Wireless Network Settings not Retained
Signs - when the laptop is disconnected from the network (either when the computer goes into standby or is shut down) all of the wireless network configurations are lost and I can't work out how to save them.
Network Setup:
Router - Linksys WAG54G v.2
Broadcast SSID - Disabled
Security Mode - WEP 128 bit 26 Hex
MAC address restriction - Enabled (I can connect to network so it's not this)
Authentication Type - Auto
Control TX Rate - Auto
Basically every time I need to connect to the network I have to enter in the SSID and the WEP Key. I've attempted to do this in Internet Connect, Network Preferences, and in the Airport menu. None of these give me the option to save the preferences.
At the moment I have the WEP key saved in a word document so I can copy and paste it in, but there's gotta be a better way than that!
Any help would be appreciated
I'm also haveing the same problem, have you come across a solution yet?
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