From: "J R FOX" Received: from [192.168.100.201] (HELO mail.2rosenthals.com) by 2rosenthals.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.16) with ESMTP id 2614422 for os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com; Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:49:52 -0400 Received: from secmgr-va.2rosenthals.com ([162.83.95.194] helo=mail2.2rosenthals.com) by secmgr-ny.randr with esmtps (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.43) id 1Olnhu-0002n1-J0 for os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com; Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:49:51 -0400 Received: from web81402.mail.mud.yahoo.com ([68.142.199.130]:41907) by mail2.2rosenthals.com with smtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Olnhm-0006XK-1u for os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com; Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:49:42 -0400 Received: (qmail 11803 invoked by uid 60001); 18 Aug 2010 18:49:40 -0000 X-CTCH-RefID: str=0001.0A020202.4C6C2B46.023D,ss=1,fgs=0 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=pacbell.net; s=s1024; t=1282157380; bh=gl7kyERQTIAogPYjZwmrEmY1yyKpIvi84lYr98inWvs=; h=Message-ID:X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-Mailer:Date:From:Subject:To:MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=StZFj3hRT9fSW23Goi5+HhD+WqFWHOEQZatCjoxrtr6iO0OmyvzW9lKBTvru5YA+9LTk8Npf2CH4Y5rRTWF0rF/P0ivj6pId0EFg6V9U14ROgosInjXpbt3cw79rkoOKp8au0xs8XehmJyVqxIAk/8kk72lBwuAnbLqlrRj2SV4= DomainKey-Signature:a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=pacbell.net; h=Message-ID:X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-Mailer:Date:From:Subject:To:MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=KDDEnip6vC3ghNfkKclryaQ4ltD4z3gwnZVYH0ug0Sw42PrZa0ITB49ZXdNRT2B+iFZNx2BcGIoMaKuzbRP7Q/hP6tRk0cP4gPq+v0KUdstV2JSNYzAoNklKgncVMX2ijxA/KCnotEF09Vdtfir+ugtf4Q6VkEykSHIj69YBxsc=; Message-ID: <224271.11139.qm@web81402.mail.mud.yahoo.com> X-YMail-OSG: Sk0OhR8VM1lUkj19qKfLiw1oMG17SnpXYz0u63_AaaS3l88 hhhwBAh4MvZcYPKx.CXc7jdO6Wzk7JETNYYTrZe27ZR2h17t3_iNXZho_cKs YVhZqLa5jEFW4lgB75g8Z0..osa6rlaosYDum__INPPFV5HzZt0.a5FHW29o GK8cGhli4wb72IDNxtVuZTUTg5O.CqmW2WKcJzpY7akR7srnJfKb0RRzount Bn9IiItt1RfLLgvkX8535hJ5dF8Jyrh9VFgfs4pzta6foCKlanfWLYKJhu_P ZVEMEYtivLyGHBMnmKNxFC0x9I.LK Received: from [72.130.141.223] by web81402.mail.mud.yahoo.com via HTTP; Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:49:40 PDT X-Mailer: YahooMailClassic/11.3.2 YahooMailWebService/0.8.105.279950 Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:49:40 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Connecting through WPA-2 | Signal Boost Options To: os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable [O.T., for the moment . . . ] Hi Lewis, This is to follow up on my email to you of 8/3 (shortly before=20 Warpstock), which was to follow up on the one of 6/14. I've still had no luck in making a connection here. Maybe that=20 56 character key is major overkill, or perhaps the problem will=20 persist even if I shorten it to a fraction of that complexity,=20 because some *other* issue is at work here. (Setting or settings=20 in the DD-WRT ?) I've now had an apparent repetition of the non- connection from the Samsung unit, using a Netgear WNDA3100 plugged=20 into a different device in another room. In that case, it went=20 straight into the tv-set to make use of the Vieracast. (According=20 to online sources, that Netgear adapter is supposed to be identical=20 to the branded one Panasonic sells for 2.5x as much.) After multiple=20 passes through the Vieracast setup, I still get "Connection Failed."=20 I don't think that I screwed up the key _each_ of those times.=20=20 (The Mac address had previously been entered into my Linksys router.) The above trials were using the WPA-2 / AES selection.=20=20 No doubt, this should be put to the test easily enough with a much=20 simpler key, and I do retain the original key in that file you=20 provided.=20=20 The secondary topic is prompted by the situation at a relative's house,=20 where after setting up *their* equipment, the best network strength=20 we've been able to obtain (in two rooms) is a constant fluctuation=20 between 33% - 49%. The former stinks, and the latter is rated as=20 "marginal." I'm thinking that I am likely to find a result no better=20 than that here . . . whenever I get the secured connection working.=20=20 So, I'm wondering about signal boost options. I've ordered an Asus=20 WL 330GE (said to have multiple uses), and a Linksys WET610N, which=20 a DirecTV tech recommended for plug-in to their box. Can the Asus=20 be used as a repeater, if so what are the steps I would need to take=20 to enable it as such, and what impact does this have on the security=20 setup ? Or, what about one of those Hawking hi-gain antennas ? (If=20 those are any good, are they just for the router, or usable _at_ the=20 remote device ?) Finally, I am lately getting a small lower-right-corner popup (near=20 the System Tray in XP) that is much too fast to see, accompanied by a=20 sort of bubble-popping sound. I think it goes away when I unplug the=20 ethernet cable into my computer. Once source I've consulted seems to=20 think it may be a warning that my router is beginning to fail. But, I=20 see no performance glitches to support that idea. Could this be some=20 sort of error message from the DD-WRT ? Regards, Jordan --=20 This email was Anti Virus checked by Astaro Security Gateway. http://www.as= taro.com