You describe your wired connection as a "longish distance" If you mean by
this that the cable run was near the 100m limit for 10/100baseT then I'd be
pretty sure that they will be out of range for a wireless link. Despite
manufactures claims, my experience with 3 different 802.11g access points is
that range is quite limited if there are walls and floor in the way. I only
just manage to get coverage, of my albeit large and solidly built farmhouse,
with one centrally paced access point and still have to rely on a wired
connection to my outbuildings 30m away
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-----Original Message-----
From: GP-UK [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Katie Law>
Sent: 22 September 2004 19:40
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Wireless router broadband modems
On this subject I am struggling - but this is a longish story so you may
need a drink.
I have, or rather had, 3 computers happily connected to a BT black box and
broadband through Via networks ISP (courtesy of husband's company). They
were wired albeit a longish distance but I had no problems until ...
Woke one morning in middle of powercut .. black box died .... eventually
bought router/modem and reattached son's wireless Linksys wirelessG router
for his X box and another Linksys cable router into which I plugged the
previous wires ...
PC closest to boxes works fine. Other two had a paddy.
Meanwhile son removes Norton from my PC (no 3)(since some box apparently
came up and told him it was conflicting with something .... ) and installs
McAfee (don't ask me why). Then nothing at all. Son and daughters boyfriend
inform me "it the wires" . Somewhat disbelieving that both would go at the
same time I purchased two USB wireless thingies (USB because it seemed
easier than opening the PCs)plugged them in but ... It tells me the wireless
has only partial connectivity, fails to "repair" ...
So I entered the ISP etc by hand. Now it tells me that number is in use
elsewhere and will cause conflicts.
The ISP people are apparently incontactable - when it first went wrong we
booked a call and they went to Tunbridge Wells instead of Farnham - and they
haven't reached us yet!
I have no idea where to go next!
Utterly fed up with computers of Farnham (not Tunbridge wells) KT
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