[ubuntu-uk] wep key and ubuntu

[Michael Weaver]

I think it could well be.
Thanks for your suggestion about looking on the Router itself.
Might have to get dad to re-install the wireless part, he has done it
for his and mum's setup at home because I think they are probably
same.

On 09/06/07, Josh Blacker <jkblacker at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> Is this a BT Home Hub router/phone combo you're talking about? If so look on
> the back of the hub, there should be two sets of information: a BT Home Hub
> SSID/wep key, which will be for your wireless internet and a BT Fusion id
> and passkey which I guess is for the phone - we only have the router and not
> the phone so I don't use this. (I do actually have problems finding the
> network and connecting to it, but that's another matter...).
> Hope this helps?
>
>
> On 6/9/07, Michael Weaver <weavermicha at googlemail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi!
> > I am new to this list and fairly new to Ubuntu having just got it
> > working on my desktop computer today on a separate USB drive as a Duel
> > Boot system with Windows XP.
> > I have a question about Wep keys.
> > Recently BT which is my ISP insisted on sending me their Wireless
> > Router with Hub phone and my sister set me up yesterday but she had
> > problems with the wireless card for my laptop as it wasn't lighting
> > up.
> > I think I may have another problem as I think she may not have set up
> > wireless properly, I have to have Sighted assistance setting up some
> > of these things as I am totally Blind.
> > I am certain she might not have set up the Wireless part of the Router
> > even though it does work for the Ethanet connection so I do have a
> > wired connection for my desktop.
> > What I would like to know is is the WEP key different from my BT
> > Password and Broadband phone Password and also can wireless be set up
> > at any stage if it hasn't been activated already when my sister did
> > the original installation which she did under Windows as she is not a
> > Linux user?
> > If my Broadband phone password which I need for Broadband hub phone
> > and my BT password are different from the WEP key where do I find this
> > key for activating Wireless on the Router or is this a key which I
> > have to create myself a bit like my sudo password etc for Ubuntu
> > Feisty?
> >
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> Josh Blacker
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