Windows Newsgroups: Windows Wireless Networking

Keep Losing connection to router

SAlders - 10 Nov 2007 11:06 PM - 13 messages

Maybe someone can help this laymen out. My once, always reliable connection from my Dell Inspiron 700m to my Linksys router is now giving me a problem. The connection between the laptop & router becomes disconnected for no apparent reason. When I click on â€œavailable wireless networksâ€ my router is ...

LAN Card Keeps Taking Over - Help a cute Girl!

GW - 10 Nov 2007 5:27 PM - 6 messages

Hey! My desktop is set up with a wireless Linksys adapter. Everything works fine. The Local Area Network connection icon for a wired connection is always trying to request an IP address based. There is no lan cable plugged ...

Network Places' Workgroup Computers shows only router host

John Butler - 10 Nov 2007 12:05 PM - 8 messages

Until recently by opening 'Network Places - Show Workgroup Computers' I could see and access my desktop PC and the attached wireless router and the Laptop computer upstairs on the network. something has changed after a Windows Update and now I only see my Desktop. ...

Wireless Routing Question

Ted - 10 Nov 2007 2:35 AM - 3 messages

I am using a 24dbi Yagi antenna with a built-in USB wifi adapter (Atheros Chipset zydas1211b802.11b/802.11g) for internet access. This antenna/adapter combo is connected via a 15 foot USB cable to my desktop USB port. This works extremely well. ...

Upgrade to N router

JustMe - 9 Nov 2007 10:49 PM - 5 messages

I am thinking of upgrading my wirless router to a Linksys Wireless-N Home Broadband Router WRT150N . I already have a gigafast adapter. My question is, do I have to upgrade the adapter as well? Thanks in advance. Just me ...

Problem installing a wifi printer

Noel S Pamfree - 9 Nov 2007 7:11 PM - 4 messages

I am trying to install a Lexmark Z1480 on a Toshiba Satellite A100-02A, which unfortunately runs under Windows Vista Home Premium. Having turned the printer on and made sure it is in wifi-mode I did the following on the laptop: ...

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Bridging Connections using a Netgear PCI Wireless Network Card

Freak4JC - 9 Nov 2007 4:28 AM - 5 messages

Hi All Firstly the setup I have: 3 computers (2 desktops & a laptop) all running XP, and 2 wireless cards (Netgear WG311v3 PCI, and Netgear WPN111 USB), and a Wireless router which is connected to the internet. I put a PCI Wireless card in one of the desktops (D1) and connected using a ...

Norton AV 2007

Kodiak - 9 Nov 2007 3:33 AM - 2 messages

Did an update for NAV 2007 on my dell laptop with Vista Home and the internet connections were hosed. Had to unistall NAV...Got another AV (Avast) and all is well. Apparently the update locked out the wireless router and changing ...

Wireless Adaptor Driver Problems

Richard_C - 8 Nov 2007 10:58 PM - 5 messages

Can anyone help me please? I bought a wireless network kit from D-Link and installed the SW and Router on my wife's laptop PC. I loaded the SW for the Wireless adaptor on my desktop PC and inserted the wireless adaptor into the ...

Problem with BT Home Hub.

Bill - 8 Nov 2007 8:49 PM - 7 messages

Hi All, I have a BT Home Hub and similar to many other users, I am finding that since a BT delivered firmware upgrade, my work laptop (A Toshiba Tablet running XP Pro) fails to connect wirelessly - it's ok if I hard wire. ...

BT Can't solve this one!!

Bill - 8 Nov 2007 8:46 PM - 2 messages

Hi All, I have a BT Home Hub and similar to many other users, I am finding that since a BT delivered firmware upgrade, my work laptop (A Toshiba Tablet running XP Pro) fails to connect wirelessly - it's ok if I hard wire. ...

wireless deployment as part of SOE image for notebook users

Phoenix - 8 Nov 2007 11:56 AM - 3 messages

Hello, I am building an SOE and am wondering how I can setup an open WEP wireless connection on my 1000 notebook users as part of the SOE or something that can quickly run after setup. Group policy will not allow ...

connect my cell phone to my pc

tc - 8 Nov 2007 11:48 AM - 3 messages

hi. i need to connect my cell phone to my pc via 802.11, inorder to transfer files between them. is this possible? ...

find out the mac addrees of an access point

tim braun - 8 Nov 2007 5:35 AM - 3 messages

hello wlan gurus is the a possibility on a windows xp/vista box to determine the mac address of the access point to which the client is connected to ? any native windows commands or any tools ? thanx alot tim ...

Printer Weirdness

dwacon - 8 Nov 2007 2:38 AM - 1 message

I set up my Win2003 Server as a print server for my wireless network. I have two printers, an HP LaserJet and an Epson InkJet. I set the HP as default, but every time I log on with a laptop, the default changes to ...

Wireless adapter - Internet Explorer

Josie - 8 Nov 2007 1:13 AM - 3 messages

Oh please someone help me! I have spent all day on the phone to yahoo with two screaming kids in the background trying to find out why since I switched to a wireless connection I cannot get my sitebuilder to upload changes. Also Internet explorer cannot ...

windows 2003 server. standard. with sp2

kevin - 7 Nov 2007 10:06 PM - 6 messages

I cannot connect to linksys router web based sertup page (192.168.0.1) wireless G router what happened? ...

Who deleted shared files over network?

HotRod - 7 Nov 2007 2:21 PM - 10 messages

Everyone in our office is running either Windows 2000 or XP Pro. We have one PC that we use to put shared files on that is running Windows XP Pro, almost everyone in our small office has access to the shared folders. However over ...

vista comp drops internet

frenchu4@patmedia.net - 6 Nov 2007 9:55 PM - 6 messages

using a wrt54g v2 linksys router.the xpcomp using this router has no problems at all.the new vista computer drops internet when changing to a diff website.it waits for up to 30 45 sec then reconnects.I ...

Vista displays wrong filename

bighead - 6 Nov 2007 4:13 PM - 2 messages

I have Windows XP Home as my file server with Vista running on a laptop connected wirelessly. On the XP box I shared a folder called "Users 2007-11-05 07;54;51". inside that folder. Howerver, the name is only "Users". Even when I ...

pda won't work when WEP enabled on router

People - 6 Nov 2007 2:35 PM - 5 messages

Hi, I have a laptop that runs on win. XP that works OK when I'm on the Internet either via a cable or wireless but when I try to set 'WEP' security via my router I've noticed that my pda doesn't work (no wi-fi ...

Actiontec MI424WR and WG111 v3

jtpr - 6 Nov 2007 2:29 PM - 2 messages

I've got a desktop with a Netgear WG111 about 30 feet from an Actiontec MI424WR router provided by Verizon. If I go to speedtest.net from my desktop that is hardwired to the router I get the full 15 Mb I should get (FIOS). If I go to the desktop with the ...

Securing corporate wireless laptops

lldan - 6 Nov 2007 1:27 PM - 3 messages

We are currently running Windows XP SP2 on all of our laptops. Now, of course laptops travel around connecting to various wireless networks and broadcasting there preferred network list. I would like to stop that, but a way to easy manage this. I have looked at this patch. ...

How do I set up a wireless network

loolchickens - 6 Nov 2007 12:58 PM - 4 messages

Hi I just recieved my HP Pavillion Laptop yesterday and wanted to set up a wireless network today. I did what i could but then it says to configure it automatically. I tired to do that but i don't know what to put for the ...

GPRS Spedd booster needed

deepak.pase - 6 Nov 2007 6:59 AM - 1 message

I have Sony-erricsson w700i with GPRS connectivity. I used use my cell phone to connect to internet & I connect my cell thr usb cable.The connection is pretty better that dial up. but still,Is there any way I can d to speed up this connection??? ...

Buffalo Wireless Router

deepak.pase - 6 Nov 2007 6:49 AM - 3 messages

I have a new HP laptop running Windows Vista. My Buffalo WHR-G125 router is not getting configure on Win Vista.I got 2 installation cd's with it. When i try to install the drivers it is getting stuck at ...

Windows CE 5.0 PDA - Wireless Network Security issue

Clara - 5 Nov 2007 6:13 PM - 2 messages

I have a Dell Axim X51 PDA running Windows CE 5.0 If I shut off the WEP - AES security on my wireless router I can connect to the internet with no problem. But I need the security on my wireless ...

Random losing Wireless Connection

Montreal - 5 Nov 2007 3:01 PM - 2 messages

Hi, My sister has a new Vista laptop and and Trendent router (WEP security enabled) and she is suffering from random disconnects of the wireless connection. I know there are many reasons for this but i am wondering of ...

2 laptop connected via router, how do I set up file sharing?

PAR - 5 Nov 2007 3:55 AM - 9 messages

I have successfully connected 2 laptops via a wireless N broadband router. They are sharing internet, but I need to make one laptop a master and the other a slave. I have a database which I want the slave to enter data and ...

Another try, wireless network in XP MCE

Haze - 4 Nov 2007 7:31 PM - 22 messages

Posted in the MCE section earlier, no replies. Hope someone can help me here. IÂ´ve just purchased a Belkin N1 router with matching N 1 USB-adapter. Installed the adapter in my HTPC running XP MCE SP2 as OS. Everything worked ...

how to block a specific website...

RJK - 4 Nov 2007 11:19 AM - 7 messages

Background:- Networking knowledge :- almost zero :-) Hardware :- Orange Livebox is the "front" adsl modem/router, which feeds internet to a WAG354G which is acting as a "dumb router" ...as I understand it. ...both outside the house in my office. ...

Logging

dneupane - 4 Nov 2007 5:51 AM - 2 messages

Hi there I have a wireless router with broadband connection .It is possible to log download based on MAC address on wireless router. I have D-Link router. If yes, how? Regards Niju ...