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Windows ME and wireless networking
Is Windows Me actually compatible with wireless netorking? I have a
friend with two computers both running Windows Me. The main computer is directly connected to a Linksys WRT54G wireless router. The second computer is some distance away from the main computer so to bridge the gap between the two we used a Linksys WPA54G as a repeater. I am getting a signal on the 2nd computer as indicated by the linksys software and a signal strength of 54%. However, I am unable to get to the internet on the 2nd computer. Any clues to what is wrong? The second computer has a Linkys wireless PCI card installed. Thanks. |
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In article , Cracker says...
Is Windows Me actually compatible with wireless netorking? Of course it is. There is nothing special about wireless networking that would make it incompatible. I have a friend with two computers both running Windows Me. The main computer is directly connected to a Linksys WRT54G wireless router. The second computer is some distance away from the main computer so to bridge the gap between the two we used a Linksys WPA54G as a repeater. I am getting a signal on the 2nd computer as indicated by the linksys software and a signal strength of 54%. However, I am unable to get to the internet on the 2nd computer. Any clues to what is wrong? The second computer has a Linkys wireless PCI card installed. I helped a friend set up a wireless network last year. He already had two computers wired through a D-Link DI-704UP. I suggested that he use a wireless access point in order to add a wireless laptop to his LAN. He purchased a Linksys WAP5G (despite the transposed letters, I believe this is the same model you mention). I followed the directions, and failed. You don't mention any symptoms, but maybe this will seem familiar? The laptop would not obtain an IP address from the D-Link router, no matter what I did on the Linksys. I even tried a static assignment, but that still did not work. In frustration, I suggested that my friend exchange his Linksys for another WAP. Because of my bad experience with a Linksys router, I suggested the replacement be any brand other than Linksys; so he exchanged the Linksys WAP54G for a D-Link DWL-2100AP. I had it running in less than thirty minutes. Does the 2nd computer even get a LAN IP address? How did you set the Linksys IP address scheme? SSID configuration? WEP/WPA? MAC address association? You mention none of those details, yet they have a purpose, and require attention. In my case, I tried every option, then reset when it failed, and tried another. It may be a defective unit, or it may be improper configuration. Those who swear by Linksys, instead of swearing at Linksys, tell me that I should have had no trouble getting it running. Well, maybe so; but I did. And I got the competitive D-Link product running in no time at all. -- Norman ~Win dain a lotica, En vai tu ri, Si lo ta ~Fin dein a loluca, En dragu a sei lain ~Vi fa-ru les shutai am, En riga-lint |
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Wireless SSID Broadcast: Enabled. Good luck. |
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