Guest Patrick Whittle Posted September 30, 2008 Posted September 30, 2008 Is it not posible to copy a WEP key via copy&paste? Where do I paste my WEP key in Vista? Quote
Guest Malke Posted September 30, 2008 Posted September 30, 2008 Patrick Whittle wrote: <span style="color:blue"> > Is it not posible to copy a WEP key via copy&paste? Where do I paste my > WEP key in Vista?</span> Yes, it's possible. You can copy it from your router's configuration screen or use this easy, free utility from Nirsoft: http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/wireless_key.html The wireless network manager in Vista will let you know that there are available wireless networks. Find yours and when you try to connect it will ask you for the key. Paste it in. Some OEM wireless network managers have a place where you can set Profiles, too. You will have to look at what you've got installed. Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ Quote
Guest Paul Montgomery Posted September 30, 2008 Posted September 30, 2008 On Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:43:23 -0400, "Patrick Whittle" <patrick_whittle@hotmail.com> wrote: <span style="color:blue"> >Is it not posible to copy a WEP key via copy&paste? Where do I paste my WEP >key in Vista? </span> Gotta type it. Quote
Guest Malke Posted September 30, 2008 Posted September 30, 2008 Paul Montgomery wrote: <span style="color:blue"> > On Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:43:23 -0400, "Patrick Whittle" > <patrick_whittle@hotmail.com> wrote: > <span style="color:green"> >>Is it not posible to copy a WEP key via copy&paste? Where do I paste my >>WEP key in Vista?</span> > > Gotta type it.</span> Actually, no. Use this for a free and extremely easy way: http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/wireless_key.html Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ Quote
Guest Paul Montgomery Posted September 30, 2008 Posted September 30, 2008 On Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:59:51 -0500, Paul Montgomery <i.m.nonnymous@NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote: <span style="color:blue"> >On Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:43:23 -0400, "Patrick Whittle" ><patrick_whittle@hotmail.com> wrote: ><span style="color:green"> >>Is it not posible to copy a WEP key via copy&paste? Where do I paste my WEP >>key in Vista? </span> > >Gotta type it.</span> My bad :-\ Quote
Guest Sooner Al [MVP] Posted September 30, 2008 Posted September 30, 2008 Another way is to use Windows Connect Now and save everything off to a flash drive. http://blogs.msdn.com/wndp/archive/2007/01...5F00_part1.aspx http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community...guy/cg0406.mspx If the router does not have a USB port or supports WCN you can easily copy-n-paste the network key by opening the flash drive and navigating to the \Smrtntky\Wsetting.txt file and copying the key to the wireless access point/router or client. -- Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows - Desktop User Experience) Please post ALL questions and replies to the news group for the mutual benefit of all of us... The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights... How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "Patrick Whittle" <patrick_whittle@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:%23k4Xv0zIJHA.728@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue"> > Is it not posible to copy a WEP key via copy&paste? Where do I paste my > WEP > key in Vista? > > </span> Quote
Guest Sooner Al [MVP] Posted September 30, 2008 Posted September 30, 2008 I forgot to add that I highly recommend dumping WEP and using WPA2/WPA, ie. what ever all your clients and the router support. Use a long random key. Personally I use WPA2-Personal with a 63-character random ASCII key. Here are my general wireless security guidelines for home users... http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/LAN/...ssSecurity.html -- Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows - Desktop User Experience) Please post ALL questions and replies to the news group for the mutual benefit of all of us... The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights... How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "Sooner Al [MVP]" <SoonerAl@somewhere.net.invalid> wrote in message news:ABF92A70-CDC3-4F85-8F73-0B7B38CE6A3B@microsoft.com...<span style="color:blue"> > Another way is to use Windows Connect Now and save everything off to a > flash drive. > > http://blogs.msdn.com/wndp/archive/2007/01...5F00_part1.aspx > http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community...guy/cg0406.mspx > > If the router does not have a USB port or supports WCN you can easily > copy-n-paste the network key by opening the flash drive and navigating to > the SmrtntkyWsetting.txt file and copying the key to the wireless access > point/router or client. > > -- > > Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows - Desktop User Experience) > > Please post ALL questions and replies to the news group for theand > mutual benefit of all of us... > The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no > rights... > How to ask a question > http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 > > "Patrick Whittle" <patrick_whittle@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:%23k4Xv0zIJHA.728@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...<span style="color:green"> >> Is it not posible to copy a WEP key via copy&paste? Where do I paste my >> WEP >> key in Vista? >> </span></span> Quote
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