WEP Password Fails

I have a new iPad model MC497LL with OS 3.2 (7B367). Occasionally I can't connect to my wi-fi network, whines of bad password. I use WEP 128-bit. Also use MAC fikter. I have two wireless routers, Linksys WRT320N and Airlink AR325W, both with latest firmware. When connection fails I can't connect to either. I turned off WEP and connected fine. Then I turned WEP back on and connected fine. This has happened twice in two weeks, last time after syncing with my Mac-mini. This smells like an iPad OS bug to me.

tipinsj wrote:
WPA may be fine and good but, for historical reasons, I'm stuck with WEP. But that's not the point, iPad wi-fi has a bug(s) and I wish Apple will fix it. My iPad worked fine for two weeks and then started to have WEP trouble, which seems to be getting worse. If I turn off WEP on my router, connect, turn WEP back on, connect, then things work properly, for a while. This has worked three times now. Users with problems need to post as many details as possible to give Apple coders clues as to the root cause.
These forums are principally for user-to-user problem solving. They are not for providing feedback to Apple or to report bugs.
To report a problem contact Apple support and open an problem file. Bugs can also be reported to Apple at http://www.apple.com/feedback/ipad.html
You are certainly correct when you state that: "Users with problems need to post as many details as possible to give Apple coders clues as to the root cause."
These are better ways to get Apples's attention than posting complaints here.
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