HP laptop refuses connection

[Trafficflow]

Hello. I am working on my freinds computer.I can not get it to keep a connection on my network. It will accept my security key but after it makes the connection it will lose it. I have a Netgear router with a netgear adater using Wpa2-AES. Last time it was here for work I could sign on. The only thing that changed is the security. I was using WEP.Any ideas?

 

[DelJo63]

oh yes -- compatibility issues between vendor devices.
I would guess you have a WiFi card that does not come from Netgear.

First, be sure to update the firmware in the Netgear -- almost all routers need
updates out of the box. Then get the latest driver for your WiFi adapter.

After that, try the connections with keys using {wpa2, wpa, wep} in that order.
Of course you've discovered that wep can be hacked, but lets cover that after we
get connectivity working again.

 

[Trafficflow]

Well. That worked did the updates on the firmware and away it went Thanks

 

[DelJo63]

good job