Windows Newsgroups: Windows Wireless Networking

xp windows wireless printer sharing

gene - 9 Dec 2006 8:17 PM - 2 messages

has anyone had this problem: when i try to add my main pc's lexmark x125 printer to my wireless connected laptop it says it can't find the correct drivers. when i called lexmark tech they told me to install the printer ...

Should we worry about adminsitrative shares?

mike - 9 Dec 2006 4:01 AM - 3 messages

I set up a wireless network and thought I'd protected my C drive from prying eyes. Much later, and much to my dismay, I discovered that Windows automagically creates the hidden administrrative share C$. Isn't this a HUGE security hole? ...

Wireless and dial up connection

Grayshadow - 8 Dec 2006 9:59 PM - 2 messages

I can only get 56.6k dial up internet connection where I live way out in the country (other than satillite which doesn't really suit my needs) so I have a small net work at home just to share printers and files etc. Network is two ...

Orange Live Box / LinksysWMP54G

RJK - 8 Dec 2006 8:17 PM - 3 messages

Hello, anyone in here up to speed with WEP / WPA / TSIK / AES ... and all that other gobbledygook connected with wireless I've only had my Linksys WAG354G for a few months and it was a hardware version 1.0 which I'm pretty sure means that it cannot download faster than ...

WiFi Info

Tenk - 8 Dec 2006 7:01 PM - 2 messages

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Wireless Tower Conflict

Randall - 8 Dec 2006 3:59 PM - 6 messages

Hello, I have been successfully running my desktop on a wireless internet connection with a Belkin 802.11b wireless card on a windows XP platform on an emachines T3312 for some time now. I live in a small apartment building where ...

smart phone / bluetooth /internet share?

Tim - 8 Dec 2006 1:45 PM - 2 messages

I have a palm tx (no phone) that has wi-fi and I can get on my wireless lan at home to do email and web. I am thinking of getting my wife a smart phone for christmas. None of the phones seem to have the wi-fi or wireless G ...

File & Print Sharing Not Working

kzeise - 8 Dec 2006 4:23 AM - 10 messages

I'm feeling really stupid by my inability to fix this problem, even after several days of reviewing previous topics on this. I have two computers, a notebook and a desktop, both running WinXP home. Both computers are able to connect to the internet using my ...

UNINSTALL "rogue" networks, how?

Ritter197 - 7 Dec 2006 10:56 PM - 10 messages

My daughter is trying to set up a wireless connection between her desktop and her daughter's in the next room. She is using a wireless Netgear Router, Cable, Windows XP, SP2. Her daughter's computer runs the same software. ...

Tool for toggling wireless

uhkeller - 7 Dec 2006 5:51 PM - 3 messages

Hello, I'm looking for a tool that will allow me to easily switch wireless networking on and off, preferably through an icon in the task bar. I have a MacBook that I often use under Windows, and MacBooks have no ...

Connection speed

Confused Student - 7 Dec 2006 5:11 PM - 12 messages

Hi, we have 1MB broadband going through a wireless router to my dads PC (LAN) and my PC (wireless), the network can do 54mps to my pc and 100mps to my dads but the max speed we can get through either one of the PCs, eg. downloading ...

printer shows up on network computer but doesn't print

bgreen58 - 7 Dec 2006 3:25 PM - 3 messages

We have a wireless network set up from the main computer. On my laptop, when I try and print a document to the shared printer the printer window pops up on the main computer telling me that the document is printing, but nothing ...

Intermittant Wireless Connectivity - Any Ideas??

rafael_romano299@hotmail.com - 7 Dec 2006 10:04 AM - 3 messages

Does anyone have any ideas whats going on here please? I have a Linksys Wireless G Broadband router with security configured (WEP etc). I have two connecting devices (laptops) and both exhibit this same problem. I can stay connected to the wireless network for ...

Connected, but always "Acquiring Network Address"

mlowrie - 6 Dec 2006 11:38 PM - 2 messages

I've done some searching about this, but haven't been able to find any resolution but I have come across something interesting. Here's the layout: Laptop with wireless card Linksys WRT54G operating as an access point Separate firewall that runs DHCP for entire network ...

Obtaining a Wep Key.

Kathy - 6 Dec 2006 9:21 PM - 6 messages

I would like to know how to obtain my WEP KEY for my wireless connection. ...

HP Labtop Wireless Software / Windows Zero Config

cfe1978 - 6 Dec 2006 8:09 PM - 6 messages

Hello - I'm having problems getting my new HP labtop to reconize a Netgear Router. How do I override the software that came preloaded with the HP and use the Windows Zero Config? The materials I have found online do no seem to work ...

wireless network not connected

hippychic - 6 Dec 2006 4:49 AM - 2 messages

I had been using my wireless internet with no problem up to yesterday. I have tried all the troubleshooting and have had no luck. My husband's laptop is doing the same thing. I have a netgear router attached to my dsl modem. ...

dial up connection?

chicago7522 - 5 Dec 2006 10:45 PM - 2 messages

Dial up connection authentication setup is configured on what tab of the properties dialog box? ...

Wireless Connection lost after hibernation

John - 5 Dec 2006 8:22 PM - 7 messages

I have an ACER Aspire 5040 laptop with an Atheros AR5005G wireless network adapter. If the laptop hibernates for more than a few minutes the wireless connection is lost on resumption. The dialogue box that shows available networks is blank and the refresh network list does not produce a new list. ...

Extending wireless network approx 500 feet

Homer Jay - 5 Dec 2006 1:55 PM - 3 messages

Is it possible to extend a wireless network to about 500 feet (from one house to another)? and if so what equipment would most likely be required? Both houses are directly opposite one another, there are no other buildings/tree's etc in between. I currently have a Linksys WRT54G in one ...

Dell 1300 and WIFI

loos - 5 Dec 2006 1:02 PM - 2 messages

I'm a university student and I have cable internet in my room, but when I go to the library I want to use the WiFi, my connection program says I'm connected and that the strength is high, but when I open IE or MSN it's like ...

Only sharing in one direction

Dipp - 5 Dec 2006 1:00 PM - 3 messages

2 PC's MAIN pc linked to modem and router and printer. OTHER pc receiving internet and shared files from MAIN through wireless, ok. MAIN pc does not receive shared files from OTHER. Printer not found from OTHER. Can anyone help? ...

Only sharing files in one direction.....

Dipp - 5 Dec 2006 12:22 PM - 7 messages

2 PC's MAIN pc linked to modem and router and printer. OTHER pc recieving internet and shared files from MAIN through wireless, ok. MAIN pc does not recieve shared files from OTHER. Printer not found from OTHER. Can anyone help? ...

Unable to see other computers

Hank Laskin - 4 Dec 2006 3:35 PM - 2 messages

Windows XP Three computers Office (Host), Kitchen (Client), Garage (Client) All three connect to internet The host computer has a Gateway. All three computers have had their files shared and I set a name for each as shown above ...

Blekin wireless router can't access Comcast network...

Howard Woodard - 4 Dec 2006 1:44 AM - 6 messages

This is a bit of a long story but I think it may be helpful in understanding my problem. I have a Dell Inspiron 7500 with a Linksys PMCIA wiress network card. When I lived in Kirkland, WA I purchased a Belkin F6D3230-4 (a 4-port switch ...

Second router as Access Point to extend range

Jeff - 3 Dec 2006 5:17 PM - 7 messages

I am trying to extend the range of my WPA-PSK and MAC protected home wireless lan which almost covers my entire home but not quite. I cannot move the main router because its location is dictated by its attachment to ...

Cannot Access Work Group

John Butler - 3 Dec 2006 4:04 PM - 3 messages

I have a two computer comprising desktop/laptop>>internet). [Hardware is Netgear Wireless Router WNR834B > Cable Modem]. The name of the workgroup is WORKGROUP. Simple file sharing is enabled on computers and network permissions enabled in the security properties of the ...

hotspot ???

mike - 3 Dec 2006 2:24 PM - 3 messages

an old friend has opened a very small cafe near a college in a small town in Ontario, Canada... $$$ is extremely tight but she thinks that if the cafe was a wifi hotspot more students would come by... am i stupid or can it be as simple as ordering a high speed cable isp & ...

Public WIFI

John Williams - 3 Dec 2006 12:13 PM - 11 messages

When in range of publicly-available WIFI service, on my computer running XP-Home, I can simply click on my Outlook Express and Internet Explorer icons and I'm in business. On my new computer running XP-Media Center, that doesn't work. OE says "The ...

dual networks

jimbo37 - 3 Dec 2006 3:11 AM - 4 messages

I currently have a PC and a notebook on a WLAN via a modem hub. I would like to set up an alternative ethernet LAN which I would use for a gaming app. that can be played between both computers. Is this feasible and if so is ...

Linksys WMP54G install problems

trevor.sandler@gmail.com - 3 Dec 2006 1:28 AM - 2 messages

I'm running Windows 2000 professional and I tried installing the Linksys software to enable the wireless adapter. During install the machine crashed and never completed the installation. WHen I try install again it says "driver is installed" and will not allow me to go ...