From: "John Clemente" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
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Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:25:46 -0400
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Subject: Perhaps it is time to fix it?
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Gentleman all:

I have been reading the "Is there such a device?" thread since Jim S.'s 
first post a month ago in hopes of picking up enough information about 
router architecture to help me successfully connect my TP42 P to routers 
using encryption when booted to either RC3 or RC5.  I would rather work 
these thing out my self and not have to ask the dumb question if at all 
possible.

While the "such a device" discussion was a mile wide and my 
understanding of it perhaps an inch deep, if that, I found it 
interesting and did pick up some hints.   In the hope that the problem 
is something simple I am missing or that a small change to the DHCP 
configuration file will solve the problem here it goes.

First, I can connect freely to all open routers in hot spots throughout 
the country without any problem.  That said, I am often at locations 
where routers are encrypted and the owners give me the WEP password to 
permit me to connect.  The routers are usually various models of NETGEAR 
or Linksys. 

Although I think I have used every possible variation offered by the 
Wireless LAN Monitor v. 3.10 I have never succeeded in getting a WEP 
connection.  The passwords are usually ten number/letter combinations 
which I deduce are for 64 bit encryption.  The passwords work in XP when 
I boot to it and in the i-phone with no problem.

One variation will get me an IP to the LAN in Ecs but not any traffic 
over the WAN - internet.  If I set up a profile for the location and 
specify an IP  (select "manually" rather than DHCP on the TCP/IP tab) 
the router then gives me that IP, but I can not then transfer any data 
to the internet, although I can get to the router setup page and other 
locations inside the LAN.  

Can anyone shine a light on what I am doing wrong?

Regards
John Clemente
Albany, NY

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