On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 1:17 PM, Josef Lowder wrote: > I have a strange wireless connection problem with my Qwest DSL service > and after an hour on the phone with tech support, we still don't have > a solution, so I hope one of my plug friends can help me solve it. > > When upgrading from 1.5 to 7mbp dsl service about a month ago, when we > couldn't get it to work with my 2-Wire modem/router, I got the Qwest > recommended Motorola modem/router. That also proved to be a challenge > to get everything to work, but it did eventually work with my two > laptops wireless connecting okay. > > Then we went out of town for a few days and I took one laptop to use > while away. It connected up to the motel wireless service and worked > fine. But since I got back, I've not been able to get it to connect > to my Qwest/Motorola modem/router. I can, however, connect to my > neighbor's unsecured linksys/cox modem/router just fine. So, I assume > that there is nothing wrong with the laptop we took on our trip, an > IBM thinkpad T40 with an internal Cisco Aironet 802.11b card. > > In the control center network center, the qwest3856 SSID shows up with > 5-bars signal strength, Managed operating mode, and wep-manual 40/64 > bit (10 characters) encryption. But when I try to connect, it says > "cannot connect." I reconfigured the router to "no privacy" and can > connect, but I cannot connect with wep security. > > What do I need to do to get this to work with a secured connection? > --------------------------------------------------- > Hi! More information please: What is your distro and patch level? Have you applied any patches? There are known issues with some implementations of wireless encryption in various distros; you might have to roll back an update? -- www.obnosis.com (503)754-4452 "Contradictions do not exist." A. Rand