Are linksys wireless routers brand friendly??

mecharmor23 · February 11th, 2005

Here is the situation:

I have a linksys BEFW11s4 ver 2 wireless router connected to 3 computers. 2 wireless and 1 wired ethernet connection. The linksys wireless pci adapter seems okay, and so is the ethernet card.

However the problem comes when I tried to connect the third computer to the router using a wireless 11MBps wireless LAN PCI adapter from TRENDnet. I installed the adapter on a windows xp machine and it detected the router but refused to connected to it.

Basically it shows on the desktop tab bar as available connections and it found the router but refused to connect to it. Is it a compatibility issue or is there something else that I might need to do when I use a non-linksys pci wireless card on a linksys router??

eternal11 · February 11th, 2005

hm maybe your wirelss connection is encrypted and you didnt put in the WEP key into your wireless internet connection config? i hvae a linksys router and am using a d-link wireless adapter and everyhting is working fine.

D.D. · February 12th, 2005

and im using a netgear MR814 wireless router and a Trendnet wireless pci adapter (proly the same one as u) on my dad's comp. works perfect.

**Betamax** · February 12th, 2005

Long shot this but you're not using passphrases instaed of the generated keys are you? Phrases are brand specific. You should always stick to the hex keys.

Qatz · February 12th, 2005

I am using the same router in my house, so far it has worked with many different wireless cards of varing brands, although I did have a hardtime hooking it to another linksys switch. One thing to consider somtimes the router gets bugged and needs to be reset(small black button in the back) I would do a backup of the settings first though.

February 11th, 2005	#1 (permalink)
mecharmor23 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 63	Are linksys wireless routers brand friendly?? Here is the situation: I have a linksys BEFW11s4 ver 2 wireless router connected to 3 computers. 2 wireless and 1 wired ethernet connection. The linksys wireless pci adapter seems okay, and so is the ethernet card. However the problem comes when I tried to connect the third computer to the router using a wireless 11MBps wireless LAN PCI adapter from TRENDnet. I installed the adapter on a windows xp machine and it detected the router but refused to connected to it. Basically it shows on the desktop tab bar as available connections and it found the router but refused to connect to it. Is it a compatibility issue or is there something else that I might need to do when I use a non-linksys pci wireless card on a linksys router??

February 12th, 2005	#3 (permalink)
D.D. band Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: HERE Posts: 4,574	and im using a netgear MR814 wireless router and a Trendnet wireless pci adapter (proly the same one as u) on my dad's comp. works perfect. __________________ 1. Small, Cheap, Powerful - you can have only two 2. Everytime you engineer something foolproof, the world comes up with a better idiot. 3. 「学問とは虚栄である。」 The PS3 Cell Processor Explained Page, IBM Research's Introduction to Cell Multiprocessor and Cell Processor Programming Guide

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Betamax Resident Movie Critic Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland Posts: 9,480	Long shot this but you're not using passphrases instaed of the generated keys are you? Phrases are brand specific. You should always stick to the hex keys. __________________ Superior marketing of an inferior product will always win over inferior marketing of a superior product.

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February 11th, 2005	#2 (permalink)
eternal11 *** Type R Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: COW TOWN CALIFORNIA Posts: 331	hm maybe your wirelss connection is encrypted and you didnt put in the WEP key into your wireless internet connection config? i hvae a linksys router and am using a d-link wireless adapter and everyhting is working fine.

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Qatz Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: NA Posts: 5	I am using the same router in my house, so far it has worked with many different wireless cards of varing brands, although I did have a hardtime hooking it to another linksys switch. One thing to consider somtimes the router gets bugged and needs to be reset(small black button in the back) I would do a backup of the settings first though.