Windows Newsgroups: Windows Wireless Networking

Can't connect laptop to Home Network - Please Help!

Jeff - 3 Jun 2006 6:54 PM - 4 messages

I am unable to connect my new laptop (54G 802.11 b/g card) to my home network (Microsoft MN-700 router, Linksys Cable modem). My laptop sees my network (shows on my list of available networks) but will not connect. In my network ...

networking laptop to a desktop using BTHub

kim - 3 Jun 2006 12:38 PM - 3 messages

I am trying to connect my laptop to my BTHub-BA4D which my desktop is already connected to now and working fine. I bought a wireless network card named IEEE 802.11g Wireless Cardbus/PCI Adapter and it is not connecting me to the ...

Can mn-700 be a repeater

Chuck - 3 Jun 2006 6:52 AM - 3 messages

It seems that if it can do base station and access point, it should be able to do repeater. Thanks, Chuck ...

wireless G router plugged into gigabit switch -- not working

Gurdude - 3 Jun 2006 2:57 AM - 2 messages

Set up is as follows: Motorola Surfboard cable modem >> Motorola VT1000 voice terminal adapter (this is for Vonage, but it's also a router)>> SMC GS8 gigabit switch >> 2 computers connected to switch via Ethernet (work fine) ...

Routing and Remote Access

JoÃ£o GonÃ§alves - 2 Jun 2006 5:19 PM - 3 messages

Hi all, Does Windows XP Professional SP2 support Routing or Routing and Remote Access (RRAS)? Can someone give some link documentation? Thanks. ...

wifi setup with 2 cards

vern - 1 Jun 2006 9:30 PM - 4 messages

I have a built in wifi card in my laptop that I used to set up an adhoc network with my printer. I will be buying another wifi card, more powerful and with antenna to be able to use the wifi interent service in our marina. ...

Wireless Home Network

Norah - 1 Jun 2006 7:42 PM - 6 messages

I have a wired PC with a wireless internet connected succesfully though a Belkin router moden. I cannot share files though, and on the PC get two messages: c:\documents and settings\all users\documents is not accessible. ...

share documents/printer on a wireless network

E_wood - 1 Jun 2006 7:07 PM - 2 messages

I have a desktop wired to a wireless router and a laptop with a wireless card that I am trying to network. I want to be able to access files on the desktop from the laptop and also print from the laptop on the printer connected to ...

Need help to learn networking

kuku - 1 Jun 2006 4:15 PM - 10 messages

am new to computers and i would like to learn networking, is there any person to help me send me books(softcopy) which can help me learn very fast. i will be very greatfull for any person's guidance. ...

Creating a Secure wireless conection

Storm Report - 1 Jun 2006 2:10 AM - 3 messages

I think my neighbors might be stealing my wireless signal. I want to make my signal secure, but I am having problems with it. I've tried some steps off the internet, but it doesn't seem to be working. Do you guys have any ...

Wireless vs Wired

macroscape - 31 May 2006 7:50 PM - 4 messages

Quick question and a survey on how other people are dealing with this issue.. We have a wireless network and 802.1x authentication turned on. the authetnication is proxied by a radius server to Active Directory. The problem that we are running into is even though the laptops have route ...

Internet problem over Wireless Network

C Tate - 31 May 2006 2:33 PM - 14 messages

We have a wireless network at home which has worked ok-ish until now. Recently it has become very unreliable. The problem is that the Internet connection keeps becoming extremely slow or dropping off altogether. This seems to happen randomly but is especially bad after turning off the PC or ...

"connected" using WPA2, but can't browse

Red Eagle - 31 May 2006 1:34 PM - 8 messages

We recently beefed up our wireless security from WEP to WPA2 on our Linksys WRT54G router. My son enters the 63-character passphrase, and he gets a message saying that his laptop is connected with a strong signal. But when ...

Wireless antenna booster

Paul Parr - 31 May 2006 10:03 AM - 5 messages

I have just installed a wireless network - Sweex router, PCI nic and PCMCIA card - easy set-up and works properly. Range is rather limited though - about 6 metres between rooms indoors (wooden construction mainly) vs 20 metres min claimed in maker's manual ...

Block failed authentication requests from client

MacAddict - 31 May 2006 3:04 AM - 4 messages

Hello, I am using Cisco 1130AG AP's. I'm authenticating via a Windows IAS (RADIUS) using WPA-TKIP as that is the best encryption allowed by GPO on Windows 2003 SP1 AD. My question is as follows: We have a bunch of clients that ...

PDA to work w/o Bluetooth on PC?

Anna - 31 May 2006 2:39 AM - 2 messages

Hi - my PC doesn't have Bluetooth so if I purchase a Palm TX can I connect/sync to it when WiFi is unavailable? I guess I want to know is can I use the Palm TX if Bluetooth is not on my ...

networking prob

dyouden - 30 May 2006 10:00 PM - 4 messages

HI there...I have 3 computers, all running Windows xp home connected through a linksys router. the ADSL connection is shared. One machine is wired directly to the router, the other two have wireless cards. Here's the trouble...one wirelesss machine works great. The second one can connect to ...

Bluetooth missing from PC

Annie - 30 May 2006 9:46 PM - 11 messages

Hi - I cannot locate bluetooth anywhere on my PC - how can I find it? ...

Wireless Network XP Home Edition trouble connecting Laptop

CHI - 30 May 2006 6:50 PM - 3 messages

I currently have two desktop computers connected and sharing files & printers on a wireless network using a linksys router. I used the networking wizzard to set up my laptop on the same network but every time I try to share files ...

'My network Places' comes and goes on my start menu

Mike G - 30 May 2006 6:23 PM - 3 messages

WinXp machine, having trouble keeping 'MyNetworkPlaces' (MNP) visible on my START menu. Connection is via netgear router to cable modem and I can access the internet. Everytime I loose "MNP", I can't share with other computer on network. Question: What exactly happens to make MNP visible or ...

WPS support in Windows Vista Beta 2?

Andreas.Schultz@gmail.com - 30 May 2006 4:47 PM - 4 messages

Hi, It would seem that Windows Vista does not include support for the WPS IE and the related signup procedure. Tests with a WPS enabled AP show that WinXP SP2 connects as guest (no username) to the WPS enabled SSID while Vista attempts to connect using ...

Usage Agreement Pop up and URL redirection

J - 30 May 2006 2:28 PM - 2 messages

Hi all, Is it possible to have a usage agreement automatically pop up when a user connects to a wireless network. I would like to force users to click on OK to accept the usage agreement and then have them redirected to a specific ...

Bluetooth and Infra red problems

Vinod - 30 May 2006 5:24 AM - 3 messages

Dear Friends, I have a HP DV4040US computer. I Have used wireless network Internet connection for sometime. Now I am not using Internet services. Hence I had disabled the wirless networking option. ok, now coming to my problem, I am ...

Server and Wireless Networking

Hugh Mortensen - 30 May 2006 4:47 AM - 2 messages

Hey Just helping out a friend of mine. They've got 5 desktop computers in their office, which is plugged into a switch and plugged into server. Also, for internet access they have got a adsl 2/2+ modem which plugs into the server. ...

network setup wizard deadend

Grays - 29 May 2006 1:47 PM - 7 messages

We have DSL to an external modem, connected to wireless adapter, then to the 1st computer. Using the network setup wizard, after selecting my connection (DSL), the next window says: ('cannot complete the network setup wizard' other computers cannot connect to the internet thru this computer. In ...

Wireless and wired connections together

B.W. - 29 May 2006 11:22 AM - 2 messages

I have a desktop and a laptop networked together via an ethernet cable and seems to be working all right. But every time I boot up I get the message wireless connection not available (or similar wording). Is it possible to ...

Re: Motorola Print Server Problem

jcage - 29 May 2006 5:12 AM - 2 messages

Jimmy B wrote: Yes it did and I've been through the quick start guide and even on the phone with tech support (after numerous emails). All the guy could tell me was that if my print & file sharing in XP were turned on, it ...

Prioritize Nics

Tommy - 29 May 2006 1:44 AM - 3 messages

I have a home network set up on a wired router and I use a wireless adapter to get on the internet. The problem is that I have to disable the wired connection to access the internet on the wireless. I have tried the network ...

Ad Hoc networking

Hugh Mortensen - 29 May 2006 1:34 AM - 4 messages

Hi Before i rush out and buy network hardware, id just like to ask a few questions. We have 3 computers in our home office, one which is always on and connected to the printer. They are all networked by cables to the router. However we ...

Wireless network XP SP2 and Win98

Jon - 28 May 2006 11:10 PM - 3 messages

I have a new laptop running XP SP2 and an older laptop running Win98. They are both successfully wirelessly connected to a Linksys wireless router and both can access the internet fine, but I'm not having any joy getting them to ...

Motorola Print Server Problem

jcage - 28 May 2006 6:25 PM - 5 messages

I just picked up a Motorola WPS870g print server to use on my Motoroal wireless network. There is a point in the setup where you disconnect the ethernet cable from the print server and the print server is supposed to find the network. Not happening. ...

No defaut gateway ?

Rob M - 28 May 2006 2:38 PM - 3 messages

Hi I am becoming a bit of a regular here (I will have to stop helping mates) Basically I have been struggling again with a wireless router, the combination is a speedtouch 585 with a belkin adaptor, I have been having ...