Help! wireless link between computers not working

3 Apr 2005 7:38 PM

Des

I have an asus/advent notebook with a Belkin 54g pcmia card that I know
works (well I have connected to another network with it ;~) !) I have a
wired lan to my desktop. So I thought I would get a PCI belkin wireless card
for the Desktop PC, followed the instruction for installation, and
.....nothing, neither card sees the other? I assume I am doing something
wrong... so any ideas?
Both computers are running ME

Des

4 Apr 2005 10:26 PM

Tom - www.safercomputing.com

Des wrote:

> I have an asus/advent notebook with a Belkin 54g pcmia card that I know
> works (well I have connected to another network with it ;~) !) I have a
> wired lan to my desktop. So I thought I would get a PCI belkin wireless card
> for the Desktop PC, followed the instruction for installation, and
> ....nothing, neither card sees the other? I assume I am doing something
> wrong... so any ideas?
> Both computers are running ME
>
> Des
>
>

Are you connecting them with an access point?
If not, you need to set the wireless cards to 'adhoc' mode. (in
advanced options)

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4 Apr 2005 11:55 PM

Des

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"Tom - www.safercomputing.com" <tom***@ica.net> wrote in message
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> Des wrote:
>
> > I have an asus/advent notebook with a Belkin 54g pcmia card that I know
> > works (well I have connected to another network with it ;~) !) I have a
> > wired lan to my desktop. So I thought I would get a PCI belkin wireless
card
> > for the Desktop PC, followed the instruction for installation, and
> > ....nothing, neither card sees the other? I assume I am doing something
> > wrong... so any ideas?
> > Both computers are running ME
> >
> > Des
> >
> >
>
> Are you connecting them with an access point?
> If not, you need to set the wireless cards to 'adhoc' mode. (in
> advanced options)
>

I have done that , I have removed, reinstalled just in case, If both
wireless cards are on, surely you can use the site monitor in the utilities
and see the other one, or am I missing something very basic!

Des