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Windows xp won't connect to router!!!!

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    #32
    Torqay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,835 ✭✭✭Torqay


    WEP encryption has long since been compromised.

    Understanding WEP Weaknesses... for Dummies (love the series). ;)

    You might try WPA-PSK, this should work just as well and is somewhat safer. If you want to use WPA2, you'll have to upgrade the hardware, there is no way around.


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    #33
    Freddy Smelly
    Registered Users Posts: 980 ✭✭✭Freddy Smelly


    xp requires service pack 3 installed to be able to connect to a wifi network that uses wpa2 psk encryption


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    #34
    ZENER
    Registered Users Posts: 6,163 ✭✭✭ZENER


    TheChizler wrote: »
    Basically if someone wants to break into your network, they can do it in potentially less than an hour.

    More like 10 minutes ! T'was a hobby of mine a few years ago. Unless you've got an old Eircom Router that uses WEP - then it only takes seconds.

    Ken


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    #35
    TheChizler
    Registered Users Posts: 9,455 ✭✭✭TheChizler


    ZENER wrote: »
    More like 10 minutes ! T'was a hobby of mine a few years ago. Unless you've got an old Eircom Router that uses WEP - then it only takes seconds.

    Ken
    Ah but that was only if they never changed the default SSID and password, and who wouldn't do that these days? :rolleyes:

    Never managed myself, tried on an isolated network I set up, but couldn't get a single unique IV. Patience and the effort required to go past the default Macbook hardware and Kismac were my downfall.


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