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If your laptop only supports WEP encryption but your wireless router has a WPA key are you able to use the laptop with the wireless?
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∙ 14y ago
If your computer only supports WEP encryption, but the wireless network uses WPA, you will not be able to connect to the network. However, most wireless networks can be configured to use WEP security or no security, which will allow you to connect. The trade-off is that the network becomes less secure. WEP encryption is possible to defeat, and turning off security will allow anyone connected to the network to view all data traffic, including private information. A better option may be to purchase a wireless adapter that supports WPA encryption. WPA was developed to fix the flaws of WEP, and is much stronger.
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