"Merlin" <Merlin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:655D5FF5-513B-4E1B-9032-896B43171DF6@microsoft.com...
> Thanks. I also have a Linksys router, but I don't have the Linksys
> Easylink
> Advisor you mention, so I can't go to it to get the information I need.
>
> Any other ideas where/how I can get the required information?
>
> "Alan" wrote:
>
>> Hi Merlin,
>>
>> I have a Linksys router, and I know that if I go into the Linksys
>> Easylink
>> Advisor, it shows the WEP key and other network settings if I click on
>> the
>> Support tab.
>>
>> Alan
>>
>> "Merlin" <Merlin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:5CB90992-90D9-4FBC-B450-22373ABCE881@microsoft.com...
>> > I've recently suffered a major PC Crash and I'm trying to recover that
>> > machine from it. One of the things I need to do is to reconnect it to
>> > my
>> > network, but I keep getting the message "Limited or no connectivity"
>> > when
>> > I
>> > know the signal strength is high and it did connect okay before the
>> > crash.
>> > I
>> > suspect that I'm not entering the correct WEP key - I thought I had it
>> > noted
>> > correctly, but it seems not.
>> >
>> > Is it possible to get the correct key from the two other PCs that are
>> > connected to the network or do I have to set up the network again from
>> > scratch?
>> >
>> > I'm running Windows XP on all machines.
>> >
>> > Help please!
>>
>>
>>
If your Linksys router is a WRT54GS, you will find the WEP key through the
Wireless TAB in the Basic Wireless Settings area.
This subject for this model of router is discussed on pages 25-28 and pages
41-44 of the fine manual.
Jim