disneywbb

Don't know - I basically loaded the drivers, stuck in the card, entered my company's ESSID, and away she went.

What should I look for to determine if it's properly configured (details, please, still a novice here)?

eod_punk

if you didn't enter any data for the wep then its not configured. You need to find out if the AP your trying to connect to is using WEP. talk to someone else at your work that use's the AP as well or the system administrator to find out if they use WEP.

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disneywbb

What is WEP?

Handy

I'm using the Symbol card with Socket drivers on the PPC2002 OS. The card and the Socket utility work great, definitely the best wi-fi setup I've found.

The only problems I have is that I can't get either PocketWarrior or the PCMagazine version of PocketWinc to work.

According to the release note, the last beta version PocketWarrior was supposed to work with Symbol cards, but I can't get it to work. I don't know if the PCMag version of PocketWinc works for anyone.

The other thing about the Symbol card is that the drivers for WM2003 don't include the great utility that works with PPC2002. I'd like to upgrade to WM2003, but I don't want to lose the utility. Somebody posted in another thread that Symbol is supposedly going to put out a WM2003 driver that will include the utility. Hope that happens soon!

eod_punk

I took this off of IkeHikers wi-fi help guid that you can look at here on aximsite.

WEP encryption: WEP is an acronym for Wired Equivalent Privacy and basically is a way of putting information being sent from one part of your system (the AP or your Axim/computer) into a code before it is sent through the airwaves. Of course, once you’ve encoded your data, the receiving end (the opposite unit from the sender) needs to decode it. In order for this to work, both sender and receiver need to be using the same code. Most current WiFi equipment can handle 128-bit encryption in which the codes are created using 26 hexadecimal characters. Hexadecimal refer to the first six letters (a to f) and all ten numbers (0 to 9). You can make up your own 26-characters but most WiFi equipment also can create these for you using a shorter, more typical password that we are all familiar with. Unfortunately, I’ve had problems when I’ve been using equipment from different manufacturers that using the same password on each unit does not seem to create the same WEP key, which completely disables your wireless system. Therefore, I use a password on the AP to create the 26-character key and then I enter those in the Axim's setup.

Its good but not the best. WEP can be hacked, but it takes alot off data to be sent through the air to be able break it. I'll look some more on the net to find some numbers about how much data is normaly needed to break the WEp incryption.

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disneywbb

I read that before my last reply.

I have determined since then that the encryption while under the either the Symbol or Socket drivers was set to "Open System" (no encryption) - so I guess my company doesn't use it.

I also went back and reinstalled the Symbol drivers, and it worked fine. So, I'm guessing the WEP is not an issue.

Anything else?

Handy

disneyweb: check to see if you're getting an IP address from your employer's network. The default configuration expects a DHCP server to assign a dynamic IP address on connection. Many networks require a static address that would be assigned by your network admin.

Also, it's possible that the network requires some other authentication software, such as a Virtual Private Network. If that's the case, you'll need instructions from your network admin about what software to use and how to set it up.

disneywbb

Yes, my systems people had looked at it, and set it up for DHCP to find the address, and yes, when using the Symbol drivers, the IP address is found with no problem.

Handy

disneyweb: Could be a DNS setting. Do you have an appropriate DNS server configured? You might talk to your network admin about this.

Try to ping a known address on your local LAN, then try to ping an address out in the public Internet. You could also try connecting to a web page on your local LAN, if your employer has one.

If you can ping a local LAN address, but not one on the Internet, could be a firewall issue. If you can ping both, but can't get a page using Internet Explorer, it's probably a DNS issue.

disneywbb

And that could be different using Socket drivers rather than Symbol drivers? - I'm having no problem with the Symbol drivers; only the Socket drivers.

Handy

Can't say; maybe it was configured ok when the Symbol drivers were loaded and the settings were lost when you changed drivers. When troubleshooting network problems you have to do some detective work. Things don't always configure themselves as automatically as one would like.

hanna975

Wow, finally got to try out the card, found a few networks out in public and my work network just using the socket driver. Now here's another question.

When doing this, is there anything I need to be aware of that could get me in trouble. I'm completely new to this wireless thing.:hide:

Handy

It's more or less illegal to jump on someone's network without permission, although some people will argue about that. It's also sorta impolite.

That said, a brief jump onto a private network to send an email or look at a web page doesn't do any real harm. Kind of like taking a drink from a hose in somebody's front yard. You're on your own as far as the morality/ethics of it. Also, it's possible for the network owner to intercept or record your transaction details, so you run a tiny risk to yourself if you do it.

bookie

I too have a Symbol/Socket card with the 2003 drivers. It worked out of the box but won't browse any more. I don't have the green arrow/utility, don't know how to adjust power mode. I think I can ping out but my desktop can't ping the ppc. Does the personal certificate enrollment do anything? My D-Link DCF-660W works OK, it's frustrating that the one that everyone seems to like won't.

bookie

In case anyone is interested I am now browsing with the Symbol card, thanks to the support and backing of drsurplus (the eBay vendor who sells the Symbol card). I highly recommend him and his products.