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How to manually enter WEP into laptop?
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moneymabel
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Hi,
I have an old Sony Vaio laptop on XP that i want to connect to my wireless network..I also dnt have a usb stick so need to do it manually. when i get to the end of the set up wizard it tells me to 'manually enter the settings into the devive' I've printed off the settings but where on my laptop do I go to enter the setting? Thanks for any help..it's driving me nuts!
I have an old Sony Vaio laptop on XP that i want to connect to my wireless network..I also dnt have a usb stick so need to do it manually. when i get to the end of the set up wizard it tells me to 'manually enter the settings into the devive' I've printed off the settings but where on my laptop do I go to enter the setting? Thanks for any help..it's driving me nuts!
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Hi, Does your laptop have built in wireless?
Can you see a wireless icon in the system tray, if so right click on it and select view available wireless networks.
Find yours highlight it and click connect, the put in the wpa/wep code you have extracted from your router.
More here.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/setup/wireless.mspx
Trouble shooting tips here
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/870702That gum you like is coming back in style.0 -
Just to add, WEP shouldn't be used anymore as it can be cracked within minutes. Go into your router and change it to WPA in your wireless security settings.
Edit: There is also a sticky thread regarding wireless on top of this forum. It should cover almost everything...0 -
Good point.That gum you like is coming back in style.0
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Thanks-no it doesnt have built in wireless..did manage to find a usb stick and did it on that but its still not working..thanks for your help tho!0
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Your USB stick will need a driver, unless windows can find one for it. You probably have to install that before you plug in the USB device which hopefully is a wireless adaptor.
Try googling the make and model.
I can't see how you expected to set it up in the first place without a dongle or built in wireless.That gum you like is coming back in style.0 -
I've got a Belkin computer card for the wireless. Thanks for the help-I've got a bit further now! It's now trying to connect to wifi--it says 'aquiring network adress' but then just goes back to 'not connected' again. I've tried clicking repair but it gets to 'renewing IP address' and just stays on that for over half and hour (have tried it twice now)?0
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Yep have tried it a few times now and its definately correct :-(0
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Thanks Ive done that and then changed the password to a wep key so was secured and up and running...trouble is I switched the lappy off after that..and just gone back to it and nothing-won't switch on , no lights nothing..charger is plugged in and the lights on on that one :-(0
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