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Score good world cover?
NoBob - 12 Mar 2005 11:35 PM - 2 messages
Hi, My first post. I'm with Boingo but am planning to travel to countries outside Boingo's range (Sweden, Finland, S.Korea) and Japan, where Boingo has only two hotspots. Could anyone recommend an inexpensive provider with good worldwide ...
Score Starbucks and WiFi?
DotCom - 12 Mar 2005 5:27 PM - 24 messages
I haven't taken possession of my first Wi-Fi enabled laptop yet so pardon the stupid question but what I want to know is if I sign up for monthly unlimited Wifi at say Starbucks at a particular location, is the service ...
Score Take A Crash Course In WiFi Networking
Matt Prescott - 12 Mar 2005 5:43 AM - 2 messages
Take A Free Crash Course In WiFi Networking at: [link] Bookmark and visit often - I will be updating the site daily! ...
Score Newbie Question
The Old Bloke - 12 Mar 2005 4:01 AM - 2 messages
I am trying to help a mate set up a peer to peer wireless link between his Sony VAIO and a desktop.  The desktop connects to the internet via a satellite connection, and that connection is shared via ICS.  The wireless ...
Score Double Post
Airhead - 12 Mar 2005 12:24 AM - 7 messages
I know I have been chastised for using Outlook Express by a few, but I have a problem and Im not sure if its me, my ISP, or everybody. But I have double postings of everything. If I repy it shows up twice, If you reply it shows up ...
Score Bluetooth Sniper Rifle
Jeff Liebermann - 11 Mar 2005 10:41 PM - 3 messages
Our troops in Iraq are having all the fun, but you too can join in by building a genuine Bluetooth Sniper Rifle.   [link] I suppose one could be made for Wi-Fi snipeing.  Sigh. ...
Score LinkSys Wireless Router + Comcast + XP Problem
rjmagyar - 11 Mar 2005 6:50 PM - 5 messages
Hi, I have been trying unsucessfully to install my linksys wireless router.  I once got it working for about two minutes before the connect was closed.  I have tried: 1. CD setup 2. Web based setup 3. Customer Support email and twice phone ...
Score Siemens
RP - 11 Mar 2005 6:24 PM - 3 messages
I using a Siemens SpeedStream Powerline access point in my basement. A powerline Adapter is plug in a (9FE-904) D-link Router, my wife's computer routs and my daughter is also connected from the d-link and they get good ...
Score wifi mystery
Txl - 11 Mar 2005 5:50 PM - 3 messages
Hello all, I have a desktop (SP2), a laptop (SP2) and an AP/router to set up. Both laptop and AP have the same SSID, channel number.... Right now firewall and antivirus are disabled on all machines and the AP  ...
Score new Linksys card can't talk to Netgear? yeah, right
eno - 11 Mar 2005 5:25 PM - 4 messages
installed Win2k, installed the (still 1.0) driver off the website... settings as dumbed down as possible, i.e. no security, infrastructure, SSID is correct and in correct case, and this card simply will NOT set up a link with the customer's Netgear MR614V2 router which has the ...
Score linksys or netgear?
DotCom - 11 Mar 2005 4:39 PM - 8 messages
Hi All, I am getting a laptop from Dell with Windows XP MCE operating system.  MCE requires certain specs of which I can get either the Linksys WRT55AG or the Netgear WGU624.  I don't know which one is best.  Anyone have and input on ...
Score Using VPN with Wi-Fi networks
Merl Bushkin - 11 Mar 2005 3:42 PM - 4 messages
I am trying to understand the downsides of using VPNs instead of 802.1x, and so far I only found some minor issues such as lack of support for multicasting and some minor problems related to roaming. Is it more costly to deploy VPN or 802.1x with RADIUS servers ? ...
Score acer laptop wireless connection
Royc - 11 Mar 2005 3:07 PM - 3 messages
i have a acer 1350 laptop xp sp2 with built-in wireless card i have belkin wireless router all works with my desktop ok not getting wireless connection, in window on laptop 'chose wireless network' nothing shows i think i have set everything, how can i check the laptop settings? ...
Score DWL-G120's in Ad-Hoc setup
MrSmiley - 11 Mar 2005 3:35 AM - 7 messages
All I can get is 11mbps, D-Link FAQ says that's it for speed. Any way to increase it? Thanks, Rob ...
Score Centrino 11g connection problems
Jonathan - 11 Mar 2005 2:54 AM - 13 messages
Hi, I have a Sony Vaio laptop with a built-in Centrino 11g NIC (Intel/PRO Wireless 2200BG) running XP SP2.  I've had wireless connection troubles with it from day one.  I've done a bunch of research on the issue, and ...
Score Linksys Wireless Router B to Belkin USB Adapter G
SJC - 10 Mar 2005 10:01 PM - 8 messages
I am trying to get this connection to talk. I have a Linksys Wireless router (802.11b) and on the computer I am using a Belkin USB Wirelss Adapter. (802.11G) Will the router/AP(B protocol) work with a Belkin (G protocol)? ...
Score Setting up NETGEAR wireless router to new DSL service
jayelee - 10 Mar 2005 7:55 PM - 4 messages
I am getting ready to set up a dsl instead of cable modem.  I have a laptop and a wirless router, but am unsure how to configure and no help from my dsl provider (go figure) or Netgear (without$$$).  Can anyone PLEASE help me or ...
Score Need EASY network - 210' clear line of site
Lee Hickok - 10 Mar 2005 5:21 PM - 29 messages
I am setting up a new (first) wireless network. I have Direcway satellite broadband with their DWS6000 modem using an Ethernet connection to a desktop using XP Home. This is my office. My computer is by a window on an outside wall. The distance to the highest ...
Score 802.11a/b/g PCMCIA card with support for 802.11a/b/g
Greenhorn - 10 Mar 2005 2:00 PM - 5 messages
Hi,    Can i know if there is a any product meeting the above requirement. If so, can  i know the product, its better if it comes with a chipset that supports promiscuous mode.         greenhorn. ...
Score Linksys high gain antennas do they work
gekco - 10 Mar 2005 12:58 PM - 3 messages
Has anyone use the linksys high gain replacement antennas on WRT54G? If so did you notice and difference? I just install a set on mine and actually I get better signal from the original ones then these new High gain antennas. I notice the signal strength will fluctuate between 73 ...
Score WEP question
dale_at_wildew.com - 10 Mar 2005 12:14 PM - 3 messages
I've been experimenting with wireless at home to learn about setting up clients. I have a wrt54g access point, V2.2 that's currently running sveasoft alchemy6.0 v3.01.3 for the client laptop I have a wusb54g and orinoco gold B PC card. ...
Score Best Home Based Wireless Router
David - 9 Mar 2005 6:58 PM - 20 messages
Greetings All, I'm sure there have probably been like 4 million posts on this already, but I'm looking for a *high quality* recommendation for a home wireless router. My only requirements are a built in hub & USB printer port.  I'm working ...
Score PCMCIA or USB?
elyob - 9 Mar 2005 3:04 PM - 17 messages
Getting a new laptop without built-in wireless. So, am wondering which type of card to get the strongest signal. My thoughts are that some PCMCIA cards allow external antennas, so this could give me better options to get a ...
Score Belkin Pre-N Wifi - Speed problem
Robin2 - 9 Mar 2005 11:36 AM - 23 messages
Hi, I have problem with the Pre-N router and PC-Card. When using 2 connected computers, I don't get speeds above 15-20 MBit/s even though the connection shows up as 108 Mbps in the network connections dialog ...
Score Linksys WRT54G now a brick....but wireless works...
Matt. Davies - 9 Mar 2005 8:29 AM - 18 messages
I have been trying to get a better signal from my WRT54G in the office to my lounge (through several walls and doors). I upgraded the firmware to the third party Alchemy rc6 which improved things a lot as I was able to increase the power to transmit, however it kept dropping ...
Score How to run "Wepcrack"
someone - 9 Mar 2005 12:25 AM - 2 messages
I'm a Slackware noobie trying to understand Linux. I've used Windows for a loooong time, but really want to learn Linux. I have an old laptop with Slack 10.0 installed and I want to try wardriving. It looks like a lot of fun. But I don't know what to do with .pl files. I assume they are ...
Score will "enhanced" 802.11g devices help interference?
WCH - 8 Mar 2005 4:01 PM - 3 messages
I've got a 802.11g wireless network in my home (Linksys equipment almost entirely) and, while it works pretty well, the range isn't as good as I'd like and it is subject to interference from my 2.4Gig cordless ...
Score Animated tool for Wi-Fi?
Wi-Fi Rocks! - 8 Mar 2005 7:18 AM - 5 messages
Does anyone know of any animated tools that can run down in the tasktray next to the clock for Wi-Fi connections?  Currently I use the default Windows XP tool and the only thing that 'animates' is the little screen, it ...
Score VLAN & SSID
Smowk - 8 Mar 2005 6:44 AM - 13 messages
when using a cisco aironet 1300 or so... how exactly does the SSID & VLAN work? when a user checks for wireless networks, do they see lots of them, and then pick one, which then corresponds to a VLAN? or can you set one SSID, to correspond to Multiple VLANs, like a VLAN pool ...
Score Linksys compability w/ HyperWRT
Ed - 8 Mar 2005 4:52 AM - 3 messages
I have a Linksys WRT54G v 1.1 .   I would like to know if the HyperWRT firmware will work on this Linksys.  I think HyperWRT is now at version 2.1beta.  I can't seem to find any WEB source that specifically states ...
Score Restricting wireless networks a laptop can access
Who Cares! - 8 Mar 2005 1:09 AM - 7 messages
I have a bunch of laptops that travel in areas where there are wi-fi networks.  We also have wi-fi in the office.  Is there any software that will allow our laptops to access our network but not any others? ...
Score Red light on WRE54G Linksys Range Extender?
pattyjamas - 7 Mar 2005 10:43 PM - 2 messages
Put a few of these in and I see that one always has a red light for the top light but works fine (checked it with a signal strength meter) Mine at home changes now and then to a red light but appears to work. ...
Score HSB1 -AP Hawking Range Extender-Anyone try one? (versus Lnksys)
pattyjamas - 7 Mar 2005 10:40 PM - 2 messages
Anyone try the Hawking Range Extender hooked to a Linksys SpeedBooster Router WRT54GS to boost a signal? I never tried this but have tried a Linksys Router with SB WRE54GS and then the untethered Linksys Range Extender WRE54G (which operates as a ...
Score ICS not present in XP?
RG - 7 Mar 2005 8:57 PM - 8 messages
This is unusual - I wanted to enable ICS on my WinXP Pro machine in order to share the internet connection via WLAN with another computer but I got an error message claiming that the CSI service was not installed (error code 0x0424 'The specified service does ...
Score Linksys notebook adapter and Win98SE
View From The Hill - 7 Mar 2005 8:54 PM - 2 messages
I already have a Linksys WPC54G notebook adapter coupled with a WAG54G which is working fine with my XP Pro laptop, and now I want to increase flexibility by adding another laptop to my home wireless LAN - to increase options for storage etc ...
Score File Sharing Problem
1313 - 7 Mar 2005 8:43 PM - 8 messages
I have a PC called Mars and a Laptop call Venus both using XP Pro SP2 Wireless network using Netgear Wireless ADSL Router. Both computers are Workgroup and the IP address is assigned automatically. Venus and Mars have their own wireless cards, and both connect to the Internet OK via the ...
Score 3Com 3crwe454g72
Chris Bartram - 7 Mar 2005 6:59 PM - 15 messages
Hi Does anyone else here have a 3Com Officeconnect 11g access point (3crwe454g72)? There's a security advisory ([link]), and when I upgrade the firmware to 1.03.07A I lose wireless connectivity- even after defaulting and reconfiguring the WAP, and with or withoutn ...
Score spoke to soon on belkin pre-n
greg - 7 Mar 2005 5:31 PM - 8 messages
The pre-n laptop card repeatedly failed on downloading eclipse (90MB). When i switched to the internal g card the download worked, though half as fast. That's not ok. Anyone have a suggestion for another pre-n kind of product? ...
Score belkin F5D6230 redirect port
renna - 7 Mar 2005 4:03 PM - 3 messages
i own a belkin F5D6230 wireless router. in the configuration there is the option (virtual server) to redirect ports to internal ips, but i've had no luck with this. i'm trying to make a stream server, and i would like to ...
Score Connecting over 400m. Bridge or Repeater mode?
Tony Lewis - 7 Mar 2005 2:20 PM - 30 messages
I'm getting inconsistent results with Linksys WAP54G over about 400m with bursts of high speed then periods of nothing. Both Linksys are set to repeater mode.  Far end has cantenna on one of the aerials and the other aerial is ...
Score Seeing whats on a wireless network
paulfoel - 7 Mar 2005 12:27 PM - 2 messages
OK. So you're connected to a wireless network. How can you find out what other hosts are on the network? Do you need to be the same workgroup as them? ...
Score Sharing internet connection with Desktop
paulfoel - 7 Mar 2005 12:10 PM - 4 messages
OK. Desktop has a USB ADSL Modem and connects OK to the internet. IP address of this interface is a dynamic ISP provided one. I've also installed a PCI wireless card in the desktop, created an ad hoc peer-to-peer wireless network and given it an IP address of ...
Score Low or no signal in same room?
Brad Funk - 7 Mar 2005 5:49 AM - 3 messages
I am new to wireless routers, and networking in general. So i am wondering if this is normal. I have cable high speed internet, and it always works very well. Today i hooked up a linksys wireless router to my pc, and a card to my wifes ...
Score Bridge different subnets
Todd Logan - 7 Mar 2005 3:18 AM - 6 messages
Can anyone tell me if I can create a wireless bridge between different subnets?       For example, wireless bridge number1 is on the 192.168.1.0 network, whereas wireless bridge number 2 is on the 192.168.5.0 network. Can I create ...
Score Simultaneous Infrastructure and Ad Hoc connections?
Tim Haynes - 7 Mar 2005 2:32 AM - 3 messages
Okay, potentially dumb question, but here goes. Can a computer with only a single WiFi NIC connect to both an Infrastructure-based AP and an ad-hoc peer at the same time?  I think not, but just need confirmation. ...
Score Motorola WR850G as Access Point (not router)
johnfofawn - 7 Mar 2005 12:06 AM - 8 messages
Hi, I have a WR850G that I want to use as an access point. I've upgraded to the latest firmware. I've turned off NAT, Firewall, and the WLAN port. I have one of the LAN ports connected to my wired LAN. It still doesn't ...
Score WiFi Bridge
Phridge - 6 Mar 2005 11:09 PM - 5 messages
Is there any alternative to line of sight? -- Phridge brought to you by [link] ...
Score Intel Pro and SMC router
RC - 6 Mar 2005 6:07 PM - 3 messages
Hi I have 4 laptops connected in a wireless network using SMC 7004VWBR router. Two of the laptops(a Toshiba and a Compaq) have Intel Pro wireless cards, and the other two have other cards. The other laptops work fine in the wireless network. The two with the Intel Pro-s don't ...
Score Re: Wireless access point problems...
Mike - 6 Mar 2005 5:32 PM - 4 messages
To refresh my original post, We added a WAP54G to our office to accommodate customers who come in & need to use their laptops. We're using WEP & have broadcasting turned on. We have a DHCP server on the LAN to pass out IP addresses to customers & customers ...
Score Problems with a Netgear wireless router
Ulf - 6 Mar 2005 5:15 PM - 10 messages
I've just bought a Netgear WGR614 wireless router which I've added to my existing LAN. In order for my wireless clients to access both the internet and all the shared resources on different computers I've given it an IP address (192.168.11.11) and connected it using only the LAN ...
Score Very Poor wireless range on my Belkin F5D7230-4 wireless router
DaViD - 6 Mar 2005 4:35 PM - 3 messages
Hi, Using my X5 Dell, next to the router I get an "excellence signal", 5 foot away and its down to "good" and in the next room its "marginal", which is only 7 foot through a breeze block wall. Before you asked my walls are not ...
Score Wireless-wired-wireless re-radiator
dold - 6 Mar 2005 4:32 PM - 9 messages
A friend is in a basement apartment at the back of an apartment building. From the street in front, there is a free public WAP available. I had thought about a client radio out front, wired back to the apartment, ...
Score belkin pre-n report
greg - 6 Mar 2005 3:46 PM - 10 messages
I have the pre-n router, the card for my laptop, and a card for a desktop. First, the speed and reach are great. Both are excellent. The speed seems the same as my old wired network. Having two machines using the router doesn't seem to degrade performance ...
Score D-Link 614+ MAC Filtering
Ross - 6 Mar 2005 3:19 PM - 3 messages
Hello all, Trying to get the MAC filtering to work on this and have had a mind fart on the exact steps resulting in the router freezing (while writing the cgi script) and having to reset router twice. Anyway I cannot find ant specific ...
Score WiFi Bridge
Phridge - 6 Mar 2005 3:19 PM - 2 messages
Hello, I am currantly thinking of setting up a wireless network with three of my relatives who live close to my house. The furthest is a half mile away. I am setting this up to use it both for sharing broadband and for sharing files and such. The broadband i am thinking of getting is 'Breeze 1MB Lite' ([link]) I would just like to know the best way to go about this and what I would need to do this. Please explain clearly as I am not too familiar with WiFi. Thanks, Donal -- Phridge brought to you by [link] ...
Score Netgear WG511TGE and laptop touchpad
Craig - 6 Mar 2005 2:17 PM - 2 messages
Hi With the wireless card enabled my touchpad on the laptop becomes erratic i.e. it responds intermittently. Can someone help The laptop is an Acer Travelmate 291xci centrino. TIA Craig ...
Score Building To Building
BL - 6 Mar 2005 9:08 AM - 16 messages
Hello, I'm certain the question has been asked before about how to setup a simple wireless connection between two buidlings; so, I apologize for being repetive. The application is on a farm.  I am using PC's running Windows 98se. ...
Score Router problem
Tony Yarwood - 6 Mar 2005 2:31 AM - 6 messages
Hi guys Sorry to bother you all with this, but this one has got me stumped! The other day I set up broadband and a Netgear MB814v2  and straight out of the box it worked first time. The next day I had to shift computers back to different rooms and I ...
Score Notebook Adapter Carry Case?
William Collins - 6 Mar 2005 12:37 AM - 2 messages
I have a Linksys Wireless-G Notebook Adapter model WPC54G.  I use it at home, but do not take it with me in my laptop case due to concerns of it getting damaged.  Does anyone know of a hard case (regardless of what type ...
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