How to research micro-interuptions in Internet Provider? My husband works over VPN, and he is experiencing frequent and random log-offs. We blame this on the ISP. [more inside]
posted by ohshenandoah on Jan 19, 2008 - 9 answers

How do I use my 'always on' internet on my mobile phone as a modem for my laptop? I own the T-mobile equilvant of the HTC TyTN with Windows Mobile 5.0 and a HP laptop with Windows XP. On my mobile phone I have T-mobile 3G internet with always on functionality. I would like to use my mobile phone as a modem with internet connection for my laptop so I can access the internet with my laptop no matter where I am. I connect to my mobile phone with an USB cable (I tried bluetooth but couldn't get it to work...). Does anyone know how to accomplish this? Maybe there are software applications that can do this for me? All tips are welcome!
posted by remcobron on Jan 7, 2007 - 11 answers

I am temporarily living in New York for two months and I do not have an Internet connection. [more inside]
posted by Falconetti on Jun 4, 2006 - 15 answers

I've been trying all weekend, and I can't connect my cable internet to my desktop PC. [more inside]
posted by hazyjane on Jan 22, 2006 - 22 answers

Is it possible to test an iMac's (OS X) network card? Other suggestions for why I'm getting a slow Net connection? [more inside]
posted by dobbs on Sep 19, 2005 - 15 answers

Is it possible to establish internet connectivity on a sail boat off land, and if yes, how?
posted by semmi on Jul 15, 2005 - 7 answers

802.11g cards that work well in Linux. What has worked for you (and under what kernel)? Is there any advantage in getting a card with a native driver instead of using ndiswrapper? Do they speak successfully to both G and B access points? Even better if the card is available in both PCMCIA and PCI.
posted by mendel on Jan 16, 2005 - 6 answers

I have two computers, one running Win XP and one Win 2k. The XP one has a USB wireless adaptor which connects to the wireless network in my house, and the 2k one is connected via ethernet cable to the XP one. At the moment, the 2k one can open folders on the XP one, but not vice versa, which I find to be extremely odd. I'd like to be able to fix that, and also allow the 2k one to use the internet, which at the moment it can't do. I assume there is something I need to do on the XP machine to get it working, but haven't really got a clue!
posted by Orange Goblin on Apr 7, 2004 - 4 answers