I have an old Thinkpad which had an illegal version of XP thanks to ebay. I no longer use the machine because I'm unable to update Win XP. I'm thinking of restoring it to its original setup which was Win 2000. But - will Win 2000 work with a wireless router using WPA security? I can't use the older WEP security because none of the other computers in the house use it and I want to use WPA. All suggestions appreciated. Louise
I dont believe its anything to do with win2k, but rather the wireless card/dongle you are using on the Thinkpad Assuming the Thinkpad has built in wireless, even if WPA is not avilable in that you could add a complient wireless dongle & disable the onboard. "louise" <louise@invalid.invalid> wrote in message news:65cc64F2euq6tU1@mid.individual.net... >I have an old Thinkpad which had an illegal version of XP thanks to ebay. >I no longer use the machine because I'm unable to update Win XP. > > I'm thinking of restoring it to its original setup which was Win 2000. > > But - will Win 2000 work with a wireless router using WPA security? I > can't use the older WEP security because none of the other computers in > the house use it and I want to use WPA. > > All suggestions appreciated. > > Louise
"DL" <address@invalid> wrote in message news:eKI4gC0kIHA.1280@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > I dont believe its anything to do with win2k, but rather the wireless > card/dongle you are using on the Thinkpad > Assuming the Thinkpad has built in wireless, even if WPA is not avilable in > that you could add a complient wireless dongle & disable the onboard. > > "louise" <louise@invalid.invalid> wrote in message > news:65cc64F2euq6tU1@mid.individual.net... > >I have an old Thinkpad which had an illegal version of XP thanks to ebay. > >I no longer use the machine because I'm unable to update Win XP. > > > > I'm thinking of restoring it to its original setup which was Win 2000. > > > > But - will Win 2000 work with a wireless router using WPA security? I > > can't use the older WEP security because none of the other computers in > > the house use it and I want to use WPA. > > > > All suggestions appreciated. > > > > Louise > > I still run win2k and can easily setup WPA by using the software that came with my wireless card
On Mar 31, 9:53 am, louise <lou...@invalid.invalid> wrote: > I have an old Thinkpad which had an illegal version of XP > thanks to ebay. I no longer use the machine because I'm > unable to update Win XP. > > I'm thinking of restoring it to its original setup which was > Win 2000. > > But - will Win 2000 work with a wireless router using WPA > security? I can't use the older WEP security because none > of the other computers in the house use it and I want to use > WPA. > > All suggestions appreciated. > > Louise louise There is or used to be a free program called WSC Guard 4.0 (I think McAfee took them over and now only offers the enterprise-level one that you have to pay a monthly fee to use) that allowed you to utilize WPA-PSK with Windows 2000. I don't know if you can still find a copy of it around somewhere. I know I used it in Win2K when my software for my wireless PCI card would only give me WEP capability.
On Apr 1, 10:28 pm, brill80917 wrote: > On Mar 31, 9:53 am, louise <lou...@invalid.invalid> wrote: > > > I have an old Thinkpad which had an illegal version of XP > > thanks to ebay. I no longer use the machine because I'm > > unable to update Win XP. > > > I'm thinking of restoring it to its original setup which was > > Win 2000. > > > But - will Win 2000 work with a wireless router using WPA > > security? I can't use the older WEP security because none > > of the other computers in the house use it and I want to use > > WPA. > > > All suggestions appreciated. > > > Louise > > louise > > There is or used to be a free program called WSC Guard 4.0 (I think > McAfee took them over and now only offers the enterprise-level one > that you have to pay a monthly fee to use) that allowed you to utilize > WPA-PSK with Windows 2000. I don't know if you can still find a copy > of it around somewhere. I know I used it in Win2K when my software for > my wireless PCI card would only give me WEP capability. I did some hunting around and it looks like the free software is still available, they just call it McAfee Wireless Security 4.1. Here's the link: http://www.wirelesssecuritycorp.com/wsc/public/WPAAssistant.do
brill80917 wrote: > On Apr 1, 10:28 pm, brill80917 wrote: >> On Mar 31, 9:53 am, louise <lou...@invalid.invalid> wrote: >> >>> I have an old Thinkpad which had an illegal version of XP >>> thanks to ebay. I no longer use the machine because I'm >>> unable to update Win XP. >>> I'm thinking of restoring it to its original setup which was >>> Win 2000. >>> But - will Win 2000 work with a wireless router using WPA >>> security? I can't use the older WEP security because none >>> of the other computers in the house use it and I want to use >>> WPA. >>> All suggestions appreciated. >>> Louise >> louise >> >> There is or used to be a free program called WSC Guard 4.0 (I think >> McAfee took them over and now only offers the enterprise-level one >> that you have to pay a monthly fee to use) that allowed you to utilize >> WPA-PSK with Windows 2000. I don't know if you can still find a copy >> of it around somewhere. I know I used it in Win2K when my software for >> my wireless PCI card would only give me WEP capability. > > I did some hunting around and it looks like the free software is still > available, they just call it McAfee Wireless Security 4.1. Here's the > link: > > http://www.wirelesssecuritycorp.com/wsc/public/WPAAssistant.do Hi, Thanks so much - this looks like it will work just fine! Louise
"louise" <louise@invalid.invalid> schreef in bericht news:65cc64F2euq6tU1@mid.individual.net... >I have an old Thinkpad which had an illegal version of XP thanks to ebay. >I no longer use the machine because I'm unable to update Win XP. > > I'm thinking of restoring it to its original setup which was Win 2000. > > But - will Win 2000 work with a wireless router using WPA security? I > can't use the older WEP security because none of the other computers in > the house use it and I want to use WPA. I have a wireless router which connects my pc (win2000sp4) with a laptop (Vista). No problem making secure connection wpa without special utilities. -- regards, |\ /| | \/ |@rk \../ \/os
