Hi,

I'm trying to use a livebox to connect wirelessly.

Can anyone give me an idiotproof guide of how to achieve this?

It works fine when I've connected via the ethernet cable, but when I try to connect wirelessly it asks me for the WEP code and won't accept it.

I've tried entering the code in a variety of different ways (1234567890, 1234 5678 90, 1234-5678-90, etc) but it says there is a problem everytime.

Is there something else I need to do to allow the wireless connection or is it just Vista being Vista again?

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

- Make sure the wireless connection is set to enable in windows wireless networking (view network connections) if you are not using a cable from the machine to the router (Livebox), and disable the LAN (Local Area Network) Connection as you only need the wireless connection from your computer to the router!

- When Vista or windows picks up the wireless network, example: "wireless networks detected", enter the WEP / WPA key as it is in upper case (in most cases) and tick the option of viewing what you are inputting (Vista gives you that option I think). AND

- Windows will detect not only your wireless network, but next door neighbours as well, if some of them are also liveboxes, make sure to enter the WEP Key in yours, otherwise you can't access. In built up areas, your windows will detect many, and you'll see:
Livebox-0D548
Livebox-0F988
Livebox-0V58
Livebox-0S76
Livebox-0F401
......

Each one with signal strength, the closer ones with more green bars, the distant with faint signals with one or two bars....Identify yours (written under the router or click on the orange configure desktop short cut), some people take it if they see one, that's the one.

- Make sure all is configured right on the configure software, careful though this is a bit advanced and in all cases that should not be modified by newbies

- Unplug the livebox for 30 seconds and re-plug it back, often this will solve the problem

- Repair the connection: hover over the little tiny monitors, right click and choose repair, 1-2 minutes later, it'll renew the IP addresses and restores the connection.

- When copying your WEP /WPA key, double check it after writing it on notepad for example, then highlight, select and paste (safer) in the input box.

- (This may not apply to you, seen you can connect through cable) Vista usually self configures Wi-Fi and sets it up like a breeze, the only thing you need to do is to enter the WPA key, HOWEVER when its the main machine that connects to the router and sets it up through the software from orange, make sure you loaded and installed orange livebox from CD, it saves a lot of hassle.

- Oh, do you have a Wi-Fi card or Wi-Fi radio in the machine you are trying to connect wirelessly with, maybe a dumb question, but a lot of people still use machines without Wi-Fi. Also, the Wi-Fi Card can be a problem, but I'd think it less likely if it's installed OK.

Search here for live-box or livebox, I think there are other pointers

I think the Orange Livebox CD comes with hard wired (LAN) connection recommended, once you are live and can connect through a cable, disable the LAN connection, get rid of the cable and enable wireless connection providing is set up and you can see one in "Network connections", read the how to in the orange CD. It's possible you may have to do something else....

You only have to setup the linebox in one machine which is the server that holds connection information such as usernames, passwords, WPA key....other machines can connect by inputting the WPA key only.