Livebox password problems! WEP key?

Hello!
I am having major problems connecting to my wireless network using the Wanadoo Livebox. I'll give you the run-down in point form!
- I share the connection with 2 other PC users who connect with no problems.
- I have connected to the network before. Once i am connected, as long as I don't leave the house and connect to another wireless network (in a cafe etc) I can connect when I like. The problem is with that inital connection.
- I have used my WEP key as my password in the past.
- When I connect the usual way by clicking the airport icon in the corner and put in the WEP it says 'There was an error joining the wireless network'
- When I try to connect using the 'assist me' section from System preferences (where I usually have most success) it tells me that 'the password is invalid' which I know not to be true!
Please help!!!
XX louise
Apple Powerbook 17" Mac OS X (10.3.9)
Apple Powerbook 17" Mac OS X (10.3.9)

Yes, they can use your internet connection. As you say, no big deal UNLESS they start misusing it, deliberately or otherwise. For example, they get free use of your connection, use a PC on it, get hacked, and next thing there is a spambot spewing out spam by the megabyte on YOUR connection. Who get shut off?
With your firewall in place on the mac your mac itself should be reasonably secure.
Yes, they can sniff your traffic to the wireless hub. However, if you are sending credit card numbers presumably it is to a web page, and you wouldn't even consider doing that unless it was to a secure (https, little padlock shows closed onthe browser) page, in which case the details you send are encrypted.
I would suggest two further steps you should take, if you haven't already. Firstly, tell the wireless hub not to broadcast its SSID. This will make it less visible to casual bad guys, but you will have to tell the mac what SSID to use (probably each time you connect). Secondly, tell the hub only to accept connections from specific ethernet addresses, and give it the address of your wireless card.
If you are serious about the security you should consider changing from WEP to WPA, which is much harder to crack but also harder to configure.
For more info try google - something like basic wireless security or security wep wpa should produce many hits!
AK

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