Wenchy's new laptop

[Nick]

My BBC Micro serves nicely, thank you. I don't hold with the newfangled

[Barman]

My BBC Micro serves nicely, thank you. I don't hold with the newfangled

The Boy does tho! 

[Snoopy]

TBH I found Netgear a simple plug in and it worked exercise.

Slightly more effort when I came to add in the Linux using Assus but that only took a few minutes.

Best plan is to do nothing. Don't assume you need to do anything and the set-up (at least on Vi$ta ) is automatic. The only other person I know who has had problems with Netgear, read all the instructions, used the installation discs, kept referring to the "trouble shooting " guide and generally made a big deal out of it. When it didn't work came to me, as he knew I had Netgear, and asked for help. I simply pushed the reset button on the Netgear router and suggested we had a cup of tea whilst it reinstalled itself. End of problems.

Tried that. It's always my first go to!

Still it's been returned now and the bt guy gave me the router at 50% off so it is actually an awful lot cheaper than the netgear bollocks.

I confess that the laptops x3 which work off the netgear router all have plug in adaptors (also Netgear) and the PC is connecterd to the router by cable so the probs with the Asus seemed to have been because it came with built in wifi connectivity. That took a little while to manage to recognise the Netgear router. Reset button on the Router sorted the problem. The Asus is now able to pick up three neighbours signals too. I have cracked two passwords the third is causing pause for thought. Why do people use their house names and assume it will be secure?

[Nick]

Snoopy is snooping

See also

http://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/index.php?topic=4805.msg98223#new

[Bar Wench]

TBH I found Netgear a simple plug in and it worked exercise.

Slightly more effort when I came to add in the Linux using Assus but that only took a few minutes.

Best plan is to do nothing. Don't assume you need to do anything and the set-up (at least on Vi$ta ) is automatic. The only other person I know who has had problems with Netgear, read all the instructions, used the installation discs, kept referring to the "trouble shooting " guide and generally made a big deal out of it. When it didn't work came to me, as he knew I had Netgear, and asked for help. I simply pushed the reset button on the Netgear router and suggested we had a cup of tea whilst it reinstalled itself. End of problems.

Tried that. It's always my first go to!

Still it's been returned now and the bt guy gave me the router at 50% off so it is actually an awful lot cheaper than the netgear bollocks.

I confess that the laptops x3 which work off the netgear router all have plug in adaptors (also Netgear) and the PC is connecterd to the router by cable so the probs with the Asus seemed to have been because it came with built in wifi connectivity. That took a little while to manage to recognise the Netgear router. Reset button on the Router sorted the problem. The Asus is now able to pick up three neighbours signals too. I have cracked two passwords the third is causing pause for thought. Why do people use their house names and assume it will be secure?

I tried it at the weekend, can't do it. 

[Nick]

You should get a man in

[tel]

It makes abig difference if all the wireless devices are of the same make. Although there are standards most manufacturers put their own stuff in and this can make them incompatible.

[Nick]

Like people then

[Snoopy]

Snoopy is snooping

See also

http://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/index.php?topic=4805.msg98223#new

Because I can piggy-back on their wireless network it only means that I can connect to the internet via their system and not my own. It does not mean I can read what they have on their PCs nor can I see what they are looking at.  They have been told to change their passwords to something more secure.

[Nick]

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[Uncle Mort]