Hello don, what do I need to setup a network at home? I've got a windows xp machine with jaws 6.0 pro and that's all I've got. no cable. Do I need cable to setup a network? I know nothing at all about networks. thanks Isaac
On Wed, 16 Mar 2005, Don Bishop wrote: > Hi Sandy, > > First of all, you need to know what type or types of security may be active > on your router. > > The braillenote does support security, but your router may be set to accept > a higher security level. For example, my router supports 802.1 g (think I > have that correct), while the braillenote supports 802.1 b I believe. But > routers are > backward compativle as I understand it. > > Currently, I have wep turned off on my router as I'm far enough away from > detection sources that it really isn't a problem. So, I just searched for > the wireless > connection and was able to connect without making any changes to settings. > > Obviously, there are only some situations where you would want to do this, > but if you can, it might be worth turning off security on your router > temporarily just > to see if you can connect. If you're in an appartment, you may not want to > do this though. > > You mentioned that your network is detected. Can you connect to the network > itself? Once you have set up a configuration, go into the options menu, > connectivity, wireless, (make sure that wireless card is inserted and active > set to yes, and then see if you can connect to the network. > > You should see a prompt saying something like "connecting please wait" and > after several seconds you should see the prompt "connected". > > If you don't get that, it probably is that your bn isn't set up correctly to > match the security you have set on your router. > > Hope this makes some sense, and at least will help in identifying where the > problem lies. > > Don > > On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 22:39:01 -0000, Sandy Bannister wrote: > > I have just got my Wi-Fi card from Humanware and am trying to connect to my > home network. The BN can detect the network but I can't get online. I have > completed what I believe to be the WEP Key - a ten-digit number - but think > (from reading the manual) that I may also need to add a Security Level code? > I haven't a clue what this might be or where I might find it. Then again, I > could be barking up the wrong tree entirely. > > Any suggestions gratefully received. > > Sandy Bannister > > > > > > ___ > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >
