On 5 Aug 2006 21:57:18 -0700, spacemonkey485@yahoo.com wrote in
<1154840238.251651.294180@m79g2000cwm.googlegroups .com>:

>John,

>> Why? DHCP isn't a security issue, and manual IP is error-prone hassle.
>
>I used static IP addresses because of the web server I'm running.

Better DHCP servers can fix addresses for particular clients.

>> 1. Unhide the SSID.
>> 2. Remove any MAC filtering.
>> 3. Use DHCP instead of manual IP.
>> 4. Troubleshoot with all security turned off
>> 5. Then switch to WPA or WPA2 with a strong passphrase.
>
>I made sure I didn't have any MAC filtering set up. I disabled all
>security and instantly accessed the internet from all applications. I
>enabled WPA security with a strong passphrase and still had access from
>all applications. Odd...but sweet.
>
>Thanks for your help!

Glad it worked.

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