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Wireless adapters and Windows ME
I have an older Compaq presario laptop running ME and want to set it up to be
on my home network. I was wondering if I can use a wireless adapter to set it up with my home network or do I need to use a PCMCIA card? The laptop has a PCMCIA card slot for a type I, II, or III PC Card with support for a 32-bit Cardbus. -- sb |
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Wireless adapters and Windows ME
The problem with anything you buy nowadays is going to be finding drivers
for ME. It's probably going to be easier to Google for drivers for your option of choice - then see whether you can find a manufacturer and supplier! In the case of laptops..... you have the option of PCMCIA or USB (or wired) - I seriously doubt that anyone still produces PCMCIA cards with ME drivers. IIRC there were still one or two USB manufacturers who bothered to create ME/Win98 drivers for their dongles, but for the life of me, I can't remember who... Edimax, maybe? ..... hmmm -seems like Linksys may still do them? maybe if you look in eBay, and check for drivers before purchase, you can get a bargain? Sorry I can't give chapter-and-verse! -- Noel Paton CrashFixPC Nil Carborundum Illegitemi www.crashfixpc.co.uk "sheryl" wrote in message ... I have an older Compaq presario laptop running ME and want to set it up to be on my home network. I was wondering if I can use a wireless adapter to set it up with my home network or do I need to use a PCMCIA card? The laptop has a PCMCIA card slot for a type I, II, or III PC Card with support for a 32-bit Cardbus. -- sb |
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Thanks Noel,
I found a USB adapter for ME from Edimax and expect it to arrive any day. Will let you know how it goes. -- sb "Noel Paton" wrote: The problem with anything you buy nowadays is going to be finding drivers for ME. It's probably going to be easier to Google for drivers for your option of choice - then see whether you can find a manufacturer and supplier! In the case of laptops..... you have the option of PCMCIA or USB (or wired) - I seriously doubt that anyone still produces PCMCIA cards with ME drivers. IIRC there were still one or two USB manufacturers who bothered to create ME/Win98 drivers for their dongles, but for the life of me, I can't remember who... Edimax, maybe? ..... hmmm -seems like Linksys may still do them? maybe if you look in eBay, and check for drivers before purchase, you can get a bargain? Sorry I can't give chapter-and-verse! -- Noel Paton CrashFixPC Nil Carborundum Illegitemi www.crashfixpc.co.uk "sheryl" wrote in message ... I have an older Compaq presario laptop running ME and want to set it up to be on my home network. I was wondering if I can use a wireless adapter to set it up with my home network or do I need to use a PCMCIA card? The laptop has a PCMCIA card slot for a type I, II, or III PC Card with support for a 32-bit Cardbus. -- sb . |
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Glad to know my memory isn't totally failing me
Good luck with the Edimax - I've always found them good. -- Noel Paton CrashFixPC Nil Carborundum Illegitemi www.crashfixpc.co.uk "sheryl" wrote in message ... Thanks Noel, I found a USB adapter for ME from Edimax and expect it to arrive any day. Will let you know how it goes. -- sb "Noel Paton" wrote: The problem with anything you buy nowadays is going to be finding drivers for ME. It's probably going to be easier to Google for drivers for your option of choice - then see whether you can find a manufacturer and supplier! In the case of laptops..... you have the option of PCMCIA or USB (or wired) - I seriously doubt that anyone still produces PCMCIA cards with ME drivers. IIRC there were still one or two USB manufacturers who bothered to create ME/Win98 drivers for their dongles, but for the life of me, I can't remember who... Edimax, maybe? ..... hmmm -seems like Linksys may still do them? maybe if you look in eBay, and check for drivers before purchase, you can get a bargain? Sorry I can't give chapter-and-verse! -- Noel Paton CrashFixPC Nil Carborundum Illegitemi www.crashfixpc.co.uk "sheryl" wrote in message ... I have an older Compaq presario laptop running ME and want to set it up to be on my home network. I was wondering if I can use a wireless adapter to set it up with my home network or do I need to use a PCMCIA card? The laptop has a PCMCIA card slot for a type I, II, or III PC Card with support for a 32-bit Cardbus. -- sb . |
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Well I have the ME up and running on the internet. Edimax sent me two
different drivers to install and once I installed it and figured out how to config ME works great. Now it is just hard for me to figure out how to network 3 PC, each running different Windows OS. I think I will be checking out the "networking" section. Thanks again-- sb "Noel Paton" wrote: Glad to know my memory isn't totally failing me Good luck with the Edimax - I've always found them good. -- Noel Paton CrashFixPC Nil Carborundum Illegitemi www.crashfixpc.co.uk "sheryl" wrote in message ... Thanks Noel, I found a USB adapter for ME from Edimax and expect it to arrive any day. Will let you know how it goes. -- sb "Noel Paton" wrote: The problem with anything you buy nowadays is going to be finding drivers for ME. It's probably going to be easier to Google for drivers for your option of choice - then see whether you can find a manufacturer and supplier! In the case of laptops..... you have the option of PCMCIA or USB (or wired) - I seriously doubt that anyone still produces PCMCIA cards with ME drivers. IIRC there were still one or two USB manufacturers who bothered to create ME/Win98 drivers for their dongles, but for the life of me, I can't remember who... Edimax, maybe? ..... hmmm -seems like Linksys may still do them? maybe if you look in eBay, and check for drivers before purchase, you can get a bargain? Sorry I can't give chapter-and-verse! -- Noel Paton CrashFixPC Nil Carborundum Illegitemi www.crashfixpc.co.uk "sheryl" wrote in message ... I have an older Compaq presario laptop running ME and want to set it up to be on my home network. I was wondering if I can use a wireless adapter to set it up with my home network or do I need to use a PCMCIA card? The laptop has a PCMCIA card slot for a type I, II, or III PC Card with support for a 32-bit Cardbus. -- sb . . |
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Wireless adapters and Windows ME
Not really too difficult
simply (you are using a router, right??) ensure that all PC's are using the same Workgroup name, and are pulling their IPs from the router's DHCP server. That way it's the router which controls the network, and everything gets to know everything else. If using Vista/Win7, then you may also need to check that the network is defined properly as a Private Network - otherwise they become 'undiscoverable'. HTH -- Noel Paton CrashFixPC Nil Carborundum Illegitemi www.crashfixpc.co.uk "sheryl" wrote in message ... Well I have the ME up and running on the internet. Edimax sent me two different drivers to install and once I installed it and figured out how to config ME works great. Now it is just hard for me to figure out how to network 3 PC, each running different Windows OS. I think I will be checking out the "networking" section. Thanks again-- sb "Noel Paton" wrote: Glad to know my memory isn't totally failing me Good luck with the Edimax - I've always found them good. -- Noel Paton CrashFixPC Nil Carborundum Illegitemi www.crashfixpc.co.uk "sheryl" wrote in message ... Thanks Noel, I found a USB adapter for ME from Edimax and expect it to arrive any day. Will let you know how it goes. -- sb "Noel Paton" wrote: The problem with anything you buy nowadays is going to be finding drivers for ME. It's probably going to be easier to Google for drivers for your option of choice - then see whether you can find a manufacturer and supplier! In the case of laptops..... you have the option of PCMCIA or USB (or wired) - I seriously doubt that anyone still produces PCMCIA cards with ME drivers. IIRC there were still one or two USB manufacturers who bothered to create ME/Win98 drivers for their dongles, but for the life of me, I can't remember who... Edimax, maybe? ..... hmmm -seems like Linksys may still do them? maybe if you look in eBay, and check for drivers before purchase, you can get a bargain? Sorry I can't give chapter-and-verse! -- Noel Paton CrashFixPC Nil Carborundum Illegitemi www.crashfixpc.co.uk "sheryl" wrote in message ... I have an older Compaq presario laptop running ME and want to set it up to be on my home network. I was wondering if I can use a wireless adapter to set it up with my home network or do I need to use a PCMCIA card? The laptop has a PCMCIA card slot for a type I, II, or III PC Card with support for a 32-bit Cardbus. -- sb . . |
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Wireless adapters and Windows ME
Dit zijn allemaal groepen die niet nederlands zijn ??
Is er ook een nederlandse groep ? Speak you Englisch ? I am Dutch . |
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