help with laptop security

gem4

its xp home but not sure if its SP2 or not, but I can link up the laptop to the router hopefully .

I'm so sorry I'm such a thickie, but hopefully it will all fall into place soon.

albertross_2

if you have a security center icon in control panel, it's sp2, if it's not there, it isn't.

gem4

albertross wrote:

if you have a security center icon in control panel, it's sp2, if it's not there, it isn't.

hi again, yes I have the security center icon and it is service pack 2.
I think i need to go to the toshiba site to see if there is an upgrade to the card or something?

albertross_2

if the driver doesn't support wpa, there may be an update for it.

gem4

There is a driver dated later than the version i've got but i cant find it anywhere. I did a google search and someone had asked a similar question on a forum somewhere.

The driver i'm looking for is toshiba wireless LAN mini PCI card v 7.82.0.550. This apparently supports WPA but because its 2003 I cant find it. The version I've got at the moment is v 7.43.0.9 which is 2001.

Chippy_Minton

gem4 wrote:

The driver i'm looking for is toshiba wireless LAN mini PCI card v 7.82.0.550.

That driver is available at http://www.agere.com/mobility/wireless_lan_drivers.html - on the 'Drivers for Windows 98, ME, 2000, and XP' link. Note the recommendation to get the driver from the vendor, however if you can't get it from Toshiba this one is worth a try.

espresso

This seems to what you are looking for here.

I clicked on the drivers for WIN98, ME, 2000 & XP and the readme.txt file in the zip mentions "Toshiba Wireless LAN Mini PCI Card" and mentions WPA.

If you want an angry p ussy, copy this one:

gem4

It's me again :rolleyes:
Had a look on the toshiba site, downloaded a file but it turned out to be older than the one i've already got.
Went back to the Agere site and downloaded the zipped file inc the toshiba mini lan drivers for xp.
Do I need all those files in there? Its 2mb zipped up.........
If not, how do I copy the ones I do need, and how do I know what they are?
It also mentions something about Hermes 1 and 11 in the notes. Is this relevant to me?

amcluesent

>Is this relevant to me?<

I know others here will disagree, but using WEP will deter the casual eavesdropper and free use of your broadband (esp. of you do MAC filtering). How likely is it that someone with the skill will go to the effort of starting a cryptographic attack on your key when there's plenty of open wi-fi connection around?

espresso

After downloading the drivers file, you need to create a directory on your hard drive to unzip all of the files into. Then Right click My Computer, Properties, Hardware, Device Manager and highlight your Wireless device. When updating the driver, point to the directory that you have un-zipped the files to. After getting this far, you may as well update and use the more secure WPA encryption. Once it's set-up you can then forget it.