Strange Wireless Connection Problem

[stanley_ng]

Hi everyone

Would be appreciative if anyone could provide some help on the following problem:

I have a network made up of an SMC7004AWBR wireless router and 3 computers. One PC (Windows XP) is connected via a wired connection to the router, the other PC (Windows 98) has a wireless connection using a Linksys wireless client and a notebook (Windows 2000) connected wirelessly. Both 128-bit WEP and MAC filtering on the router is active. The problem I have is that I cannot access the internet from the Window 98 PC (although the PC can display the SSID of the router). I do not have any problems connecting to the Internet using the Win XP and Win 2K computers. I have also checked that the WEP and MAC codes all tally.

What can be the problem? Could it be that Win98 does not support 128-bit WEP?

BTW, I have also switched the Linksys wireless client with a Prolink one and am still experiencing the same problem. Am at wits end...anyone any advice, please?

Thanks!

[tguy]

I believe the 128 bit WEP encryption relates to the wireless card connection only.

One thing to check, in case you overlooked it, is to make sure the MAC address of the Win 98 computer is included in the MAC filtering allow list.

Another thing to try would be to use the software from the manufacturer to configure and connect your wireless card, as opposed to letting Windows do it for you.

[gamehead200]

http://www.astromike.com/wireless.html

Please search the forums!