Whenever I require a password on my wireless network it slows to a crawl. [more inside]
posted on Jul 15, 2008 - 12 answers
Help save my marriage!
Thunderstorm fried our Apple Extreme Base Station (Gigabit), so we need another router. The problem is that 2 of our computers have wireless cards installed, but one, an old 450 mhz G4 does not, so we need something that can handle wireless traffic and Ethernet cable and is less than the $179 Apple Extreme Base station. All of the machines run the latest version of 10.4.
Suggestions? The Base Station was solid, no problems, but I don't want to pay $179 again.
posted on May 11, 2008 - 19 answers 
I am using Belkin N1 Vision wireless router to get access to the internet. I need to expand my wireless network coverage but I am confuse what to buy? Another Router, Switch, or access point? [more inside]
posted on Apr 30, 2008 - 5 answers
How can I securely access my PC files using my wireless iBook on my home network? [more inside]
posted on Mar 27, 2008 - 13 answers
How can I reduce the hassle of reconfiguring multiple applications in my Windows laptop when switching between networks (home, office, VPN, hotel, ...) ?
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posted on Mar 27, 2008 - 4 answers
Is there a way to change IP configurations for a Wireless Netword Connection based on the Wireless network I am currently connected using Vista or any third-party software? [more inside]
posted on Mar 26, 2008 - 10 answers
Yes I have read all these wireless router problems . I'll try and make it more interesting.... [more inside]
posted on Jan 25, 2008 - 7 answers
(mac network filter)- sharing internet over airport? [more inside]
posted on Jan 17, 2008 - 6 answers
Looking for a cheap NAS enclosure (~$50) - interested in ximeta netdisk, but I'd rather go with something that doesn't require a software install. For $100ish I could build a cheap VIA C3/C7 server, but a simple HD enclosure would be better. I'm planning to run it off a WRT54g, and have heard that ximeta's get slow wifi performance - could I watch videos over the connection (300mb/hr divx), or would I be restricted to backup and music? If so, what's the cheapest NAS enclosure that isn't a POS that can manage mp3's over wifi?
Something that could do bittorrent would be great, but they seem much more costly.
Most important, I want a NAS that will spin down when not in use so it doesn't kill my non-enterprise HD.
posted on Jan 3, 2008 - 7 answers
DHCP served up by the DSL Modem or the wireless router? [more inside]
posted on Jan 3, 2008 - 13 answers
Help me get my new Airport Extreme working with my Linksys router. After running the set up utility the Airport disappears. [more inside]
posted on Dec 26, 2007 - 4 answers
Is it possible to connect the new psp slim to a wireless network using a belkin 802.11g router?
posted on Dec 25, 2007 - 10 answers
Inherited an Airport Extreme Basestation with Gigabit ethernet and would like to enable a B&W 400mhz G3 and 400mhz G4 AGP to use this wireless network at the faster speeds. Is this possible?
(this is anon because it's a gift to people who know me and read Askme) [more inside]
posted on Dec 3, 2007 - 5 answers
I'm wanting to send sound to and from a remote room in a house to a Macintosh sound in and out ports. I'm thinking wireless mic and wireless speakers. This is inside a standard ranch style house that spreads horizontally and would cross several walls. [more inside]
posted on Dec 2, 2007 - 5 answers
Does anyone have any idea as to why a Macbook Pro or a laptop running WinXP could see a wireless network broadcast from an old Netgear (802.11b network) but two different laptops running Vista would not even see that the network exists?
The SSID is being broadcast and while there is basic MAC address filtering being used, the Vista laptops don't even see that a network exists.
Thanks.
posted on Nov 25, 2007 - 4 answers
How can I stop my macbook from connecting to computer-to-computer wireless networks with the same name as the network I trust? [more inside]
posted on Nov 15, 2007 - 3 answers
Why does my laptop's wireless network fail to work after resuming from standby, requiring a reboot? [more inside]
posted on Oct 26, 2007 - 12 answers
WirelessFilter: My router has issues. A network cable gives me internet just fine, but if I am using wireless, the network often disconnects and will not connect. A little [more inside]
posted on Oct 11, 2007 - 16 answers
Simple network rebuilding: what's the best way out of a wireless network muddle? [more inside]
posted on Sep 23, 2007 - 6 answers
Windows File Sharing through Internet Connection Sharing: There are a few computers on my home wireless network, connected to a belkin wireless router. All of these computers can see all the others using Windows SMB file sharing - so far so good. Here's where it gets tricky:
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posted on Sep 13, 2007 - 2 answers
SignalFilter: Help a struggling network engineer understand the basics of RF transmission. [more inside]
posted on Sep 8, 2007 - 5 answers
So I thought I knew computers... but this network is killing me. I can connect, full strength, etc. But I can't actually connect to the internet. My IP is 192.168.10.32. Using an 850G (motorola) WAP, Cox SurfBoard modem. Other computers (this one, which is 192.168.10.28, connect fine, it seems. [more inside]
posted on Aug 27, 2007 - 13 answers
Wireless Help!! I just moved into a new apartment and I cannot for the life of me figure out how to configure my WINXP PC desktop so that it will pick up my wireless network. I have a airport extreme base station upstairs broadcasting an internet connection. My ibook and pc laptop have no problem connecting wirelessly. I'm trying to pick up the signal with a D-Link DWL-810+ connected to the desktop with an ethernet cable. The desktop will connect to the D-Link but not to the internet. What can I do??
posted on Aug 26, 2007 - 7 answers
How do I stop my laptops internal Wifi card from disconnecting? [more inside]
posted on Aug 24, 2007 - 7 answers
Help my XP running lap top get unstuck while connecting to my WAP secured wireless network. [more inside]
posted on Aug 5, 2007 - 8 answers
Why does low level wireless traffic apparently strangle my home network? [more inside]
posted on Jul 22, 2007 - 14 answers
Suddenly, my laptop and wireless network aren't playing well together. [more inside]
posted on Jun 13, 2007 - 6 answers
Help me troubleshoot performance issues with digital media sharing between two computers. [more inside]
posted on Jun 6, 2007 - 5 answers
When I use the wireless network at my local library with my ibook, I am continually prompted for a password and username, and although the signal strength remains reasonably constant, pages often fail to load. Can I do anything to fix it? [more inside]
posted on May 31, 2007 - 3 answers
I need advice about getting a wireless network card for a PC laptop to get my boyfriend out of the house! We're going to both be working at home soon, but I would love it if he could go to the local cafe, park, whatever and work so we don't drive each other crazy. [more inside]
posted on Mar 31, 2007 - 8 answers
Is there any way that I can easily use my iMac Desktop (Current Intel Model) monitor as a second or primary monitor for my Powerbook using either the wireless network or a monitor adapter? [more inside]
posted on Mar 14, 2007 - 6 answers
I want to watch videos that are shared on my home network on my TV [more inside]
posted on Feb 28, 2007 - 19 answers
What non-computer wireless devices are available for displaying information? I already know about Ambient Devices and Nabaztag. What else is out there? [more inside]
posted on Feb 28, 2007 - 4 answers
How do i turn of the bluetooth modem in my network connections. [more inside]
posted on Feb 7, 2007 - 5 answers
What is the best (and relatively inexpensive) equipment I could use to expand my home network? [more inside]
posted on Jan 30, 2007 - 6 answers
Wireless networking: I would like to increase the range of my wireless network inside my apartment. I currently have a Linksys WAP54G hooked up to my wired router. Is the best solution to get another WAP54G or the Linksys Wireless-G Range Expander (WRE54G)? Or would I be better buying a new pair of WAPs? [more inside]
posted on Jan 25, 2007 - 7 answers
PC laptop wireless issues: Can’t connect to my secure in-house wireless network. Any smart people able to help? [more inside]
posted on Jan 21, 2007 - 13 answers
Why can't my new macbook get an IP address from my D-Link router when WPA is enabled? [more inside]
posted on Oct 1, 2006 - 5 answers
Linksys NSLU2 or ASUS WL-500G? I am looking for a wireless, cheap (around $100), Unix-based NAS solution that will let me plug in a couple of USB or SATA drives and do things like serve SSH and run BitTorrent. [more inside]
posted on Sep 19, 2006 - 8 answers
Why can I not VPN in consistently to work? [more inside]
posted on Sep 15, 2006 - 7 answers
I have a linksys wireless router, and my question deals with its network key. [more inside]
posted on Aug 17, 2006 - 11 answers
I need to set up a wireless network at home. Here are my parameters:
I have one business computer (the main desktop) that is plugged into the cable modem and has many firewalls and will not be on the wireless network.
I want to have a reasonably secure but easy to use wireless router (with good range) that will work for both pc's and mac's hooked up to the cable modem.
What is the best router to use and will I run into trouble with the desktop/firewalls? I've set up a network with an airport before and it was very easy. I'm looking for the same experience.
thanks!
posted on Aug 15, 2006 - 7 answers
In kindergarten terms, please explain wireless networking. [more inside]
posted on Jun 21, 2006 - 17 answers
Can I connect to my wireless internet? I live in an apartment with wireless DSL already set up and used by a mac, but I started trying to use my Windows machine with it, and it's not working. [more inside]
posted on May 26, 2006 - 8 answers
Wireless printing options? [more inside]
posted on May 7, 2006 - 5 answers
Is it possible to bridge two in-home wired networks wirelessly? [more inside]
posted on Feb 16, 2006 - 10 answers
Any way to wirelessly enable the VGA port on my LCD television for photo slideshows? [more inside]
posted on Jan 30, 2006 - 3 answers
I need help with a home dsl/wireless/networking problem. [more inside]
posted on Jan 22, 2006 - 9 answers
Nintendo DS wifi questions... [more inside]
posted on Jan 15, 2006 - 12 answers
Router problems!!! [more inside]
posted on Jan 8, 2006 - 9 answers
I have a couple questions about the security of my wireless network... I'm definitely not a computer newbie, but networking issues have always gone a bit over my head. [more inside]
posted on Nov 18, 2005 - 18 answers
Another for WIFIfilter: I just inherited a G4 powerbook from a friend. I updated the AirSoft software and can successfully connect to every wireless network I try--except the one in my apartment. [more inside]
posted on Sep 29, 2005 - 5 answers
Is there a nationwide (where nation = United States) service which provides wireless Internet coverage? [more inside]
posted on Sep 28, 2005 - 11 answers
I have been given a nice, new laptop at work. It has a wireless card, and is also connected via an ethernet cable. How can I get it to default to using the faster, more stable ethernet connection when I'm at my desk? [more inside]
posted on Aug 25, 2005 - 3 answers
What equipment to I need to wirelessly extend my network to another building and offer standard wired ethernet ports in that building? How should that hardware be configured? [more inside]
posted on Aug 12, 2005 - 3 answers
I have a laptop that can connect wirelessly to a wireless network at my parent's home. Is there any way to share that connection via ethernet with my desktop computer? [more inside]
posted on Jul 12, 2005 - 5 answers
My sister lives in a small town in NH that started offering free wireless access in the center of town. I'd like for her to be able to connect to the internet from her house, which is about .5 miles away from the antenna but with tall buildings (church steeples) in between. She has a desktop, her husband has a Centrino-equipped laptop, and I visit with a 802.11-able laptop. My brother-and-law and I are thinking of building a cantenna or the like and mounting it on the roof . But what do we attach the antenna to? All the routers/"access points" I've looked at so far assume a cable (ethernet) connection as input signal which is then output as wireless or ethernet or both. But we want to both receive and dispense wireless. I know there are "repeaters" that can do this but all the affordable ones I've studied only output using proprietary protocols, not 802.11(g), which would require buying proprietary equipment for all the computers in question. Any inexpensive solutions?
posted on Apr 17, 2005 - 8 answers
Why can't I connect my Tivo to my wireless network? [MI]
posted on Dec 26, 2004 - 6 answers
Wire[d|less]NetworkingFilter: I have a snow Airport base station that I can happily configure via ethernet cable from a non-wireless-enabled Graphite iMac running 10.3.6 and configure and connect with (using the 56k modem) using a wireless-enabled computer. I want to connect using the ethernetted iMac. Is this possible? [mi]
posted on Nov 29, 2004 - 4 answers
While I am working, every 10 mminutes or so, my Toshiba tablet computer keeps dropping my own home network and informs me that there are other networks available (the neighbors'). How can I tell it to ignore all networks except my own?
posted on Nov 11, 2004 - 13 answers
I've got a network in my home - one PC, connected by wire to the router, and one Apple, connected by an Airport card (which I believe is 802.11G). The fastest speed I can get transferring files from one to the other is 2.5MB/s, which seems slow. Am I right, or is this standard?
posted on Oct 21, 2004 - 4 answers
Ethical considerations aside, are there any issues I should be concerned with if I were to use my neighbor's wireless internet without his explicit permission? Say, my computer getting hacked, my passwords being intercepted, my email being read, my browsing history being revealed, etc etc.
posted on Sep 2, 2004 - 10 answers
I'm only able to get intermittent Internet access on my small home-network using Comcast Cable and a LinkSys Router. I've exausted all troubleshooting that I can come up with. Details follow.
posted on Jul 9, 2004 - 12 answers
Wifi networking question. My brother lives 1 mile away, nearly direct line of sight as I am up on a hill. I can get DSL, but his house cannot. Is there a cheap-ish way to get hi-speed into my house and create a secure wifi network to span to his house as well? (MI)
posted on Jun 24, 2004 - 12 answers
Secure WiFi: given one's ability to find free wifi access in any reasonable downtown core, how does one go about using said access securely?
posted on Jun 10, 2004 - 13 answers
The new network Friday challenge: I need to set up a network for my new place and I wanted to do it with my available stuff. How close can I come? More inside.
posted on May 28, 2004 - 16 answers
The company I work for is setting up a new office. Our external IT people are advising against installing a wireless computer network, but I have the distinct impression this is because they don't have the expertise to install one themselves. I need help to build a convincing case to the contrary (assuming I'm right about this).
posted on Apr 1, 2004 - 14 answers
I use my work laptop at home, and have to switch network connections from local area connection to wireless network connection. The laptop finds the signal, but I always have to futz with the connection to really make it work. [more tech details inside]
posted on Feb 4, 2004 - 6 answers
I'm looking for a wireless network client device that will access my main PC and allow me to listen to my MP3 library through my stereo. Ideally, the music selection process would be on the client end, accessible with a remote control, viewable on a television screen.
posted on Dec 20, 2003 - 8 answers
