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Wireless Connection Icon Missing - Help
My operating system is XP Pro. I've lost (or never had), the wireless
connection icon in the "Network Connections page." I'm told I need access to this set-up a WiFi connection (?) I'm currently networked (laptop to PC) with a Linksys WPC11 v2.5 network PC card and it works well. Linksys states this card will work with WiFi (but gives no XP support to make it operational for WiFi.) Last week while traveling, I had access to a free WiFi hot spot. My card didn't show a connection while other laptops nearby connected fine. Can someone tell me how to access WiFi? Thanks for you help...Keith |
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Wireless Connection Icon Missing - Help
Did you talk to Linksys or did you deduce from the website that there is no
XP support? Please state the model of your laptop. Have you installed XP SP2? -- Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine] (Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested) "Keith" wrote in message k.net... My operating system is XP Pro. I've lost (or never had), the wireless connection icon in the "Network Connections page." I'm told I need access to this set-up a WiFi connection (?) I'm currently networked (laptop to PC) with a Linksys WPC11 v2.5 network PC card and it works well. Linksys states this card will work with WiFi (but gives no XP support to make it operational for WiFi.) Last week while traveling, I had access to a free WiFi hot spot. My card didn't show a connection while other laptops nearby connected fine. Can someone tell me how to access WiFi? Thanks for you help...Keith |
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Wireless Connection Icon Missing - Help
Linksys states they won't support my problem with XP. Laptop is WinBook si2
(never a problem with any apps.) SP2 was installed monts ago. Keith "Colin Barnhorst" wrote in message ... Did you talk to Linksys or did you deduce from the website that there is no XP support? Please state the model of your laptop. Have you installed XP SP2? -- Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine] (Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested) "Keith" wrote in message k.net... My operating system is XP Pro. I've lost (or never had), the wireless connection icon in the "Network Connections page." I'm told I need access to this set-up a WiFi connection (?) I'm currently networked (laptop to PC) with a Linksys WPC11 v2.5 network PC card and it works well. Linksys states this card will work with WiFi (but gives no XP support to make it operational for WiFi.) Last week while traveling, I had access to a free WiFi hot spot. My card didn't show a connection while other laptops nearby connected fine. Can someone tell me how to access WiFi? Thanks for you help...Keith |
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Wireless Connection Icon Missing - Help
1.) Start/Connect To/Show all connections then right click on your NIC and
choose properties and make sure the "Show icon in notification area when connected" is checked. 2.) Also while you have Network Connections open right click on your NIC and look at the first word in the list. If it says disable then ignore and get out your NIC is connected. If it says Enable you are not connected so enable it. 3.) Check that you are not too far away from the wireless router or WAP. Second floors weaken the signal it is really a line of sight with some bounce of the wall but not much. For example I have 1 floor and the PC is in the next room from the linksys wireless router and I only get 75% connection even with larger antenae. "Keith" wrote in message nk.net... Linksys states they won't support my problem with XP. Laptop is WinBook si2 (never a problem with any apps.) SP2 was installed monts ago. Keith "Colin Barnhorst" wrote in message ... Did you talk to Linksys or did you deduce from the website that there is no XP support? Please state the model of your laptop. Have you installed XP SP2? -- Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine] (Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested) "Keith" wrote in message k.net... My operating system is XP Pro. I've lost (or never had), the wireless connection icon in the "Network Connections page." I'm told I need access to this set-up a WiFi connection (?) I'm currently networked (laptop to PC) with a Linksys WPC11 v2.5 network PC card and it works well. Linksys states this card will work with WiFi (but gives no XP support to make it operational for WiFi.) Last week while traveling, I had access to a free WiFi hot spot. My card didn't show a connection while other laptops nearby connected fine. Can someone tell me how to access WiFi? Thanks for you help...Keith |
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Wireless Connection Icon Missing - Help
I noticed that you cross posted microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics &
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general. That is normally grounds for someone getting on your case. "Philippe L. Balmanno" wrote in message news:H7SPd.10973$Tt.9638@fed1read05... 1.) Start/Connect To/Show all connections then right click on your NIC and choose properties and make sure the "Show icon in notification area when connected" is checked. 2.) Also while you have Network Connections open right click on your NIC and look at the first word in the list. If it says disable then ignore and get out your NIC is connected. If it says Enable you are not connected so enable it. 3.) Check that you are not too far away from the wireless router or WAP. Second floors weaken the signal it is really a line of sight with some bounce of the wall but not much. For example I have 1 floor and the PC is in the next room from the linksys wireless router and I only get 75% connection even with larger antenae. "Keith" wrote in message nk.net... Linksys states they won't support my problem with XP. Laptop is WinBook si2 (never a problem with any apps.) SP2 was installed monts ago. Keith "Colin Barnhorst" wrote in message ... Did you talk to Linksys or did you deduce from the website that there is no XP support? Please state the model of your laptop. Have you installed XP SP2? -- Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine] (Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested) "Keith" wrote in message k.net... My operating system is XP Pro. I've lost (or never had), the wireless connection icon in the "Network Connections page." I'm told I need access to this set-up a WiFi connection (?) I'm currently networked (laptop to PC) with a Linksys WPC11 v2.5 network PC card and it works well. Linksys states this card will work with WiFi (but gives no XP support to make it operational for WiFi.) Last week while traveling, I had access to a free WiFi hot spot. My card didn't show a connection while other laptops nearby connected fine. Can someone tell me how to access WiFi? Thanks for you help...Keith |
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Wireless Connection Icon Missing - Help
Sorry...
"Philippe L. Balmanno" wrote in message news:zbSPd.10974$Tt.7921@fed1read05... I noticed that you cross posted microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics & microsoft.public.windowsxp.general. That is normally grounds for someone getting on your case. "Philippe L. Balmanno" wrote in message news:H7SPd.10973$Tt.9638@fed1read05... 1.) Start/Connect To/Show all connections then right click on your NIC and choose properties and make sure the "Show icon in notification area when connected" is checked. 2.) Also while you have Network Connections open right click on your NIC and look at the first word in the list. If it says disable then ignore and get out your NIC is connected. If it says Enable you are not connected so enable it. 3.) Check that you are not too far away from the wireless router or WAP. Second floors weaken the signal it is really a line of sight with some bounce of the wall but not much. For example I have 1 floor and the PC is in the next room from the linksys wireless router and I only get 75% connection even with larger antenae. "Keith" wrote in message nk.net... Linksys states they won't support my problem with XP. Laptop is WinBook si2 (never a problem with any apps.) SP2 was installed monts ago. Keith "Colin Barnhorst" wrote in message ... Did you talk to Linksys or did you deduce from the website that there is no XP support? Please state the model of your laptop. Have you installed XP SP2? -- Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine] (Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested) "Keith" wrote in message k.net... My operating system is XP Pro. I've lost (or never had), the wireless connection icon in the "Network Connections page." I'm told I need access to this set-up a WiFi connection (?) I'm currently networked (laptop to PC) with a Linksys WPC11 v2.5 network PC card and it works well. Linksys states this card will work with WiFi (but gives no XP support to make it operational for WiFi.) Last week while traveling, I had access to a free WiFi hot spot. My card didn't show a connection while other laptops nearby connected fine. Can someone tell me how to access WiFi? Thanks for you help...Keith |
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