WEP or WPA-PSK ?

[David Vincent]

Steve Flynn wrote:
> To switch over to using WPA is router dependant but essentially it's
> nothing more than selecting WPA from a drop-down box on a security
> page rather than selecting WEP. Enter a new password and save the
> config and reboot the router. You should now be prompted by your
> laptop for a new password to connect to your router.

this step trips up lots of people.  your laptop still has the old 
settings for your wireless network and if you haven't changed the ESSID 
then it will happily try to use those to connect to the network.  it may 
look like it is working or is going to work (depending on your OS - 
wink) and can cause hours of frustration and googling.

the fix is logical and easy.  make sure to remove any settings on your 
wireless clients first, then add them back once you've reconfigured your 
network.

1.  remove wireless settings from clients
2.  reconfigure router/ap
3.  connect clients to the new network

-d