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[rockhopper]

Hi Gents. Yes i've entered that code Chris, its just keeps saying validating identity. It loks like thats where the problem is though doesn't it? TopiToo, that address doesn't work, i guess i need to now what the etc etc bit actually is!

[chrisw]

Found this, it may help

http://help.orange.co.uk/documentDisplay.do?clusterName=DefaultCluster&prev iew=1&groupId=1&page=http://ESERVER_c2e0c301-4908-4256-9aef-d3cdb6f7f027.xhtml&docType=1006&resultType=5002&do cProp=$solution_id&docPropValue=kb166

[rockhopper]

Thanks Chris.

I got into the router configuration thing an turned off he securty and i still couldn't connect to it so it looks like my wireless card is giving me trouble.

Also non of the configuration screens on my computer look quite the same as the ones on the Orange web site!

[TopiToo]

Originally Posted by rockhopper

TopiToo, that address doesn't work, i guess i need to now what the etc etc bit actually is!

Hello rockhopper,

somewhere in the manual for the router should be a default web page ie 192.168 something , something etc there all different, Its a default that allows you to access the router to get to security settings etc.

sorry its how I set my belkin network up,


TopiToo

[rockhopper]

No thats fine, i got into the set up by the utility that Orange provide (once i'd found the password) but turning the secuity off all together didn't help.
The problem might be that i don't have any software or info for the wireless card i'm using so i'll get a new one at dinner time and see if that helps.

[antonye]

username: admin
password: admin



You may need to press one of the buttons (I think it's button 1) on the box, as your wireless system is probably trying to connect with all the right details, but you have not be "hard" authorised - that is that the box doesn't yet know to accept your MAC address.

This is an extra layer of security. It means that even if someone has your network key (printed on the cd sleeve) they still can't get onto your network as they need physical access to the box to press the button and authenticate themselves.

I suggest you read through the manual that came with the box and make sure you carefully follow the steps, as you may have missed something.

[rockhopper]

Dam, you susssed my top secret passwords!

Yes, it has those two buttons, press one to put it into pairing mode as they call it.

I'll have another six hours at it tonight perhaps.

[antonye]

Originally Posted by rockhopper

Dam, you susssed my top secret passwords!

Default settings, innit!

You can login and check that your MAC address is in the list, and I think (if I remember correctly...) that you can manually add them as well.

If you are already in there then it may be something with the key - I know they can be a bit iffy and require the hex in UPPER CASE.

[rockhopper]

I'm fairly confident that its a key issue as the computer can connect to the network but keeps telling me that it requires a network key to authenticate. The key on the bottom of the live box matches the key on the CD packet and i've entered it in upper case with figure zeros instead of letter O's and no gaps.