Thanks to everyone with your replies. It was an issue with the specific laptop I was using.
--- David Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If I have an external antenna connected to a laptop > and try to pick up the wireless access point from > 300 > yards, I have no problem. I get an IP address and > everything. I'm able to ping the AP, other clients > hooked up to it. However, I'm unable to get to the > web do file sharing etc. I know that it works when > I'm close to the access point. Does the access > point > also need an external antenna to shoot the signal > back > to me? > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Search - Find what you�re looking for faster > http://search.yahoo.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - More reliable, more storage, less spam http://mail.yahoo.com
