On 1/10/04 11:12 PM, "Laurent Daudelin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I got this crappy laptop from work which I need to setup in the event I got > production support to do. It is a Dell Latitude D600 with the Dell > TrueMobile 1300, which is a 802.11b wireless card. > > I have an ABS that works fine with my PowerBook, but no matter what I did, I > can't seem to connect the friggin' PC on the network. I changed the settings > for TCP/IP for a static address, since all my computers on my network have a > static IP address, I entered all information for the router and the DNS > server, the thing still report that there is no network. The laptop comes > with a control panel named "TrueMobile 1300 Client Utility". This control > panel lets me see and connect to network. I can see my ABS name and > configure it. Still, no network connection. > > What am I missing? Friggin', stupid Windows crap! > The first thing I do with PCs is make sure the card is 802.11b and not 802.11a but that obviously isn't the problem here. But I mention it in case others check the archive for similar problems. With Win98SE and higher putting a PC on the network isn't too difficult except for the fact that prior to Win2K and XP at least 1 restart was necessary. The one problem I do see fairly often with Windows and WiFi is security. To see if this is the problem you are experiencing, change your ABS's config to turn off WEP and see if the PC can connect. If it can you'll need to play around with the various security options to see if one can be made compatible with the card. You should also make sure you have the most up to date drivers/config software for your PCs card. Cheers david ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "The past tempts us, the present confuses us, and the future frightens us...and our lives slip away, moment by moment, lost in that vast, terrible in-between." �� -- Centauri emperor, "The Coming of Shadows" -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
