Re: OT: wireless LAN help

Brave Sir Robin ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
>I wanted to see if anyone has advice for this.  I'm trying to connect
>to a Wireless LAN with my wireless ethernet card on my laptop.  In
>fact, my wireless connection status window says I AM connected and at
>a particular duration/speed.  I have sent lots of packets but have not
>received any.  Problem is that none of my software (browsers at least)
>recognizes the connection.  My browsers just say "page not found"
>whenever I try to go somewhere.  The host computer IS connected to
>high-speed internet.  Anything anyone could do to help would be
>very...helpful.

Is it your wireless LAN or somebody else's? If somebody else's they may have 
encryption turned on. If that is the case you'll have to get the encryption 
key and "install" it in your wireless card settings.


Michael

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