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03/25/04 03:59 AM
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Kathy & Todd:
Good info. I appreciate it.
Cheers! Ray
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Re: I'm Wireless and I'm LOVING IT!
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03/28/04 11:30 AM
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JanMD
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Todd: Went out to Circuit City today and got the pc card and the wireless router. :) Called the cable company to ask them for some guidance and they kinda laughed at me and said good luck! :eek: They got me started, and everything was AOKAY until the PC card was installed, and then no internet!! :( I uninstalled the program, called them back, and then we could not get back on-line. That took another half hour.  Jan
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Re: I'm Wireless and I'm LOVING IT!
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03/28/04 12:51 PM
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ITravelNow
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Jan:
Did you call the company than produced your wireless router and PC card? I have Linksys and they were able to get me organized over the phone. Like you, my cable company would not offer any help - they want you to buy their equipment and pay monthly fees.
You might also ask for help from your computer savy friends or co-workers. The staff at Circuit City will certainly know professionals that help with installations.
Don't give up - wireless is great!
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Re: I'm Wireless and I'm LOVING IT!
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03/28/04 01:16 PM
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Masaki
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Jan - sorry about the difficulties that you had. Which version of Windows are you running?
Masaki
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Re: I'm Wireless and I'm LOVING IT!
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03/28/04 02:30 PM
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JanMD
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Margo, I had picked up the same product at CC this morning that you have. But, never thought to call the company themselves. Oh well.
Masaki, I have Windows XP. I might give it another college try later. When there are friends around to make it a party to get the wireless thing going. But, I will continue to have the cord from the cable company- modem running to the laptop.
P.S. I am the expert at the office on the computer. Thus it will be friends, that will make it happen! :) Jan
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Re: I'm Wireless and I'm LOVING IT!
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03/28/04 04:44 PM
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Jan-
Sorry to hear of your troubles. Sometimes it's as easy as 5 clicks on some software on the CD that comes with the router.....other times, well, it's a bit more complicated. Hopefully you will be wireless soon.
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Re: I'm Wireless and I'm LOVING IT!
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04/06/04 02:29 AM
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Hi. Yesterday the Financial Times/FT.com reported on the importance of securing wireless no matter where you are, a reminder similar to that ChatKatR posted above. "[Wireless] Users need only disable file-sharing on their laptops and install a firewall to prevent them being hijacked." http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentS...mp;cid=1079420167575&p=1012571727085
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Re: I'm Wireless and I'm LOVING IT!
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04/06/04 03:35 AM
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Mr. Kimmi
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Don't get discouraged. I consider myself a computer person and I could not set up the Lynksys system. I returned it and bought the Microsoft System ![[Linked Image]](http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/broadbandnetworking/images/bbn_MN-610-sm.jpg) I was able to set it up in 10 minutes. You must follow the directions exactly or it won't work
John J. Birkenheuer
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Re: I'm Wireless and I'm LOVING IT!
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05/22/04 01:15 PM
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So I am at Starbucks in my town on T Mobile's Hot Spot on my laptop right now! Got to love technology! Of course my DSL went down at home late this morning.
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Re: I'm Wireless and I'm LOVING IT!
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05/22/04 02:05 PM
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I have the G4 Powerbook, too; it came with all of that in it, but I don't have a wireless router here at home. One day...
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Re: I'm Wireless and I'm LOVING IT!
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05/22/04 03:02 PM
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Betty
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Todd
Sitting at Starbucks on your laptop. I am so jealous. And did you have your puppy - is it TJ? - sorry can't remember his name with you.
All this + 10,000 Delta miles. It's enough to give me a case of those southern "vapors."
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05/22/04 06:10 PM
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Masaki
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Pam - ah, but if you went to a Starbucks with a T-mobile Hot Spot, you could set up an account and surf wirelessly from there with your G4 Powerbook. Could be a nice lazy Sunday AM. :)
Masaki
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