clone tab. Select Enable and click the tab CLONE. Click Save settings.

If you have DSL Internet connection then follow the steps after Step5:

6.In the setup page select PPPoE in the Internet Connection Type and enter the Username

and password provided by your Internet Service Provider. Click Save Settings.


In order to configure Wireless settings, please follow the steps:

7.Now click Wireless(to configure wireless) and fill the sections as mentioned

Wireless Network Mode:Mixed
Wireless Network Name:As per your choice
Wireless Channel-6-2.437GHz
Wireless SSID-Enabled and click Save Settings

8.Click Wireless Security and fill the sections as mentoned

Security Mode-WEP
WEP Encrypion-40/64 bits 10hex digits
Key1-Enter 10 digit password(e.g-your 10 digit telephone number) and click Save Settings

9.Now click Advanced Wireless settings tab and fill the sections aas mentioned:

Beacon Interval-75
Fragmentation Threshold-2306
RTS Threshold-2307 and click Save settings.


I hope this will resolve the issue.


Regards
Chiranjeet

HI! I bliv u are having some issue setting up ur router.. I will be more than glad to assist u. . here are the steps u need to do:
1. connect the ethernet cable to port1 of the router and the other end to the lan port of your computer..
2. pull up ur browser then type at the url:192.168.1.1.or 192.168.0.1 or u can check the routers default gateway by right clicking the network icon on the lower right of your task bar and click on status and it will show the ip address of the computer, subnetmask and default gateway, the default gateway is the routers ip address, once u type in to the url, it will ask u the username and password, by default the username is admin and the password is 1234 or just leave it blank
3. it will show the setup page of the router. u can set the router on the specific internet setup that u have.
4. go to your wireless connection settings and you can create a wireless network name or ssid, set a security by selecting wep, wpa, wpa2.
5. once all is set. save the settings and to check if your laptop can access the wireless network that you did, turn on the wireless switch of your laptop, once its on, it will show the wireless network icon on the lower right of the taskbar, right click it and select on view available network, the network name that u did should list, just select it and connect and it will ask for the password, just type the password and connect, you should be connected to the wireless network and have internet access..
6. If you are going to hook up your desktop to the wireless connection, you need to install a wireless network adapter, install the driver and do the same thing as u did to the laptop, for the desktop no need of turning on the wireless switch, once you install the driver correctly, it will show a network icon..
if you have any query pls feel free to get in touch.. good luck

1st Look for a wireless network, it will be named 2wireXXX (XXX = the last 3 digits of the serial # on the bottom of the 2wire modem.) When it asks for a WEP or a security key, it will be on the bottom of the modem in between 2 bar codes and it will have [ ] around it, this should be a 10 digit #. If that does not work. I had a problem with my MAC and my Windows VISTA 64 BIT Laptop not being able to keep a stable connection with the default wireless username and password.
To get into the 2wire: Open a Internet window Address Bar 192.168.1.254 Home network "At the top of the page" then click on wireless settings "Also at the top of the page" Then you are in the wireless config to change the information.
What i had to do is change the wireless authentication to WPA-PSK and change the wireless password (Use a 10 digit Number as the pass-code, a phone # would be a good suggestion) , what you also need to do is change the name of the network along with the channel of the wireless, it helps if you take it all the way up to 11. Then you should be smooth sailing all the way. :-)

Try accessing the configuration page of your router by typing 192.168.0.1 on the address bar of your browser and log-in to the dlink.

>Configure your wireless setting on this window.
>Under setup click on wireless setting
>Then click on manual wireless ....setup
>You will have the configuration of your wireless network.
>You may use WEP or WPA for your password on your security
>For WPA with pre shared key or passphrase the minimum character for your password is 8 characters
>For WEP with pre shared key of passphrase the minimum charactere for your password is exactly 10 characters.
>Once you have save your wireless network
>Go to your laptop and connect to your wireless network before
connecting to the Internet.

Use the SSID name (network name) or network key

let me know how you get on


regards

what password are you referring to... if you mean the actual internet connection thru your provider you will need to contact them and provide all your details correctly that they ask for.... ask them to reset your password.... and then use that to gain access

Robert

Could you please provide the model of your router and your Internet Provider (Cable/DSL) so I could help you set it up.