good day guys!
i am trying to setup a wireless network at home with my desktop as my main pc and using WPA encryption. my PSP was able to get connected without problems but my sister's laptop which is an old one can't get connected. it is using a wireless adapter coz it could either be that the wireless card is busted or probably the laptop itself is not wireless ready (not sure).. i had tried switching it over to WEP and this time it was able to get connected. but my concern is that as what i know, WEP is not as secured as WPA right? is it possible that the laptop does not support WPA encryption?
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06-19-2008, 04:01 PM #1C.I.A.
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can't connect laptop wirelessly using WPA
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06-19-2008, 04:30 PM #2C.I.A.
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your sister's wi-fi NIC doesn't support WPA... since you said its old.
Consider buying a new linksys wi-fi usb?
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06-19-2008, 04:46 PM #3C.I.A.
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what's the wi-fi usb for bro? sori im new into this stuff..
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06-19-2008, 04:50 PM #4C.I.A.
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its a wireless network interface card. support both WEP and WPA encrption.
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06-19-2008, 05:19 PM #5Banned User
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or u can get wireless lan card. na i daghan baligya ani diri.
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06-19-2008, 07:29 PM #6Senior Member
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try to upgrade the driver/utilities of the wifi sa imo laptop
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06-19-2008, 08:25 PM #7C.I.A.
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even if she has the latest driver. if his hardware cant support WPA. its good as mummy Originally Posted by joco_ph
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06-19-2008, 10:00 PM #8C.I.A.
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thank u for the replies mga bro.. really appreciate it..
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06-20-2008, 08:32 AM #9Senior Member
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wa man siya mo state sa model sa iya notebook so we wouldnt know if capable ba ang iyang wifi to support wpa. Originally Posted by AMD_infinium05
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06-20-2008, 10:59 AM #10C.I.A.
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ya i knew, but he mentioned earlier if he use WEP encryption, his sister's laptop can connect. additionally, he mentioned that the laptop is old. Based on that, i supposed that the built in wi-fi nic cant support WPA. Originally Posted by joco_ph
WPA came after wep, which is a newer encryption.
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