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Upgrade from WEP to WPA


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I have an old Linksys Wireless G router. It only has WEP security. I want to buy a new router with WPA security. IF i buy a new router do I also have to replace the wireless cards in my computers to be able to get WPA security?
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Sometimes, a simple firmware update will let you use WPA. It's not until WPA2 that you will have to start to replace hardware. What model of Linksys router do you have?
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The router model is a Linksys WRT54G Ver 2.
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http://www.linksysby...WRT54G/download

The link above will take you to the download page for your router. In the version box, select version 2 or which ever version you have. Download the newest firmware and apply it. This router is capable of WPA so you should be good to go after you update the firmware.
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Thanks for the help...I will give that a try.
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