RE: trouble getting Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) working

["Domelyn.R. Martinez" <http://www.linksys.com/~dmartinez_ph>]

Dear Robert,

Sir, I have done some research on your Gigafast 720-AEX PCMCIA card and I
have found out that the card only supports 64 bit encryption. That was one
reason why it never works with 128 bit encryption with the Wireless router.

All the specs of the card is compatible with the Wireless specs of the
router and there's no technicalities that would result to incompatibility
with the two. The problem arise on the card coz it only supports 64 bit
encryption security.

We have Linksys wireless cards that works with BEFW11S4 and it is called
WPC11 that supports 64 and 128 bit encryption.

Please visit attached link for more information of the WPC11 card.
http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?prid=156&grid=19


Gigafast 720-AEX PCMCIA card SPECS:
Wireless Standard  IEEE802.11b

Wired Standard	 TCIP/IP, IPX, NDIS4

Data Rate		 1, 2, 5.5 and 11Mbps with Automatic Scale Back

Operating Range (approx.) Distance from AP indoors 100-350 ft (35-120
meters)

RF			 DSSS

Operating System	 Windows 95/98/2000, NT, wince (X86, SH4, MIPS) Linux,
MacOS

Power			 3.3/5V with Advanced Power Management

Mobility		 Seamless roaming across cell boundaries and APS

Environmental	 -10°C to 55°C operating -20°C to 70°C storing 95% humidity

Network Management	 Through AP management software

Security		 40-bit WEP

Automatic Configuration	 DHCP

LED Indicators	 Wireless LAN activity

Utility		 Link config software and diagnostics tool

http://www.store.yahoo.com/i-market/gigwir720aex.html


Warmest Regards,
Domelyn R. Martinez
Technical Support Engineer
Linksys
e-mail address: http://www.linksys.com/~dmartinez_ph
website: http://www.linksys.com/
Router Firmware http://www.linksys.com/download/firmware.asp
Linksys Drivers  http://www.linksys.com/download/
Network Everywhere http://www.networkeverywhere.com/
Network Everywhere Drivers
http://www.networkeverywhere.com/downloads.html
Tech Helper http://www.linksys.com/tech_helper/default.html


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-----Original Message-----
From: Robert [http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert]
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 9:02 AM
To: Domelyn.R. Martinez
Subject: RE: trouble getting Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) working



 > From: "Domelyn.R. Martinez" <http://www.linksys.com/~dmartinez_ph>
 > Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 18:41:38 +0800
 >
 > Hi,
 >
 > Attached herewith is the latest driver for BEFW11S4. Please upgrade and
give
 > me feedback on the outcome.

I ran the upgrade and the installation was successful.  However, WEP
still does not work.

I did notice that there is a new pulldown specifying the width of the
encryption.  As it turns out, I was already using 64 bit, so this should
not matter.

I've heard very little in response for my PCMCIA card's technical support.
The problem may be the card.  Do you know if anyone else has this kind of
card (Gigafast)?  If not, is there a list of PCMCIA cards that are
compatible with this Linksys router?

 > Warmest Regards,
 > Domelyn R. Martinez
 > Technical Support Engineer
 > Linksys
 > e-mail address: http://www.linksys.com/~dmartinez_ph
 > website: http://www.linksys.com/
 > Router Firmware http://www.linksys.com/download/firmware.asp
 > Linksys Drivers  http://www.linksys.com/download/
 > Network Everywhere http://www.networkeverywhere.com/
 > Network Everywhere Drivers
 > http://www.networkeverywhere.com/downloads.html
 > Tech Helper http://www.linksys.com/tech_helper/default.html
 >
 > If you are responding to this e-mail, please attach all previous
 > correspondence as a point of reference.
 >
 > -----Original Message-----
 > From: Robert [http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert]
 > Sent: Friday, July 13, 2001 8:39 AM
 > To: Domelyn.R. Martinez
 > Cc: http://www.linksys.com/~support
 > Subject: RE: trouble getting Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) working
 >
 >  > From: "Domelyn.R. Martinez" <http://www.linksys.com/~dmartinez_ph>
 >  > Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 17:57:34 +0800
 >  >
 >  > Hi,
 >  >
 >  > My apology for the delayed response. You may be encountering a
firmware
 >  > problem. I have attached firmware version 1.37.2b for you to flash on
 > your
 >  > router. Read the instructions before doing this. Please update me on
your
 >  > progress.
 >
 > I upgraded it.  It said "Update complete".  I tried WEP immediately
 > afterwards, but it still does not work.
 >
 > Anything else I can try?
 >
 > BTW, I only use TCP/IP.  So, NetBEUI should not be an issue.
 >
 > The PCMCIA card just keeps saying "Scanning for access point" when I turn
 > WEP on.  I've reinstalled the PCMCIA card drivers repeatedly.
 >
 >  > Thank you for purchasing Linksys. Our goal is to meet your needs and
 >  > concerns, and to exceed your expectations whenever possible. If this
 >  > information does not answer your questions, or if there is anything
else
 > we
 >  > can do for you, please do not hesitate to contact us again.
 >  >
 >  > -----Original Message-----
 >  > From: Robert [http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert]
 >  > Sent: Friday, July 06, 2001 9:03 AM
 >  > To: http://www.linksys.com/~support
 >  > Subject: trouble getting Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) working
 >  >
 >  > I am unable to get my WEP to work on my LinkSys Etherfast Wireless AP
+
 >  > Cable/DSL Router (BEFW11S4) with my Gigafast 720-AEX PCMCIA card.  I
am
 > able
 >  > to connect without WEP.  After visiting the LinkSys web site, a
Knowledge
 >  > Base question dealt with a Orinoco card.  It suggested that I should
be
 > able to
 >  > set the passphrase to "77777" on the LinkSys access point and then set
 > the
 >  > keys on the PCMCIA card to 37 - 37 - 37 - 37 - 37 and have it work.
 >  > Unfortunately, it doesn't.  I also tried changing one of the keys in
the
 >  > WEP screen (Key 1, to be specific) to 3737373737, but it still did not
 > work.
 >  >
 >  > Any ideas on how to get the WEP working?
 >  >
 >  > Thanks.