How to find or set "2Wire" brand wireless network key?
Eric "Shubes"
plug at shubes.net
Sun Aug 13 22:52:24 MST 2006
ArtW wrote:
> 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.
>>
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> The keys are at;
> http://www.2wire.com/?p=268
Thanks for that info, Art, but we found that one already. The key Joe's
talking about is the WEP/WPA encryption key.
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-Eric 'shubes'
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