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Originally Posted by Lowla
I can't manually add a mac address becasue the bell sympatico software to manage my wifi won't let me. I am not prepared to delete this application, and sicne kob advertises the Bell network, I don't see why I should have to.
My wifi is protected by 128 bit WEP encryption - same as above, with a 26 character password. My wifi router is the one provided by Bell - I think its a slipstream?
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This is not such a strong protection. Wpa2, aes is much better.
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"[Mac address for my KOBO] - Association failed. Responding station does not support the specified authentication algorithm."
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Some devices are stubborn after few tries. I would reboot the router first.
Funny name for that is "shock the monkey".
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I have 5 other devices on my wifi, and am not prepared to randomly change my wifi settings just to try something to see if it works. The settings of my wifi are the default settings from Bell - I haven't changed a thing.
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Defaults are often wrong choice. Some channels are better than others.
Or good but populated at your flat. One possibility you could look at is
that your router gives a finite number of leases. Device asks for ip address
and router makes "hand shake", giving that address as a result. If it is set
to give no more that 5 addresses, here you are. Some stupid routers do not
clear mac-address hash and you cannot ask for new one till you reboot.
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Obviously the device doesn't support either WEP, 128 bit key, or the 26 characters. I will change if I have some sort of assurance that it would work, and it's not a guess or try this type of thing.
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I would start at manual. Or this:
http://service.sympatico.ca/index.cf...ntent_id=12804
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If you have a solution, I am all ears! but please - no guesses, I've played around enough!
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Well, that is not possible. One older post mentioned changing reader to
factory defaults. If it helps, perfect. If the problem is on router side, how
could we know about configuration, aside you said it was 'default"? If you
ask me, I'd take better router. For a cheap deal, linksys wrt54gl with
dd-wrt firmware.