On Tue, 12 Dec 2006 07:04:26 +1100, Ed Durrant wrote:
>Dave Saville wrote:
>> Done some more testing. All tests done with my Artem card set to 128 wep.
>>
>> 1) Asus set to "Open & Shared" no wep key. - Cannot connect. xwlan says
>> configuring all the time.
>>
>> 2) Asus set to "Open & Shared" wep key same as card. - Can connect.
>>
>> 3) Asus set to "Open & Shared" wep key different. - Cannot connect.
>> Configuring all the time.
>>
>> 4) Asus set to "shared" + correct wep key. Cannot connect. Searching all the
>> time.
>>
>> So it looks as if "shared" is not even being seen by my card. I cannot test
>> with the card and no wep key as I have a problem with xwlan.
>>
>> What the hell is the difference between "Open & Shared" and "Shared"? My DLink
>> only has "Open" or "Shared" and that works fine on shared with the same Artem
>> card.
>>
>>
>>
>My "Guess" would be "open and shared key" means it broadcasts so that it
>can be seen but you can only connect with the correct shared key.
>
>"shared" means it does not broadcast its presence and you still need the
>correct shared key to connect however here you also need to specify the
>correct SSID as well.
Ed, I don't think so. There is a check box called "Response to SSID broadcast
request" or similar and the SSID *is* correct and it won't work on shared. With
or without that checkbox.
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