Windows XP will NOT use my AirPort hardware.

[bobw]

We aim to please

[leinad256]

Hi!!
I wanna get some advices. In my job, we gonna buy a laptop pc, and I want to connect to my airport base station (I think it graphite, but I dont know). Which wireless card do u recommend me?

Thanks very much!

[BoaRd bRYce]

Just for the record, it is extremely time consuming to crack WEP. It can take anywhere from an hour to a few days, depending on network traffic. On a simple home network the easiest way to keep it secure is to turn off SSID broadcasting and change the WEP key often.

[cdavis16]

Originally Posted by Hypernate

I recently get my AP Extreme base station, and both mine and my mother's iBooks are working great, but my sister's Windows XP toshiba won't connect to the network.

It will detect it, but then, even when I use the equivalent WEP key, it won't connect. Is this a problem with my base station, her laptop, or the software?

I went around and around with this for hours - then I hit on the solution for ME anyway...

I was being a good little computer geek and typing the WEP equivelant key in just as it appears - caps and all. Well, turns out the base didn't like the CAPS from the PC. I just typed it in without capitalizing the key and it worked like a charm.

Of course, also followed the turn off 802.1X instructions.

[maxpat]

the page heathpitts created is exactly what I need, but the link appears to be dead. Any chance of a repeat of the explicit instructions for us thickies?

many thanks indeed

[cya]

I had same problem and was recomended to download some free software called 'bonjour' this sorted out all my problems! I have lost the link but I think a quick search for it would do the job

[bobw]

Bonjour for Windows