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| 460495 | 2006-06-05 02:44:00 | Yeah I have an Inspiron B130 laptop from Dell which has wireless internet enabled. The connection speed has pretty much always been crappy with little or no signal. Does anybody know how I can improve the connection speed? Do I need to buy something, or is there another way? | alsoslick (10137) | ||
| 460496 | 2006-06-05 03:30:00 | Are you talking about connecting to wireless internet, or has the laptop got a WLAN so u can connect to a network wirelessly. There's a diff. If you have a wireless network card of some kind, and u want wireless internet, you have to sign up to get it. Wireless networking on the other hand, has nothing to do with the above. Unless the laptop is on a network, and networked to a computer that is already connected to the net. Either by dialup, or ADSL. If u mean you're connected to something like Woosh, I would give them a ring, to see what the prob is. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 460497 | 2006-06-05 03:45:00 | The laptop has a WLAN so it can connect to a network wirelessly. | alsoslick (10137) | ||
| 460498 | 2006-06-05 03:58:00 | So you're talking about the WLAN then . I take it this laptop is connected to another computer somewhere?/ Wirelessly?? Or is the laptop the only computer there? Having a PC with WLAN doesnt mean it'll connect to the net wirelessly, unless you're connected to an ISP like Woosh . Or connected thru another computer, thats already connected to the net somehow . And you want to connect to the main computer wirelessly . |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 460499 | 2006-06-05 04:34:00 | It is being connected to another computer, not my own. | alsoslick (10137) | ||
| 460500 | 2006-06-05 05:15:00 | Does the other computer have an Access point?? Which is usually needed, if u use wireless? And how are you trying to connect? In AD-Hoc or Infrastructure mode? And what are you using on both? WEP? Or something better, like WPA? WPA-PSK? If these are available . Wireless is usually configured as if it were an ethernet network . Have you configured both WLANS? And I take it both WLANS have drivers installed? Or using XP SP2?? The wizard in control panel? I take it, this other computer belongs to someone you know? And they know you're trying to access their connection? |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
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