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Help please.....

:confused: My Asus Eee pc arrived this morning. I am trying to connect it to our internet. We have an Orange Livebox upstairs, so I presume I can connect to the internet via that. The Eee pc has located the Livebox but When the Eee pc asks for the KEYWORD for the connection, what do I put in?
There are a number of codes on the bottom of the Livebox ( S/N: 123456etc, @MAC:00:1D... etc, Bulk: ABCD1AB..etc, CUP:ABCD...etc) and we have pasword for the Orange account too. Which is it asking for?

Please help!!! :-):beer:
`Save a little money each month, and at the end of the year, you'll be suprised at how little you have. :confused:
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  • Its the Wireless Encryption Protocol(WEP) number I imagine if your trying to connect wirelessly. It should be on the box, but I dont have Orange livebox, maybe someone can confirm who have it.

    have a look here (need to register to search) http://www.orangeproblems.co.uk/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=4&sid=86c9f4624fa283bc08669eda024e4f2b

    Seems dedicated to Orange livebox problems.
    "Well, that sounds like a pretty good deal. But I think I got a better one. How about I give you the finger, and you give me my phone call"
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  • you will need the WEP Key.. this will either be on the side or bottom of the live box on a printed label.. unless you have changed it from the default key.. also you may need to do the pairing mode this is done by pressing the 1 button on the livebox.. dont try pairing unless the wireless doesnt work with just the wep key...........
  • Thanks. I was just about to ask whether the encryption type box should say WEP or WPA, as it also asks me that.

    It asks for Encryption Type: WEP or WPA
    KEY: ???????
    KEY Index: (it gives me the options in a drop down of:- 1, 2, 3, 4)

    Anyone any ideas on what I should put in the Key index box?

    Any help gratefully received
    `Save a little money each month, and at the end of the year, you'll be suprised at how little you have. :confused:
  • Encryption Type = wep...

    Key = key is the printed key on side or bottom of live box..

    index will be 1
  • The KEY, is it 26 letters/numbers long?

    There is a security code on a label on the bottom of the LIVEBOX that has 26 characters in. Could that be it?
    `Save a little money each month, and at the end of the year, you'll be suprised at how little you have. :confused:
  • I have tried using all the codes i have found on the bottom of the livebox so far. I suspect it is the 26 character long one. It does not seem to recognise it though.

    Any ideas? Should i try pressing the 1 button on the livebox?....
    `Save a little money each month, and at the end of the year, you'll be suprised at how little you have. :confused:
  • if it is 128 bit encryption it will be 26 characters long.. make sure tho that you ate using zero instead of the letter o..
  • There are no o's or 0's in the code. I tried using capitals and no spaces. Still no luck.
    It just says Status: PENDING and no connection.....

    :-(
    `Save a little money each month, and at the end of the year, you'll be suprised at how little you have. :confused:
  • if it is 128 bit encryption it will be 26 characters long.. make sure tho that you ate using zero instead of the letter o..

    Yup and its case sensitive too, so if theres a upper case letter you have to put it in uppercase and same for lowercase.
    "Well, that sounds like a pretty good deal. But I think I got a better one. How about I give you the finger, and you give me my phone call"
    "There is no spoon
    "

    ~~MSE BSC member #172~~
  • Still no luck with this :-(

    Anyone any idea what I am doing wrong? or have i got to suffer the hell of Orange customer service and an hour of trying to explain what I can't do, only to be led through a minefield of meaningless actions (you can tell i have been there!)

    thanks for any ideas......
    `Save a little money each month, and at the end of the year, you'll be suprised at how little you have. :confused:
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