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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

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Retired_Member
Sep 25, 2016

wpa.pngolder devices cannot use WPA2

 

 

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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

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        Retired_Member
        Sep 27, 2016

        You're Welcome!

  • 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?