Accessing "Encrypted" Wireless At Work

[Cindy4291]

Hey everybody, it's been awhile, but I always know I can turn to you guys when I have a computer related question!!!!

I'm going to purchase a laptop to take to work with me. It will have wireless capability and I was so excited that I will be able to access internet when things slow down at work. But, guess what, when I talked to the IT people about this they told me their wireless is encrypted and I have to have a key number to get into the network. I think this sucks!!!! LOL Very disappointing.

Is there anyway to get around this? I'm not trying to do anything illegal, just surf the net!!!

Would appreciate any suggestions or warnings (LOL)

Nice site BTW....
Cindy4291

[Zero Tolerance]

what they are talking about is WEP key. There is not an easy way 'round this. It has been reported that a good schema of WEP implementation could take more than a lifetime of years to break with the current technology. Not saying that there is no work around....but you get the drift.

I have all of my wireless access points here using WEP as well as MAC address authentication. So if the WEP key was compromised...then the MAC addy authentication will not allow any machine other than the ones in the MAC table to access the network anyway.

The simple solution would be for you to "buddy" up to an IT person and have them give you the WEP key.....then you would be in like flynn!

:D