WEP wifi no access to router

Does the hotel require a final log on via a web page? Most do.

If you have a check mark, IP addresses that look OK (not 169.x.x.x) then open Safari. If nothing seems to happen, tap refresh (the little semi-circle thing in the web address window). This should bring up the hotel's log in page and you can complete what they want.

WEP and the touch are problematic to start with. It is really hard to know how the hotel has implemented it and with no access to the router, you are kind of doomed. If this was your home network, I could offer a solution. I guess be thankful your laptop connects.

Your parent's router is a bit easier. AT&T has printed the WEP hex key on the label of the router. You need to enter that into your touch and iPhone to log on to their WiFi network.

I'm sure there's some kind of feud between touches and netgear routers. I have a netgear router which doesn't work with my touch, and someone else on the forum has a similar problem with a netgear router.

I'm not sure a feud, but Netgear routers can be a problem. Although most of them work well if you update the firmware to the latest version. The 54G is the most common model and the older versions worked much better than the new ones.

I have the same problem at home, with a netgear router.. can you offer some help???

WEP passwords on the touch have to be either 5 characters (64 bit) or 13 characters (128 bit) this is due to how passwords are converted into WEP keys (which apparently is not real consistent in the real world). The workaround is to use the first hex key generated by the router in place of a password.

The real question is, why would any hotel use encryption on a network - especially WEP. As you have discovered, it is a real pain for certain devices. Most laptops are pretty bullet proof, but iPhones and touches are not. All of the hotels that I have used my touch in have controlled access to their network via a web based log in procedure. The network is not encrypted, just inaccessible to people who don't have the log on procedure/password.

Wow this last was really helpful. I just got a netgear wireless access point this morning and spent 1 frustrated hour trying to get the touch to connect to it. In the end I reverted to wpa encryption with no problem. However that is very useful to know that 64bit wep passwords have to be 5 character on the touch. I wish I'd known that earler !

Upgrade the firmware? I'll try that

Hope this helps some... I have had similiar issue on WEP networks, the best solution if possible is to change the WEP security to WPA. I have had flawless connectivity ever since. I had tried everything on the router side including firmware updates, manual ip address entry etc... no go with WEP. I had the issue on my linksys wap54g Access point and my netgear wireless G router.
I am now a happy IPOD user again.

I too have had several issues connecting to WEP networks. I know it makes since to switch to WPA, but WEP is still widely used. In addition to that, WEP seemed to work flawlessly for me under the old 2.X OS. As soon as I installed 3.0, WIFI problems started.

Yes, WEP is old, but it is still widely used, and therefore, I feel Apple should address this issue. Just my 2 cents.

WEP encryption has always been a bit of a problem with the touch. You are restricted on password length to 5 characters or 13 characters (128 bit) or you can use the hex code generated by the router in response to the password used. WEP might be widely used but it really should be phased out. WPA and WPA2 are vastly more secure and easier to implement on the touch.

Oh, I agree it should be phased out, but that doesn't stop the masses from using it. For that reason, I would hope that Apple will continue to support it. They most likely share this view because it is still in the touch. My issue is that 3.0 made it worse (based on my experience and the masses of posts with the same issue). It's amazing to me that a software upgrade trashed WEP.

I debated for weeks whether or not to upgrade to 3.0. What finally convinced me was the ability to add parental control. After the upgrade, the parental control didn't work for me as expected. The other features just didn't make the upgrade worth the $10. (I'll get off my soap box now.) 🙂