Wireless WEP Encryption not 128-bit

Hi,

I have set up a wireless network (2 machines running XP
Pro and 1 running Win 98 SE).

With my XP Pro laptop I have tried to install a
Lucent/ORiNoco/Proxim 802.11b PCMCIA Card. The card
installed no bother...however...When setting up the card
to access the network I put in the 128-bit encryption WEP
hex key, yet, when I save it using the Windows Network
Config tool (the card does not have its own config
program) it only saves it as a 64-bit key and therefore
not allowing me access to my network - I have done all
windows updates and checked out the MS Knowledgebase all
to no avail.

Any Thoughts?

Cheers
Mark

Some of the older Lucent/Orinoco 802.11b cards only were 64 bit
capable (many are marked as "Silver" in the card name). Which card
exactly do you have?

On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 12:25:19 -0700, "Mark B"
<mark.support@livingstonalive.co.uk> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I have set up a wireless network (2 machines running XP
>Pro and 1 running Win 98 SE).
>
>With my XP Pro laptop I have tried to install a
>Lucent/ORiNoco/Proxim 802.11b PCMCIA Card. The card
>installed no bother...however...When setting up the card
>to access the network I put in the 128-bit encryption WEP
>hex key, yet, when I save it using the Windows Network
>Config tool (the card does not have its own config
>program) it only saves it as a 64-bit key and therefore
>not allowing me access to my network - I have done all
>windows updates and checked out the MS Knowledgebase all
>to no avail.
>
>Any Thoughts?
>
>Cheers
>Mark

--
Barb Bowman
Expert Zone Columnist
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
MS-MVP (Windows)

Ahh this will probably be why then - it is a Silver card!

Cheers!
Mark


>-----Original Message-----
>Some of the older Lucent/Orinoco 802.11b cards only were
64 bit
>capable (many are marked as "Silver" in the card name).
Which card
>exactly do you have?
>
>On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 12:25:19 -0700, "Mark B"
><mark.support@livingstonalive.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>I have set up a wireless network (2 machines running XP
>>Pro and 1 running Win 98 SE).
>>
>>With my XP Pro laptop I have tried to install a
>>Lucent/ORiNoco/Proxim 802.11b PCMCIA Card. The card
>>installed no bother...however...When setting up the
card
>>to access the network I put in the 128-bit encryption
WEP
>>hex key, yet, when I save it using the Windows Network
>>Config tool (the card does not have its own config
>>program) it only saves it as a 64-bit key and therefore
>>not allowing me access to my network - I have done all
>>windows updates and checked out the MS Knowledgebase
all
>>to no avail.
>>
>>Any Thoughts?
>>
>>Cheers
>>Mark
>
>--
>Barb Bowman
>Expert Zone Columnist
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>MS-MVP (Windows)
>.
>