To connecty the clearwire modem to the laptop you will need either an Ethernet which will connect from the modem to the laptop, or a cable going to a wifi router such a linksys wrt54g which will retransmit to the laptop. The wireless router is the device that supports WEP, WPA etc. Some of them may not support WPA. Also the router needs to support whatever protocol the laptop uses, such as 802.11 b/g. Jim K
BB wrote: > Good info, I kind of had that understanding, and with a phone bundle > they throw in phone access. This individual, I'm inquiring for, > doesn't know much; and neither do I for that matter. > > Much of the problem they are concerned with is do to the vaguarities > of cell phone reception, I would imagine. I will probably find that, > as mentioned, there is an encryption process for the wireless > connection to the laptop, i.e. ClearWire modem to a wireless adapter card. > > Brian > > > On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 12:48 PM, Edward Craig <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > Clearwire is wireless. > Basically a Cleartwire modem is an antenna, somewhat directional, if > one has difficulty getting a signal the clearwire help line tells one > which direction to point toward the nearest cell-tower/ > > On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 12:29 PM, BB <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > This is some sort of cell tower transmitter/receiver or the > signal comes in > > on the phone line? > > > > Brian > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 12:22 PM, Jim K <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > > > > The modem just has a single Ethernet port on it, and a place > to plug in > > > the power supply. It is plug in and it works. > > > I am not sure how the voice bundle works. > > > Jim K > > > > > > BB wrote: > > > > thanks Jim, so the ClearWire modem is, just that, a modem. > > > > > > > > The person I am working with is a chat friend, and so I'm > working > > > > blind in two ways. 1) I can't see their equipment AND 2) I > don't know > > > > them well, and visa versa, so I'm talking about security > issues where > > > > the trust level is weak, as it should be. Also, I notice that > > > > ClearWire is somewhat obscure and there isn't much tech talk > on the > > > > web about the innards of this equipment. > > > > > > > > My objective is to prove to this person that they have some > encryption > > > > on their wired/wireless mix of computing systems. Thats > about it. Put > > > > their mind at ease, somewhat, given the sloppy state of personal > > > > security in the computing world. > > > > > > > > Further, I am more computer artist then technician, so I'm > weak also. > > > > I've been letting another do my Broadband access and now I > have to > > > > learn myself. I pay for access to a WRT54GL w/ DD-WRT now > I'm going > > > > to setup my own. > > > > > > > > Not to bend your ear, but I felt it was important to know my > > > > situation. I have enough hardware experience to know not to > blow > > > > things up. I also have my own dummy network setup of Windoz > and Linux > > > > systems spread around the house. > > > > > > > > Brian > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 6:54 PM, Jim K > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>> wrote: > > > > > > > > I use clearwire but don't have the voice bundle. I use a > linksys > > > > wrt54g > > > > wireless router the linksys supports wpa. The clearwire > modem uses a > > > > encryption method but I am not sure of the method used. > > > > Jim K > > > > BB wrote: > > > > > thanks for getting back to me, I'm trying to help a > friend who's > > old > > > > > and doesn't know tech. > > > > > > > > > > Does the equipment have a WPA setting? > > > > > > > > > > Can you access it via a browser, via 192.168.0.1 > <http://192.168.0.1> > > > > <http://192.168.0.1> <http://192.168.0.1> > > > > > > > > or such? > > > > > > > > > > Any way to reset the equipment, reset button or such? > > > > > > > > > > Brian > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 3:00 PM, Peter Thurston > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > > > > > > > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>>> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > I have a Clearwire connection. Over the past year > it has > > > > provided > > > > > fairly consistent 600-800 Kbs down and 150-400 Kbs > up. QOS as > > > > > measured by on-line servers is typically 10-20 > percent and > > there > > > > > is a fairly high jitter, indicating VOIP my be > unreliable. It > > > > > does stream Netflix at the basic level, and fairly > reliably. > > > > > > > > > > Peter > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > EUGLUG mailing list > > > > > euglug@euglug.org <mailto:euglug@euglug.org> > <mailto:euglug@euglug.org <mailto:euglug@euglug.org>> > > > > <mailto:euglug@euglug.org <mailto:euglug@euglug.org> > <mailto:euglug@euglug.org <mailto:euglug@euglug.org>>> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > EUGLUG mailing list > > > > > euglug@euglug.org <mailto:euglug@euglug.org> > <mailto:euglug@euglug.org <mailto:euglug@euglug.org>> > > > > > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > EUGLUG mailing list > > > > euglug@euglug.org <mailto:euglug@euglug.org> > <mailto:euglug@euglug.org <mailto:euglug@euglug.org>> > > > > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > EUGLUG mailing list > > > > euglug@euglug.org <mailto:euglug@euglug.org> > > > > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > EUGLUG mailing list > > > euglug@euglug.org <mailto:euglug@euglug.org> > > > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > EUGLUG mailing list > > euglug@euglug.org <mailto:euglug@euglug.org> > > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > > > > > > > > -- > Edward P. 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