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Yellow ehernet cables

Post 1

LL Waz

A quick question to the more IT-informed - is there any significance to a cable's colour? Or is any cable that fits the right sockets ok?

Our wireless is capput, internet works with a blue cable I found in the drawer plugged in. But I'm having difficulty getting the wireless back and the instructions (to re-install the router) say YELLOW in caps.


Yellow ehernet cables

Post 2

IctoanAWEWawi

nah, colour doesn't matter. Instructions are just for clarity for installing.

Usually the yellow one they supply goes from the wireless router to the modem. Just make sure it is plugged into the correct port on the router and then into the modem and set up as per instructions. You'll prob need a second ethernet cable as well to connect via wire to the router to set it up if it needs that. But if the settings are still there and you remembered your password just connect the router to the modem, turn the modem on and wait for it to initiate then turn the router on and wait for that to initiate then connect to it via the computer wireless access.


Yellow ehernet cables

Post 3

LL Waz

Thanks, I wanted to be sure before ringing the helpline. Actually I'd rather avoid ringing them at all ...

Hope you don't mind if I ask a second question - do you know if WPA-personal in the security settings the same as either WPA1 or WPA2? The setting on the laptop say WPA-personal and I know they need to match but WPA-personal isn't on the router's list of options.

Atm it's working via this blue cable on WEP.


Yellow ehernet cables

Post 4

IctoanAWEWawi

Personal mode is also called PSK.
So if you have WPA-PSK that should work.

BTW if it says WPA then it is WPA1 - if it is 2 then it will say WPA2
and yes, there is a WPA2-PSK.

And if you have an option for encryption I'd go for AES as WPA-AES is sortof WPA2 lite. Ie better than 1 but not as good as full WPA2.

WPA-Personal will need WPA personal or WPA PSK to connect to - not just WPA.


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