"Sally Thompson" <me2@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:0001HW.C0FD2AF3002EABA3F0284530@news.individu al.net...
> On Mon, 7 Aug 2006 17:01:34 +0100, Axel Hammerschmidt wrote
> (in article <1hjpo6x.1u55kgf93jp8eN%hlexa@hotmail.com>):
>
> > Sally Thompson <me2@privacy.net> wrote:
> >
> >> I am having a problem getting my Win98SE notebook to connect wirelessly
to
> >> my
> >> Netgear router, which has WPA-PSK security enabled. After extensive
googling
> >> and reading on this newsgroup I realise that such an old OS as Win98SE
is
> >> apparently incompatible with WPA-PSK. My current set-up is: Netgear
Wireless
> >> ADSL Firewall Router DG834G with an iMac G5 connected through an
Ethernet
> >> cable and an iMac G4 which connects (successfully) wirelessly through
its
> >> built in Airport, Compaq Armada notebook running Win98SE with a Belkin
> >> PCMCIA
> >> card which has in the past connected with the same model router (but
one
> >> which didn't have any security enabled) in another house.
> >>
> >> I don't use the notebook a lot but I have found three options (apart
from
> >> throwing out the notebook!) and would be glad of some advice:
> >
> > <snip>
> >
> >> 3. I have found some downloadable *WPA software* from McAfee:
> >>
> >> <http://www.wirelesssecuritycorp.com/wsc/public/WPAAssistant.do>
> >> which apparently enables a Win98 computer to use WPA. Is this a good
idea,
> >> and does anyone know if it would work, or is there a better way?
> >
> > The link looks interesting.
> >
> > An alternative could be Buffalo's Client Manager 2 (v2.1). This works
> > with many old (non-Buffalo) PCMCIA cards providing WPA-PSK/TKIP, even
> > WPA-AES for my Gericom card with RTL8180 chipset.
>
> Thanks for the reply. I think I've tracked down Buffalo Client Manager 2
> (they are on Version 3 now) and will transfer it via my USB stick to see
if
> it works.
>
> > You haven't provided details about the Belkin card.
>
> Sorry, didn't realise those details would be useful. I think I have just
> about everything else written down. It's a Belkin 802.11b/11 Mbps
Wireless
> Notebook Network Card, Model F5D6020 ver.2
>
> >> The notebook doesn't have to connect wirelessly, but with no Ethernet
slot
> >> in
> >> the notebook I believe there is no other choice, unless someone can
advise
> >> otherwise.
> >
> > You could look for a PCMCIA to ethernet (cable) adapter.
>
> OK, thanks for the tip. There seem to be hundreds out there. Any
particular
> recommendation?
the ones i have used for a long time were Xircom (which i think got bought
by Intel). These were not cheap new, but since they were common should be
easy to find 2nd hand?
i have used these things since the days of windows 3.1 - the awkward bit
with all of the different design is the cable / connector.
The better ones use both slots of a dual PCMCIA slot, and had an RJ-45 jack
inside the card. The one i have here is CardBus (so 32 bit) model RBE-100.
all the various network adaptor vendors seemed to make these things, so
there are plenty of others around.
>
> >> Incidentally, the Belkin card registers (beeps on turn-on) and is shown
in
> >> the taskbar, and its little green light is on. If I look at the card
> >> properties, it shows: Belkin 11Mbps Wireless Notebook Network Adapter.
If I
> >> go to Start-Programs-Belkin PCMCIA WLAN Utility and select Belkin
PCMCIA
> >> WLAN
> >> Monitor my Router SSID is shown but I get an Authentication Error with
a
> >> message to Check Encryption Settings when I try to connect to the
network.
> >
> > Apparently you have a Win98 driver for the Belkin card, which is...?
>
> See above :-)
>
>
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