Windows Newsgroups: Windows Wireless Networking

TCP/IP Connection not functioning

Brenda - 13 Oct 2007 6:32 PM - 20 messages

Hello, My wireless connection is not connected. No wireless connections are found. I went to my friend's and was automatically connected to his wireless connection and when I came home, my connection will not connect. This has ...

Limited Connectivity....Again.

TheBreak - 12 Oct 2007 5:29 PM - 6 messages

When I connect to my home wireless, I connect with all five bars, but it gives me "Connected with Limited Access." I downloaded the hotfix, but when I try to run it, it tells me "An error occured while unzipping. One or more ...

Using free space on multiple hard drives as a NAS

chazz - 12 Oct 2007 4:28 PM - 3 messages

We have a number of computers running the bare min install of XP along with a few basics like java, messenger etc. Problem is all the hard drives is 60-80 gig so we have alot of unused space. The idea would be to securely partition off percentages of each ...

How to get/set SSID in Vista in .NET

Wilson - 12 Oct 2007 7:25 AM - 1 message

I'd ask how to get/set SSID in Vista in .NET. I downloaded Windows SDK for Vista. I founded a sample in "Samples\NetDs\wlan\AutoConfig". I could compile and run it but I dont know how to use it at all. ...

Help with wireless printing

Curt Christianson - 12 Oct 2007 1:41 AM - 3 messages

I'm sorry for the following mess--it's a cut/paste from another post of mine, that should have been here in the first place: ...

Wireless printing

Curt Christianson - 12 Oct 2007 1:26 AM - 4 messages

Good evening all, I have a friend that I was able to set up his Compaq laptop to get Internet connectivity using a Linksys WRT300N router. The router is hooked up to a DSL modem, and there is *no* other computer using the modem--just the ...

Ad Hoc in Windows Vista

DarwinLabs - 11 Oct 2007 7:03 PM - 5 messages

I recently installed Windows Vista Business onto my laptop. I created an ad hoc wireless connection, I am no longer using the connection, but to my surpise I can't remove it. It is staying active. How can I remove it from my ...

How to make login script work when using WPA2 in an office?

Hari Haran - 11 Oct 2007 6:32 PM - 6 messages

Hi, I am using WPA2 with AES using windows authentication to connect to our SSID access point. It is pretty stable and works fine, but the only issue we have is, it does not run the login script after the authentication. It gets ...

wireless adapter sleeping

Kelvin - 11 Oct 2007 1:07 PM - 4 messages

I have a bt wireless adapter installed on a computer (win xp home) that keeps showing in tray with the red cross and an error message cannot conect to perferred network. KB has stated adapter maynot be WZC but it is as used on ...

Wireless Access Point which can limit access to a server

adamgilldo - 11 Oct 2007 9:02 AM - 5 messages

I've been asked to research a wireless access point that can limit access to a server. Does such a thing even exist? If so, any suggestions on decent ones? Or would it be easier to purchase a WAP and a firewall? ...

Troubleshoot my network.

Control Freq - 10 Oct 2007 8:13 PM - 3 messages

I have 4 computers in my network Win2k Laptop 192.168.1.10 WinXP Desktop 192.168.1.20 WinXP Laptop 192.168.1.13 Linux Server 192.168.1.100 The problem is that my Win2k laptop cannot ping my WinXP desktop (and ...

Orange Livebox

Paulg - 10 Oct 2007 12:23 PM - 2 messages

Has anybody set up an orange livebox. No problem setting it up but can't share files or printer. Orange say it is not supported and I have tried every thing I know. Any help any where. ...

Wireless router, 2 compters, 1 laptop.....usb or rj45?

3Putt from CoastalSouth Carolina - 9 Oct 2007 11:51 PM - 6 messages

Not a dilemma, but I have two pc's sitting next to each other. RJ45 cables would reach the router and modem with no problem. The only thing I would save is the clutter of the cables. I now have two older Microsoft wireless ...

Network Storage Drive is always disconnected after XP startup---Please help

Steve B. - 9 Oct 2007 11:47 PM - 2 messages

Hi all, I have a LinkSys Router (WRT350N). It is a 4 port, Wireless-N router with a usb port in the back so that you can connect a usb 2.0 external hard drive and use it as a network storage drive. I have setup it up ...

Wireless network too slow, why?

r_haarberg - 9 Oct 2007 9:50 PM - 4 messages

My wifes laptop works fine and the net speed its just where it should be. However, my own laptop is just half the speed it's supposed to be. Why? ...

Why my computer wont connect to the Internet at all?

rojo2000r - 9 Oct 2007 5:38 PM - 3 messages

at all and some times it connects with no problem? i am using wireless - my signal is real good at all times even when i can't connect to the net! do you all think i have i virus or something? can someone ...

Guest VLAN can connect but can't get an IP

Mike Webb - 9 Oct 2007 3:02 PM - 7 messages

Running D-Link AP's and switch (DWL-2200's and DES-3828). Network is Small Business Server 2003 Premium in a 2-NIC configuration and static IP. ========================== All AP's have a static IP on the internal domain (192.168.16.x). Primary AP ...

Need advice on how to configure a wireless network using PDA and wireless router

Polaris431 - 9 Oct 2007 7:51 AM - 2 messages

I am somewhat confused on how to configure a wireless network at home. I have a PC that has an Asus wireless network card. I can setup the card to act as an Access Point. I can also use it to connect to my ...

USB wireless

Cynanthis - 9 Oct 2007 3:28 AM - 2 messages

Hi, I am having a hard time understanding these things. I have a windows Xp OEM desktop without wireless. I can only gt online with dialup service. I was reading about a product ,Belkin, about a USB thing you can insert to a ...

BSOD when enabling wireless

Gary Fritz - 8 Oct 2007 11:42 PM - 8 messages

I took my laptop on a business trip, and tried to access open wifi spots at LAX and SFO. Both times I got a BSOD as soon as I enabled wireless, with the error message IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL. So that was annoying that I ...

Wireless Network in Office for add'l pcs

Anthony Smith - 8 Oct 2007 4:49 PM - 11 messages

Good Afternoon, We have a 3Com switch/hub(LAN) and just purchased a 3Com wireless access point that connects to the LAN. I'm using WPA on it and I disabled the Broadcast feature. I'm trying to secure the Windows XP workstations as much ...

Win XP 802.11 maximum throughput?

PaulH - 8 Oct 2007 3:24 PM - 1 message

I have an application that sends 200 byte frames at 50 frames per second for 10 seconds to an 802.11 client. If I use a Windows LAN sniffer (Wireshark) to sniff the wire, I can see all 500 frames ...

"Use Windows to configure ..." is checked automatically

Naresh - 8 Oct 2007 7:50 AM - 4 messages

Hi, Am working on Wifi application development on XP-SP2. My application will enable/disable the WZC based on user selection. From sometime back, my IBM-R51 development laptop is behaving strangly. I found that "Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings" is always checked. I tried to modify ...

unsharing shared folders.

PVR - 7 Oct 2007 9:41 PM - 2 messages

If I delete a shared folder icon from Start/My Network Places does this action cause me to lose that folder and its files from my hard drive? If so, how do I delete these icons without loosing the folder and its files? ...

IGP 1.0 ?

RJK - 7 Oct 2007 9:02 PM - 1 message

....have just been reading ...nay ...."wading" through this:- [link] A friends PC has this IGP icon, as well as his LAN icon showing in his system tray:- Is it necessary, is it a security risk, and how would one get rid of it. ...

wired and wireless access point

i2meek - 7 Oct 2007 7:35 PM - 5 messages

I created/have a wired network with my main win xp pc wired from my router and a second wire from the router that I plug my laptops into (pc and iMac laptops). I recently was given a cisco airnet 350 wireless access point and a cisco ...