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Wireless code

  • 19-11-2006 11:23pm
    #1
    The_Minister
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,255 ✭✭✭✭


    I am no good at computers so be patient.
    I have a netopia, broadband-giver-thing. It also allows for wireless. I have never used this function, as I only got a laptop this year. Whenever I try to use my hous's wireless network, I'm asked for some sort of code to use the network as it is security-protected. How do I get this code?


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  • #2
    feylya
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 23,361 Mod ✭✭✭✭feylya


    It's the routers serial number if you're using Eircom provided hardware.


  • #3
    Foxwood
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,491 ✭✭✭Foxwood


    The_Minister wrote:
    I am no good at computers so be patient.
    You're in good company - none of the other Ministers have a clue about computers either!

    (Sorry, I couldn't resist!)


  • #4
    Foxwood
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,491 ✭✭✭Foxwood


    Connect to the Netopia's admin interface from a wired PC (which I assume you had before the laptop). The admin interface should be on http://192.168.1.254

    Go into the Wireless menu, and set a new code there. Ideally, you should also set the router and your laptop to use WPA encryption instead of the default WEP encryption, which is an older and weaker encryption standard.


  • #5
    The_Minister
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,255 ✭✭✭✭The_Minister


    It is Eircom provided hardware but I entered every code on the thing and just got told:

    The network password needs to be 40bits or 104bits depending on your network configuration. This can be entered as 5 or 13 ascii characters or 10 or 26 hexadecimal characters.

    EDIT: I love you Foxwood.

    Thanks Feyla


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