Re: First Time Wireless User


"Ryanne&Chase" <private@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:ywhuf.46607$ih5.28391@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I recently aquired my first lap-top, and with it a wireless card. I'll be
>using this computer primarily for school, and my campus has a wireless
>server. The sales rep thru Dell told me that my wireless card would
>recognize whenever it was near a server, and be able to jump online when it
>was accessable. I went to campus today, took my computer, and had no luck
>getting online. I looked to see if I had any available networks, and did
>not. Can anyone help me with finding wireless networks when I'm near a
>server? Thanks so much in advance, Ryanne

If you're using the Windows XP O/S, then it has Wireless Zero Configuration
that allows the O/S to roam with the card and make a connection to an open
wireless network. If the network is using WEP or WPA, you're not going to
able to connect to a wireless network while roaming as it's not open.

Duane :)



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