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Manually input WEP key each time for internet?

bro' · 2010-09-07 09:34:27

Hi My laptop lost wifi connection to eircom router [2247] and when I eventually got it connected again [after resetting encryption key etc] I now need to manually input this key everytime I log on to internet?? What have I done wrong ? I have a Belkin n USB adapter for wifi. How can I set it up as it was before where it…

07-09-2010 10:34AM

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bro'

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Hi
My laptop lost wifi connection to eircom router [2247] and when I eventually got it connected again [after resetting encryption key etc] I now need to manually input this key everytime I log on to internet??
What have I done wrong ? I have a Belkin n USB adapter for wifi.

How can I set it up as it was before where it automatically links to the SSID and logs on to internet.

Thanks in advance

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#2 10-09-2010 02:27PM

KennyLegend

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If you right click on network settings at the bottom right hand corner of ur screen, open network connections and there should be an option in here to connect automatically to a network once in range.

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