From: "Chuck McKinnis" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
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Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:08:42 -0700
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Subject: Re: [OS2Wireless] [OS2Wireless]TPad T60 Connect to Linksys BEFW11S4
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What is your firmware level?  1.52.02 is the latest from 
http://www.linksysbycisco.com/US/en/support/BEFW11S4/download

You should be able to set it up with WPA and TKIP.  It does not appear 
that it will ever support the WPA2 and AES encryption which all up to 
date routers do.

It appears that XWLAN supports on TKIP for WPA and AES for WPA2.

Carl Gehr wrote:
> I have been running this Router/AP:
>     BEFW11S4 V4
> for a long time with only WEP64.  [Just have not had time to deal with
> changing it.]
> 
> I would now like to update the connections to use the highest security
> available, but it appears that the router only supports:
>     WPA  (with TKIP, but not with AES)
> I'm not really sure exactly what this really means, but at this point,
> my objective is to get it to work with the T60 reported by PCI as:
>   Device 4227h PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection
> 
> It has been working just fine with GenMac and WLAN V3.10rc2 setup for
> WEP64.
> 
> No matter how I try to change the configurations, both the router and
> the WLAN, it does not want to make the connection.  WLAN does see the
> network/router if I request a scan for public hotspots, showing as it
> should as "Private".
> 
> One significant problem, resolved [I thought] via manual cut/paste:
> ==> Both the Router and WLAN will generate a key from a
>     passphrase.  But, they generate DIFFERENT KEYS!
>     - WLAN generated four keys, but none of them match
>       the key generated by the router.
>     - My attempt to circumvent the problem was to cut/paste
>       from the router to Key-1 of the WLAN field.
>     Made no difference.  Still no connection.
> 
> I tried essentially the same process, but tried to use WEP128.  Similar
> results there.  No connection even though the Router/AP appears to be
> 'seen' by the TPad.
> 
> Anyone have this working?  Any suggestions about steps to make WLAN and
> the AP get together?



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