[slim] Re: Odd wireless network problem - any ideas?

2005-07-05 Thread Fifer
Thanks for the warning Max, I don't want to jump from the frying pan to the fire. -- Fifer ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

[slim] Re: Odd wireless network problem - any ideas?

2005-07-05 Thread max . spicer
Fifer Wrote: > Thanks radish, problem solved. The new router firmware does support > shared key but it was set to open and I hadn't noticed. I still think I > need a new router though ... Well don't buy a 3com, whatever you do! Max -- max.spicer The wild things roared their terrible roars a

[slim] Re: Odd wireless network problem - any ideas?

2005-07-05 Thread Fifer
Thanks radish, problem solved. The new router firmware does support shared key but it was set to open and I hadn't noticed. I still think I need a new router though ... -- Fifer ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slim

[slim] Re: Odd wireless network problem - any ideas?

2005-07-05 Thread Fifer
radish, I think that's probably it. I'll check when I get home but I suspect that the firmware might not support shared key. Looks like I might need to flash back to the generic firmware. Or buy a new router ... -- Fifer ___ Discuss mailing list Discu

Re: [slim] Re: Odd wireless network problem - any ideas?

2005-07-05 Thread dean blackketter
That's true about the SB1 but the SB2 works with both shared and open key. On Jul 5, 2005, at 7:21 AM, radish wrote: SB only works with WEP in "shared key" mode, some routers/APs (such as my old SMC barricade) only support "open" mode. It's possible that the firmware update either reset it t

[slim] Re: Odd wireless network problem - any ideas?

2005-07-05 Thread radish
SB only works with WEP in "shared key" mode, some routers/APs (such as my old SMC barricade) only support "open" mode. It's possible that the firmware update either reset it to open, or disabled shared (it's seen as even less secure than regular WEP). Take a look in the router setup for anything r

[slim] Re: Odd wireless network problem - any ideas?

2005-07-05 Thread Fifer
> Are you absolutely sure that the SB2 is connected to the network? It > often says it is but is in fact lying. Do you mean was it really connected when I turned WEP off? It definitely was as I played music. It's a SB1 BTW, I should have been specific. Niek, I'll try a 'simple' key tonight to se

[slim] Re: Odd wireless network problem - any ideas?

2005-07-05 Thread max . spicer
Are you absolutely sure that the SB2 is connected to the network? It often says it is but is in fact lying. Try manually reconfiguring the connection and see if it still claims to be connected. When it is connected, what's its IP address? If it can't get one via DHCP, it allocates itself one i