Windows Wireless Networking

Automatically assign SSID, Authentication and Network Key

Bruce W. Darby - 29 Sep 2007 7:20 PM - 8 messages

My brain is mush from trying to find an answer to this issue, but I'm hoping that someone here in the community has been driven as nuts as I and still forged forward and found the answer. I am creating a slipstreamed installation CD for our work laptops that would ...

XP & Vista Computers On The Same Wireless Network?

Pegleg - 29 Sep 2007 5:20 PM - 2 messages

Can a Vista laptop coexist on an already established wireless network setup under Win XP Home? We currently have a network with two desktops (cat5) and two laptops (wireless) connecting all under Win XP Home (SP2). Want to get my wife ...

This device cannot start. (Code 10)

rulirahm - 29 Sep 2007 4:31 AM - 3 messages

Hi, suddenly, my BT PC Card stop working. The error on Device Manager is "This device cannot start. (Code 10)". I have tried to re-install the device from Device Manager and also completely re-install its software (came with ...

No Internet Connection When 1 Laptop is Turned Off

stmts - 28 Sep 2007 11:51 PM - 4 messages

Iâ€™m using Win XP on my laptop and I have no problem with my wireless connection to the Internet using a Link sys wireless router thatâ€™s connected to a cable modem. I recently added 2 additional laptops to my wireless setup and all 3 ...

wireless network with vista and xp

dean phillips - 28 Sep 2007 8:13 PM - 12 messages

i have an xp home machine and a vista laptop and am having problems sharing files. the laptop sees my wireless network and can access the net. I have shared a folder on the xp machine but cannot map to it on the laptop. could ...

WWLAN redux problems maybe

Dodge - 28 Sep 2007 5:08 PM - 2 messages

Hi, not sure this is the place to post, but I'm having trouble finding an answer. Client has new Lenovo laptop with builtin AT&T/Cingular wireless card. He had a previous computer with a cardslot card. Though I explained we'd ...

US Robotics Routers?

Pegleg - 28 Sep 2007 5:02 PM - 4 messages

Anyone have any experience with these in a home network environment? Supposedly they will allow a mixed environment of some "B" and some "G" devices to operate at their designed speed instead of dropping back the entire network to the "B" capability. ...

Cannot Copy files

Mervyn Thomas - 28 Sep 2007 4:44 PM - 2 messages

I have a Vista to XP wireless network with sharing enabled on the XP end and folders set up with full permissions but from the Vista end I cannot copy/paste files from vista to an xp folder. I get responses that ...

what do i need to setup a wireless network+transfering files

pretty rabbit - 28 Sep 2007 11:22 AM - 3 messages

What do i need besides a wirelees router to setup wireless networking?also i would like to know how to transfer certian files back on a computer i purchased a new comuptoer and would like to tranfer certian files back on my ...

Wireless "N"?

Pegleg - 27 Sep 2007 1:59 AM - 6 messages

Is it worth going to the "N" protocol? Realize that I would have to get a "N" adaptor for my laptop. Is the range and speed that much better? Any negative effects with other equipment running "B" or "G"? ...

XP Pro -- Wireless profiles corrupted?

Jeff - 27 Sep 2007 12:51 AM - 2 messages

I have a laptop with which I have successfully been able to connect to a wireless network at home. Today, I changed user profiles (Windows profiles, not wireless profiles). I copied one profile over to another. With the new profile, I am not able to connect to the ...

"Spoofing" an IP Address

thecubemonkey - 26 Sep 2007 5:22 PM - 4 messages

Hi everyone - I use an Internet service that only allows me to have once session open. When I try to logon using my other computer it says, "There is already an open session at the IP address ". Is there anyway to "spoof" an ip address though I only have one IP so ...

laptop wireless network

squidley - 26 Sep 2007 5:12 AM - 5 messages

hi all, in my house we have two laptops and one modem, if i connect one laptop to the broadband modem can i have a wireless network setup so i can be anywhere in the house with the other? they both have wifi and connect via the ...

Wired ethernet not working after wireless setup

STAN1ZX - 25 Sep 2007 6:52 PM - 4 messages

I have recently setup a wireless network and in the process I have lost the ability to use my PC off the network by going wired from the ethernet connector on the PC, to the ethernet connector on the modem ...

Wireless connection speed decreases strangely

drago98 - 25 Sep 2007 4:50 PM - 6 messages

My wireless connection decreases from 56mbps to 1.0mbps for no reason after half-hour. I'm using linksys router and tried power cycling the router but to no avail. The only way I can do is to repair the connection and it returns to ...

HELP! Master Browser elections are knocking out my wireless connections

Jeff - 24 Sep 2007 8:51 PM - 3 messages

Hi I'm using Vista on my home wireless network and my laptop is a member of it's own workgroup called, not surprising WORKGROUP. Now my flatmate's laptop is also a member of it's own workgroup also called the ...

HELP! Wireless Network Setup

SmartRoss - 24 Sep 2007 5:12 PM - 7 messages

I wish to create a wireless home network from an existing wireless internet connection. Can somebody please tell me how to do this, as the wizards in Winows XP seem to be completely irrelevant as to what I wish to do. ...

Constantly having to 'repair' my wireless internet connection.

roundtown - 24 Sep 2007 4:10 AM - 4 messages

I'm using a Sony VGN A-150 Notebook computer. I'm running XP, and I connect thru a built-in Intel Pro/Wireless 2200BG. The latest drivers/software have been installed. Anyway, 3 days ago, my internet connection began to drop out every half-hour ...

Can't get 2 computers in same workgroup

Terry - 24 Sep 2007 3:52 AM - 14 messages

Hi, I have a laptop with wireless capability and a PC with a USB wi-fi adapter both hooked up to a wireless router for Net access. The laptop is XP Pro and the PC is XP Home Japan OS. ...

Wireless Adapter Malfunctioning

rllngriver - 23 Sep 2007 1:02 PM - 2 messages

According to the Network Connection Windows, the wireless adapter is malfunctioning. Yet, When I start the computer, I was using Windows wireless zero configuration until it stopped working. When I try to re enable the adapter in network connections, the status says Unavailable Device ...

Windows Configuration utility is not working

rllngriver - 23 Sep 2007 12:28 PM - 2 messages

The icon kept saying that there were networks in range and to click on the pop.up When you do, there are none listed. I restarted the wireless connection services in services.msc. I disabled and re enabled the adpater ...