wireless router...
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finally got one for home. after getting a laptop, I'm fed up with usbflash driving my code/release .exe back and forth from desktop to laptop... So I got a wireless router. I can hear the groans already...:) My desktop's all plugged in and fine. But my laptop can't find the wireless network :( I've moved it close, but when I go thru the network wizard, it gives me somethin about "this may not work" and doesn't let me go any further. I'll be lookin up the KB article it mentions, but that's at home :( The laptop hasn't been windowsupdated yet. It's new tho (dell as of October) and i THOUGHT it'd be fine. I tried pluggin the cable modem right into it and it still said "somethin was missin". Sighhhhhhhhh... So close yet so far away... If you happen to know of anything off the cuff, I'd REALLY appreciate the help... ...Steve -- modified at 12:13 Tuesday 14th February, 2006
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finally got one for home. after getting a laptop, I'm fed up with usbflash driving my code/release .exe back and forth from desktop to laptop... So I got a wireless router. I can hear the groans already...:) My desktop's all plugged in and fine. But my laptop can't find the wireless network :( I've moved it close, but when I go thru the network wizard, it gives me somethin about "this may not work" and doesn't let me go any further. I'll be lookin up the KB article it mentions, but that's at home :( The laptop hasn't been windowsupdated yet. It's new tho (dell as of October) and i THOUGHT it'd be fine. I tried pluggin the cable modem right into it and it still said "somethin was missin". Sighhhhhhhhh... So close yet so far away... If you happen to know of anything off the cuff, I'd REALLY appreciate the help... ...Steve -- modified at 12:13 Tuesday 14th February, 2006
I do not remember to terminology precisely, but on my laptop (not available to look at right now) in the network conections, I found a bridge connection that had to be enabled or disabled to allow the wireless connection to work properly. The fact that you can not plug the network cable directly into the laptop implies something other than the wireless connection, have you ever been able to access the internet from your laptop?
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I do not remember to terminology precisely, but on my laptop (not available to look at right now) in the network conections, I found a bridge connection that had to be enabled or disabled to allow the wireless connection to work properly. The fact that you can not plug the network cable directly into the laptop implies something other than the wireless connection, have you ever been able to access the internet from your laptop?
thanks for the help. haven't got the laptop on the internet by itself yet. i tried the dang cd that came with comcast but it asked for a subscriber and order# or somethin. and my wife and daughter are freakin at the moment so i doubt i'll have time to play with it till MAYBE the weekend... sigh... probably once it's windowsupdated, i'll be able to get it net'd. Thanks :) ...Steve