HTC c625a and wireless b

[alving]

hi all

im having a hell of a time trying to connect an original(?) HTC windows phone (c625a) to my Linksys wireless b router (BEFW11S4 firmware ver 1.45.3).
(i would be much more inclined to KICK the phone than the router, but thats probably just my windows thing)

the ssid DOES appear when i start the wifi. (shows up with strongest signal)
we have 3 Samsung cell phones and an Innotab 3s (childs tablet) that all connect without a problem.
i am using the MAC address filtering for all of the phones and tablet.
double, triple and quadruple check the MAC address.(had phone beside monitor to make sure.) i tried with and with-out caps lock, number row and numpad...

according to the manual it will work, BUT...
i get a message saying "password incorrect" (which is STRANGE, im reading/typing the password directly from the routers webpage.)
or
"connection unsuccessful", (which gives me no other info...)

a few friends have come over, ive checked their phones on my wifi and all worked fine.
none have an HTC tho.

we havent done a factory reset on the HTC yet. (in progress)
not sure which version the router is.
5 computers (these are all wired), 3 cell phones and the tablet, takes a while to find unused router time.

i will post again when i have more info.
or if it magically starts working.

thanks
allyn

P.S. - i just read a few post saying that doing a firmware upgrade might not be a good idea.

[sandyd]

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