Network Security Key

[bigbanana]

My Vista PC is suddenly showing a message balloon with the words "A network security key is required to connect to belkin 54g". On clicking the balloon, it opens another window with a box to enter the required key.

My PC is connected to the Belkin Modem/router via ethernet whilst my daughter has a wireless connection upstairs via a Belkin key.

Both my daughter and myself are using the broadband internet connection with no problem. How can I stop this message flashing up on screen every few minutes? I'm a bit reluctant to dig out the network passwords etc as I'd prefer to work on the basis of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it!"

[bigbanana]

Incidentally, the window that opens following clicking on the balloon says "enter security key" and has a flashing cursor in a box.

[ACtheTROLL]

but it is broke !

give it the key

[ChuckFickens]

Don't think AC read the question fully...

If your not using it just disable the wireless network adapter and it won't ask you to join a network again

click on the start menu > Control Panel. Then click Network and Sharing Center > Manage wireless connections, then right click on the wireless connection and select disable

[johnpol78]

you are enabling the wireless configuration key so that the laptop detects the wireless connection . for this go to the control panel > my network places> wireless connection>right click on it>disable the wireless connection. the pop up will not prompt again.

you can also disable the wireless zero configuration services from the service so that the wireless connection should be disabled .

[Ethel]

ARGGGHHHH!

johnpol - why do you repeatedly repeat the perfectly correct and perfectly understand and easy to follow answer provided by somebody else, in this case ChuckFicken.

What purpose does it serve?

Apologies to bigbanana, but this is not a one off by any means.

[rojash]

I've worked it out Ethel. What johnpol does is read the existing answers, translate them into Hindi using an English-Hindi dictionary, and then translate them back using a Hindi-English dictionary.
What I can't work out, is why?

[ACtheTROLL]

via ethernet ;-( late night early morning ...
... as usual chuck is right here

and as usual
johnpol questions answering is for the cat copy which is duplication.

eth ... think of it as if it were a space (which he seems to be most of the time)

[Ethel]

Oh! Maybe he is trying to learn English, Rojash.

Ac, I'll try my best to ignore him.

[bigbanana]

If I disable the wireless connection, won't that stop my daughter picking up the internet upstairs via the Belkin wireless key? I don't want to cut her off.

Thanks

[Ethel]

No, you disable the wireless connection on YOUR pc, not the router.

It won't affect the router or your daughter's laptop.

[bigbanana]

I understand now. Thanks Ethel.