Palatkik Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 I am a newbie when it comes to home Wi-Fi. Anyone know if I can expect compatibility problems using an older 802.11b notebook card with a new 802.11b/802.11g compatible WiFi hub using a secure password logon to the hub? In my case the 802.11b never connects if I enable a password on the hub but if I switch off the hub password the card connects. I don't have any problems connecting a newer 802.11g card with or without password. I use WinXP on all the PC's and all products are Belkin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steffi Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 You using WEP or WPA for your authentication? I'm guessing the .11b card doesn't do WPA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
not5150 Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 802.11b and g are signalling specs and do not affect WEP or WPA passwords I have a built-in b card in my laptop and it connects just fine using WPA 1 and 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlton68 Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 Sure, a 802.11b card might be able to support WPA. But most likely it doesn't. Even some older USB sticks with 802.11g don't support WPA. Steffi is right, Palatkik has to check which encryption is used on the router. WEP with 64/128 bit, or WPA-PSK (PSK = PreShared Key). And set the notebook card accordingly. If it doesn't support WPA then he has to fall back to WEP. Not as secure as WPA but keeps out most guys who are just up for a free ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palatkik Posted January 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 Thnks guys, I've tried WPA-PSK, WEP 128bit, WEP 64bit and WPA2 which are all 4 options on the wifi router. and none of them work with the old 802.11b card. Must be some problem with the old card as other newer cards I have work. Time to buy a new card:-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
not5150 Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 Well... before you plunk down money for a new card. How old is the driver for the card? How old is the firmware on the router? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palatkik Posted January 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 Driver date 7/8/2003 for the Belkin card. Couldn't find a newer driver so far at least. The router is one month old. You have got me curious now, so may have to try again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 6, 2006 Report Share Posted February 6, 2006 Been using WEP 128 with an .11b card/and built in b card for about 2 years. Might just be the support in card or driver issue. I would assume Belkin ( I think you said Belkin) would support it. Doesn't it have a properties screen or setup to help? Also, one of my cards would not take the keyword to build the 128 bit key, I actually had to enter the key in hex. Have you tried using hexadecimal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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