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Old 08-07-2006, 08:58 PM
John Navas
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Default Re: Win98SE and WPA-PSK incompatibility

On Mon, 07 Aug 2006 19:33:27 GMT, njkat@eclipse.net (gene martinez)
wrote in <44d7950f.38390867@news.eclipse.net>:

>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.

>
>>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.
>>

>Or you can get a usb to ethernet adaptor.. I have them on my lap-top
>they work great...


Windows 98SE isn't great in the USB department.

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