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SPENCE · #1 Post by **SPENCE** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 7:22 pm

EXCUSE THE CAPS. MUCH EASIER FOR ME TO READ AND TYPE. FOR 55 YEARS.

CAN THE WIRELESS BE SOFTWARE UPGRADED FROM WEP TO WPA OR WPA2 ON T-42 WITH BUILT IN WIRELESS?

christopher_wolf · #2 Post by **christopher_wolf** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 7:34 pm

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I believe that the T42 should already support WPA, at least Access Connections on it does depending on your card, but I do not know about the ability to upgrade it to WPA2.

SPENCE · #3 Post by **SPENCE** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 7:36 pm

THANKS.

THIS IS BUILT IN, NOT A PLUG IN CARD.

THE INSTALLED HELP ONLY MENTIONS WEP.....

christopher_wolf · #4 Post by **christopher_wolf** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 7:43 pm

You have the IBM/Atheros 802.11a/b/g wireless MPCI for it, right?

Have you tried setting up a connection to an access point with it yet? Access Connections, as well as the card, should have support for it. It appears in the wizard that AC's uses to setup a connection.

SPENCE · #5 Post by **SPENCE** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 7:56 pm

IT SAYS IN SYS INFO

11a/b/g WIRELESS LAN MINI PCI ADAPTER
ETHERNET 802.3
PNP\VEN168C&DEV_1014&SUBSYS_833117AB&REV_01\4&39A&85202

#6 Post by **jdhurst** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 8:19 pm

That is the card I have. It supports WPA (not WPA2). It works *perfectly* with Access Connections. ... JD Hurst

SPENCE · #7 Post by **SPENCE** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 8:21 pm

THANKS JD.

THE INSTRUCTTIONS ON THE MACHINE DON'T EVEN MENTION WPA.

THINK I BETTER GET SOME HELP FROM A MSCE NEARBY.

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