On Mon, 7 Aug 2006 17:53:00 +0100, John Navas wrote
(in article <d3led2l3ui92mlf1cp0aq7nufg7k9jcfsk@4ax.com>):
> On Mon, 7 Aug 2006 15:39:32 +0100, Sally Thompson <me2@privacy.net>
> wrote in <0001HW.C0FD0F3400282B18F0284530@news.individual.n et>:
>
>> 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.
>
> No Microsoft support for WPA, and OS support has ended. Highly
> recommend upgrading to Windows XP, which works well, given enough
> memory, even on my old ThinkPad 600 (266 MHz Pentium II).
OK. Not sure whether there's enough memory on there atm - will check it
out.
>> 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:
>>
>> 1. When I want to use the notebook, unplug my Netgear router and plug the
>> notebook into my old BT Voyager broadband modem using my old USB cable (the
>> notebook has no Ethernet slot). I'm not keen on this although it would be
>> a
>> work-around.
>
> USB is problematic on Windows 98. I'd suggest a PC Card Ethernet
> adapter. Just about any will do that comes with a Windows 98 driver.
> Newegg.com and Provantage are good online sources.
Yes, I think from your reply and the others this is the way to go. Have
found some on UK sites now I know what I'm looking for. I wasn't sure if I
could use such a thing.
>> 2. Set the encryption on the router to WEP rather than WPA when I want to
>> use
>> the notebook, and then switch back. I believe from my reading that Win98SE
>> would work with WEP? I can set up WEP on the router OK, but I'm not sure
>> what
>> I would have to set up on the Belkin settings.
>
> Don't use WEP.
Point taken.
>> 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?
>
> Haven't used it myself, but it reportedly works fine.
Thanks very much for your reply John; I have learnt a lot over the last few
weeks from your replies to other posters and from reading your links.
--
Sally in Shropshire, UK
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http://www.stonybrook-ludlow.co.uk
Burne-Jones/William Morris window in Shropshire church:
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