goblin24 Posted August 20, 2005 CID Share Posted August 20, 2005 Hey guys just got my wireless g router.. its a netgearwgr614 v6.. anyways i was setting up the wireless secuirty and was wondering what was best setting???should i go wit hthe WEP or WPA-PSK??.. right now im using the wep automatic 64 bit....should i change it to 128bit?? In other words whats the best recommended security settings for me?. thxs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dn0 Posted August 20, 2005 CID Share Posted August 20, 2005 I would WPA-PSK is certainly more secure than WEP - So that would be the safest choice so long as your wireless card on your PC/Notebook is also WPA-PSK compatible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goblin24 Posted August 20, 2005 Author CID Share Posted August 20, 2005 im not using a wireless card.. its a centrino laptop.. any other help will be appreciated.. THXS.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goblin24 Posted August 20, 2005 Author CID Share Posted August 20, 2005 ok set it to wpa.. amount of time is 60 min.. what do u guys recommend??? One more thing.. my desktop, router, and modem all seem to be working fine but i cant get the internet to work in my laptop.. My laptop detects the network and says its excellent but when i try to open internet explorer it tells me the pages are unavailable.. any idea what the problem might be?? thxs a million! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grambler Posted August 20, 2005 CID Share Posted August 20, 2005 Try laptop with all encryption off just for a test run to see if it will connect and surf the web. If that works then try moving up through the different levels of security. I have to run mine at WEP 64 bit, if I go to 128 then I get little or no internet conectivity message. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goblin24 Posted August 20, 2005 Author CID Share Posted August 20, 2005 thxs guys got it working.. it was my firewall... now my only question is since i set my security up with WPA.. i left it at 60 min setting should i change this to a different amount of time?? thxs a milliom!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dn0 Posted August 20, 2005 CID Share Posted August 20, 2005 Good news. I am not real familiar with the WPA since my laptop is also Centrino, but the 802.11b, so it doesn't support the better WPA encryption. Does that 60 minute setting mean it will change to the next key every 60 minutes? Someone else hopefully can answer that question for us both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goblin24 Posted August 20, 2005 Author CID Share Posted August 20, 2005 yes thats what it means... it will change key in 60 min.. Dont know if i should leave it like that or change it.. anyone knows please let me know,, thxs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netmasta Posted August 20, 2005 CID Share Posted August 20, 2005 im not using a wireless card.. its a centrino laptop.. any other help will be appreciated.. THXS.. Just wondering, what do you mean, not using a wireless card? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingzero2309 Posted August 20, 2005 CID Share Posted August 20, 2005 Just wondering, what do you mean, not using a wireless card? i think he means he's not using a pcmcia card...its just the centrino mini wireless card integrated in the laptop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted August 22, 2005 CID Share Posted August 22, 2005 Good news. I am not real familiar with the WPA since my laptop is also Centrino, but the 802.11b, so it doesn't support the better WPA encryption. Does that 60 minute setting mean it will change to the next key every 60 minutes? Someone else hopefully can answer that question for us both. the 2100 b does support WPA.. you might need to download this patch for windows xp.. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?amp;displaylang=en&familyid=009d8425-ce2b-47a4-abec-274845dc9e91&displaylang=en Intel says that it does support it http://www.intel.com/network/connectivity/products/wireless/prowireless_mobile.htm As far as 60min.. as far as i know WPA dynamically changes the key.. so there is no set time for it to change.. are you sure you are not setting the IP release to 60 min? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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