Why is it asking for WEP if i have WAP wireless security?
I want to connect a desktop to wireless. I have the network set up already with an xbox and a lap top on it that are hard wired in. It has WAP security and NO Mac address filtering. When i try to connect with my desktop it is asking me for a WEP key. This doesnt make sense. Since the security is WAP and not WEP … where is the key it is asking for?
Either you are picking up someone else’s wireless, or your desktop wireless card does not understand WAP, and is using the default WEP settings it has. In that case, try to update the desktop wireless drivers. Then delete all wireless connections that are save in the wireless section, and create a new one. Sometimes it saves old connection information, and sticks to it even though the wireless signal has changed security options.
Ask your neighbor.
The WEP key, would be a password that is used to connect to the network. That is how were have our wireless network setup, laptops, psp, wii and ps3.
WPA?
WPA is WEP with Temporal Key Integrity Protocol added to it. Not very secure.
WPA2 is a completely different encryption scheme that can utilize multiple authentication methods and algorithms. It requires specific hardware support.
Ultimatly if you cannot find out mate then you will have to move one of your computers and plug it via ethernet cable stright into the router and log on to your router settings with your usual browser, because if your pluged into your router then it doesnt ask you for a key (the keys are only for wireless acess). then you will have to change it to something you can remember.
ring up your ISP provider and they will guide you through the steps.
good luck