How to find or set "2Wire" brand wireless network key?

Eric "Shubes" plug at shubes.net
Sun Aug 13 09:03:03 MST 2006


joe wrote:
> . 
> Thanks to Eric Shube's help, I finally got a "2Wire" brand DSL modem/router 
> yellow-wire-connected to my main Linux box and I can connect to the 'net via 
> Knoppix; and it is putting out a wireless signal; however, I don't know how 
> to get connected to/thru it with my dual-boot laptop -- either with winXP or 
> with Linux.  WinXP shows me "connected" (but not accessible) with a 
> "security-enabled" connection, and it asks for a "network key" ... but I 
> don't know what that is or where to find it or how to set it.  
>  
> Is it possible to disable this security-enabled condition?  
> And/or how can I find or set this "network key"?  
>  
> No information on this came with the new modem  
> and no information on this was provided by Qwest.  
>  
> I've looked at the 2Wire website, http://www.2wire.com ...  
> but can't find the solution there either.  
>  
> Where is this "network key" hidden?  
>  
> How can I turn the "security-enabled" condition off and back on again  
> if/when I may want to?  I'm more concerned with getting connected than with 
> trying to have optimum security at this point. 
>  
Remember the 2wire User Guide we found online to get it working?
I think I bookmarked it on the XP notebook.
That should contain all the answers.

FWIW, this is the first wireless access point device I've seen that has 
security enabled by default. It was an OEM (not retail) unit though, so 
maybe that's the difference.

-- 
-Eric 'shubes'


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