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Jimd47
Aspirant
Sep 25, 2016
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Nighthawk R6900 won't work with older laptop

My R6900 will not work wireless with an old Compaq Presario but works wireless with my Sony Viao and apple products.    Can rhe R6900 be configured to work with older laptops?  Everything worked well...
Troubleshooting
  • Retired_Member's avatar
    Retired_Member
    Sep 25, 2016
    Jimd47 wrote:

    "WPA-PSK [TKIP] + WPA2- PSK [AES

     yes

Retired_Member's avatar
Retired_Member
Sep 25, 2016

wpa.pngolder devices cannot use WPA2

 

 

  • michaelkenward's avatar
    michaelkenward
    Guru - Experienced User
    Sep 25, 2016

    If you can, set up a guest user with no security? But that brings its own problems.

  • Jimd47's avatar
    Jimd47
    Aspirant
    Sep 25, 2016

    The router is set to "WPA2-PSK [AES]".  Should it work on "WPA-PSK [TKIP] + WPA2- PSK [AES]" or "WPA/WPA2 Enterprise"?   The mode is set to "Up to 600 MPS".   Thanks for the come back.

    • Retired_Member's avatar
      Retired_Member
      Sep 25, 2016
      Jimd47 wrote:

      "WPA-PSK [TKIP] + WPA2- PSK [AES

       yes

      • Jimd47's avatar
        Jimd47
        Aspirant
        Sep 27, 2016

        Making that one change got it working.    I really appreciate the assistance. 

         

        Thanks again

    • michaelkenward's avatar
      michaelkenward
      Guru - Experienced User
      Sep 25, 2016

      The manual (page 240) refers to this in the section Troubleshoot WiFi Connectivity.

      "Does your WiFi device support the security that you are using for your WiFi network (WPA or WPA2)?"

      If you really want to use this combination of hardware, have you tried setting the wifi security to none, and live with the risks?