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Thanks for the response. It's good to know that the hardware should be
compatible. I'll check for a browsing utility tonight. Is the XP util in
Accessories|System Tools or some place like that? It sounds like a
mini-sniffer although this wouldn't be for monitoring actual data being
sent. Does having WEP activated affect browsing? I don't believe I've got
it activated now but I probably should.
It shouldn't be antenna orientation. I was testing it just across the room
from the access point. I can drag my old Win98 laptop all over the house
and it still works.
Dave Parnin
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>Is 802.11g backwards compatible with 802.11b?
Yes. Unless specifically disabled, pretty much anything g will fall
back to b.
>Is it likely just a SSID issue?
SSID, WEP/WPA, signal strength, antenna orientation, etc.
>Do you care about SSID's with wi-fi?
In theory, yes. But in practicality, you use it more to pick which WLAN
to jump on to more than anything else.
>Do I just need to learn to like coffee and hang out at Starbucks
instead of trying to work from home?
Caribou is better. :)
In XP, use either the XP util or manufacturer util to browse available
WLANs; try to connect from there. You may just need to create a
wireless profile for the home WLAN.
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Subject: [PCTECH] Gettin wired from wireless
Greetings all,
I've gotten away from working with access points over the past couple of
years and I'm a bit rusty now. At home I've got a Linksys 802.11b
2.4Ghz access point that I've had for a couple of years. It works fine
with my old Windows 98 laptop and Netgear wireless card. The SSID on
the laptop matches the access point and everything works great.
I'm taking a class at a local university and we were issued laptop's to
use that have built in wireless network cards. Wireless network access
works great at the university and when plugged in with a cat-5 cable at
home but does nothing at home with the wireless. The laptop is running
XP Pro and the built-in wireless adapter appears to be a Atheros
AR5001X+. I did a Google search and got the impression that it can do
802.11a/b/g.
Is 802.11g backwards compatible with 802.11b? Is it likely just a SSID
issue? Do you care about SSID's with wi-fi? Do I just need to learn to
like coffee and hang out at Starbucks instead of trying to work from
home?
Dave Parnin
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Nishikawa Standard Company
Topeka, IN 46571
daparnin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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