WEP key not working

Longste · 11-12-2008, 07:13 AM

I just installed Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition onto my Dell Inspiron 6000 laptop and now I can't connect to the internet. I use the internet that is provided by my Apartment Complex and it uses a password. When I try to type in the password that they provided me it says "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." Before I installed this new windows I connected fine and the password worked. The password that they provided me is a 9 letter word. Im using Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection. Please Help!

johnwill · 11-12-2008, 07:45 AM

You need to find out what type of encryption is being used for the network. It sounds like you haven't updated your XP to at least SP2, so you don't have WPA available. A 9 character passcode sounds like a WPA passcode, not a WEP passcode.

Longste · 11-12-2008, 11:20 AM

How do I update my XP so that WPA will work?

johnwill · 11-12-2008, 05:10 PM

Start by installing SP3, then download and install the latest wireless drivers for your network card.

11-12-2008, 07:13 AM	#1 (permalink)
Longste Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 22 OS: WinXP	WEP key not working I just installed Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition onto my Dell Inspiron 6000 laptop and now I can't connect to the internet. I use the internet that is provided by my Apartment Complex and it uses a password. When I try to type in the password that they provided me it says "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." Before I installed this new windows I connected fine and the password worked. The password that they provided me is a 9 letter word. Im using Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection. Please Help!

11-12-2008, 07:45 AM	#2 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,513 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: WEP key not working You need to find out what type of encryption is being used for the network. It sounds like you haven't updated your XP to at least SP2, so you don't have WPA available. A 9 character passcode sounds like a WPA passcode, not a WEP passcode. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

11-12-2008, 11:20 AM	#3 (permalink)
Longste Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 22 OS: WinXP	Re: WEP key not working How do I update my XP so that WPA will work?

11-12-2008, 05:10 PM	#4 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,513 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: WEP key not working Start by installing SP3, then download and install the latest wireless drivers for your network card. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience