can connect but cannot authenticate

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Inspiron 600m 1350 mini-PCI WLAN driver v.4.10.40.0 A09 (no error in Device Manager) Win 2000 SP4 + all MS updates Netgear wireless router WGR614 v.4 encryption protocol: WPA-PSK TKIP MAC filtering enabled Under WinXP SP2 using XP's wireless zero config everything works but under Win2000 using DELL Wireless Utility it can connect to the Netgear but cannot authenticate successfully. Under Link Status it shows the correct MAC address, SSID, speed and protocol but under Status it says: Authenticating; under Encryption it says: TKIP, Key absent but I've re-entered the key several times. It cannot obtain the WAP's gateway, subnet and IP (and uses APIPA). I've also tried fixed IP and DNS without luck. Win 2000's Wireless Config service starts successfully and 802.1x Authentication is unchecked. Any ideas what's wrong? Why is it 'Key absent'?

KilianII · Answer

Problem solved. The key entered has to be the passphrase itself and not the encrypted version.

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