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Wireless Connection
There should not be anything intrinsic in wireless networking which prevents establishment of a PPTP VPN connection--this is suggested by many security-conscious types as a way around problems with the standard WEP security mechanisms in wireless networking--so it should work, but I can't see why it isn't working

LAN and Wireless connection for Media Center Extender
We already know all the passwords and all that malarky needed to access the router but what I need to know is can you set up a wireless network by :- Having the second (Home) laptop connect to the wap and then setup the wap via the wireless connection or does it have to be done through a wired connection and then

OT: How do you make a wireless connection secure?
If the wireless link is working correctly you will... * Get a valid IP from the access point/router DHCP server (NOT a 169.XXX address) * Be able to ping desktops from the PPC and vice versa Presuming you have the PPC 2002 OS Connection Manager setup correctly, be able to access both your local LAN, desktop shared

Wireless Connection
I connected another desktop to this router and had no problem. the connection shows excellent signal strength and works like a champ for about 5 or 10 minutes then i have to reselect network. i changed channel but had no affect. disabled Wireless Zero Configuration (WZC) in the systray and that stablized the

Sharing a wireless Internet connection
Should I disable the wireless before I connect to the ethernet. Do I then disable the ethernet before I connect to the wireless. I haven't as yet tried a wireless connection. My brother-in-law said he has had to renew my IP address to get the ethernet connection working again. I've read bits and pieces about static

Getting email with wireless connection
From my experience, XP will only really use 1 network connection, even if more than one exists. To keep your wireless and wired separate, use a CAT5 cable between the PC and the extender (bypassing the router) and keep the wireless connection on the router. The Linksys extender has a small switch on the back of the

Losing Wireless and wired Connection
I had a similar issue with my wireless network. I think you have your wireless connection set for Network Authentication. Mine would cycle, connecting for a while then disconnecting. It was strange. I'm not sure if you can set this in XP Home but you can in XP Pro. Go to Start ==> Control Panel.

Activesync drops wireless connection
CEA20...@ev1.net>, BelPowerslave <belpowersl...@ev1.net> wrote: Finally got around to getting an Airport card for the iBook, and with my Linksys Wireless router(BEFW11S4) I am finally able to start using the wireless connection. My only concern is how to keep it secure, that is, make sure noone next door(or

Newbies: Sprint PCS Vision, wireless data, Mac
If you have to use Windows to steer the WLAN you can workaround this by disabling the Wireless Network Connection from its Properties and re-enabling it again afterwards. This should invoke a new connection attempt and the card should now find the router again. -- (tm)

Windows XP - Wireless LAN & Local connection
He bought a wireless PCMCIA card for the PC laptop and it apparently works ok under Windows 2000. He currently has Telstra Bigpond ADSL connected to his G4. He has enables sharing from his ethernet connection to this airport connection on his G4. His laptop "sees" the wireless connection but it doesn't seem to be

How do I create a VPN connection over wireless?
When I got this arrangement up and running initially , if I clicked on Network Connections on the laptop , there were 2 Connections indicated there , one was the Wireless Connection which indicated " Connected" and the other was the Local Area Connection to the Laptops internal NIC which was indicating

Wireless connection died following HD format
Using an old notebook (with Windows 98), I have no problems to connect to the wireless router. Using my new notebook (Dell Latitude, Windows XP), I can connect sometimes, but then the connection is lost. Then I see on the task bar 'Wireless connection unavailable'. Sometimes, I see on the taskbar ' What is the

No internet access with Netgear wireless connection
How I can do share internet connection over this situation? Is there any appropriate HOWTO? Thank you very much for your helps. ss.wenny.- It would be best with a wireless access point, probably with an outside antenna. Generally it should be line of sight, with no big trees or buildings in the way.

"Slow / No" E-mail with Wireless Connection
Ea...@Virgin.net> wrote: One of my customers is having problems in getting the wireless connection on his hew DELL Vostro 200 desktop with Windows Vista Home Basic. I fitted a standard Belkin 11g PCI wireless adaptor (with latest Vista drivers) and the connection is to a Bellkin ADSL modem 11g wireless router with

Wireless Connection Question (HELP)
Here's the problem as described: <quote> "On a Dell 8600 Win XP home laptop that has a wireless connection, lately, when the laptop's been idle for awhile, I can no longer log on to the Internet. The icons in the systray (the radio graph and the one that has little )))) marks next to it to show "sending out waves")

Laptop losing wireless connection every few minutes
In the balloon it says it is wireless network connection 5 But there is only 1 card installed. It has worked fine before and nothing has changed. I am using XP prof whith an accespoint an nic WL-11 from Sitecom. thanks, H It's not telling you that there are several wireless networks available.

slow wireless connection with T41p
Rock On Tue, 8 Apr 2003 00:17:34 -0400, "R042Walker" <it-...@nospamsofthome.net> wrote: What I want to do is create a VPN "through" the wireless connection. Normally this is done by (1) establishing a wireless connection, (2) disabling Client for Microsoft Networks on one NIC, (3) setting Windows Server to accept

How to allow windows XP to manage my wireless connection
Is there something in the wireless connection (which is 10 times faster than the dialup one) that blocks getting the mail from my main server, or is it something that can be corrected within Thunderbird? Tools>options>General>Connection Settings . check your connection settings. "Direct connection to the Internet"

Wireless Laptop loses connection
Any ideas on why my wireless connection speed drops? I just installed a new router with wireless access point, connected to a cable modem. PC is Dell Inspiron 4000 with WinXP, using an Orinoco Gold wireless PCMCIA card (802.11b) for connection to the router. Initial connection is fine.

Cannot select wireless connection
Recently purchased a Toshiba e740 and am trying to set up the wireless internet connection. A couple of days ago, I actually got connected (sans encryption). In the midst of playing with it to get the encryption, I lost the internet connection. Now I am able to connect ... but only via a specific IP address like