Mike, That is cool that you were able to find a wireless network within your local vicinity (radius of 300 feet).
You are able to use these wireless network, although it is similar as tapping into someone elses internet, although it is doable as long as the person does not have a WEP key that you have to enter or some sort of encryption that is preventing just Joe Smoe to use their internet. If you are able to use their wireless network, you are able to do virtually everything, you are able to browse the internet, stream, receive email, and other internet related activities. If you are wanting to see if you currently have an active connection, you would go into the options menu, select connectivity, and then select active connection detail, if it says "there is currently no active connection," at the current time you are not connected, if you are connected it will give you the signal information, the router you ar connected to, and other connectivity related information. After you are currently done with your internet session, you can log off two ways, the first of them being by just taking out your wireless card, or the second option by going into options, connectivity, then wireless ethernet, it will promt " wireless on? yes/no" you can type no, then you are logged off. Also, to answer your question regarding the charge, it is free, if that is not your internet, and you are able to successfully log on. Happy surfing. Kevin ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 7:44 PM Subject: [Braillenote] wireless networks > Hello everybody, > > Well, after waiting for about two weeks, > I got my braillenote back from > humanware earlier today. In addition to restoring files, and putting > things > back the way I had them, > I've also been fiddling around with my wireless card and my bn. Don't > quite > know how it happened, but somehow or another, I've located a wireless > network!, > well at least two of them anyway. It was really exciting, because for the > longest time, I haven't been able to locate one in my area. I inserted my > ambicom > card, did the reset, turned on the wireless ethernet option, scrolled down > to > the scan for wireless network option and hit enter, and wow! wouldn't you > know it? to my surprise, after about five to ten seconds of silence, the > bn said, > "list of available configurations." I didn't hit enter on any of them at > that > point, because I wasn't sure if I'd be able to log offor not, which brings > me > to my questions: > 1. Just for future reference, how can I tell that I'm connected to a > network? > 2. Once connected, how do I log off the network? The user's guide said how > to > get connected, but it didn't mention how to log off. > 3. Eventhough I don't have a router, can I still use the wireless networks > I > connect to? and if so, what can I use them for? > 4. For those of you, who have had the experience of using a wireless > network > already, just like with an isp, does it cost anything to use a wireless > network? > Mike > Rochester, NY. > ___ > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
