Windows 10: MICROSOFT SAYS ROUTER SET FOR WEP NEEDS TO BE REPLACED

AFTER REINSTALLING WINDOWS 10 ON MY LENOVO LAPTOP IDEAPADP400 MY INTERNET CONNECTION SAYS THE LAPTOP HAS NO INTERNET CONNECTION AND THE ROUTER USING WEP ENCRYPTION SHOULD BE REPLACED. IS THIS A MICROSOFT DRIVER PROBLEM OR A LENOVO DRIVER PROBLEM?

:)

 

WEP Encryption Completely Broken

i use a mac access list on my router,no wep or nothing.if the persons mac addy aint on my routers list.......goodbye.

 

WEP Encryption Completely Broken

yea basically no one will bother your personal network if you filter mac addressess. a great hacker can still get around it i believe by jamming your router but that just adds to the amount of work needed.

 

Unable connect to WEP Security Router

Hi,



Thank you for posting on Microsoft Community. We regret the inconvenience caused.



Before assisting further, I would like to ask you few questions:

• Do you get any error message when you try to connect to the network?
• Are you able to connect to other devices using similar router?

Method 1: If you are able to connect to other devices using the same router, i suggest you to run the troubleshooters by following the steps below:



Step 1: I suggest you to run the
internet connection troubleshooter by following the steps below and check if the issue is resolved.

• Press Windows icon key on the keyboard, type Troubleshooting and select the top most search result.
• Click on View all from the left side panel of the window.
• Select Internet Connections, click on
  Advanced and check Apply repairs automatically
  option.
• Follow the on screen instructions.

Step 2: Also run the network adapter troubleshooter by following the steps below and check if the issue is resolved.

• Press Windows icon key on the keyboard, type Troubleshooting and select the top most search result.
• Click on View all from the left side panel of the window.
• Select Network Adapter,
  click on Advanced and check Apply repairs automatically
  option.
• Follow the on screen instructions.

Method 2: If the issue persist, I suggest you to
update the network adapter driver from device manager by following the steps below:

• Press Windows key + X keys on the keyboard and click on
  Device Manager.
• Expand the Network adapter driver from the list.
• Right click on the driver and click on Update option.
• Restart the PC to install the network adapters automatically and check if the changes are effective.

Also check from the manufacturer’s website if you are using updated network adapter.



Write back to us with the answers to the above questions for further assistance. Your reply is important for us to ensure we assist you accordingly.



Thank you.