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11-05-2005, 22:42

A bit confused, as my old router only supports WEP. Is the problem that the router is set to use WPA and the laptop WEP? (Needs someone who knows about WPA security). The 169.x.x.x IP address means that the laptop has not 'found' the DHCP server (i.e. the router). This is confirmed by the lack of DNS server and gateway addresses. Is the router configured to be a DHCP server? (I'd be surprised if not - this is usually a standard setting).

11-05-2005, 22:42	#4
JohnHorb Guest Location: Sale, Cheshire Services: 10MB Broadband, DTV, Telephone Posts: n/a	Re: wireless network setup, help! A bit confused, as my old router only supports WEP. Is the problem that the router is set to use WPA and the laptop WEP? (Needs someone who knows about WPA security). The 169.x.x.x IP address means that the laptop has not 'found' the DHCP server (i.e. the router). This is confirmed by the lack of DNS server and gateway addresses. Is the router configured to be a DHCP server? (I'd be surprised if not - this is usually a standard setting).