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  1. slaphappylinksys

    ethernet switch/router plz help!

    a switch is a dumb piece of computer equipment that just splits up your connection and is a little more difficult to use than i like to us. a router is a smarter device that can automaticaly give ip addresses and much more and is the easiest darn thing out there to use. now i personaly...
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    Question about USB wireless card

    you know internet sharing amongst different houses is illegal get your own internet connection.
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    Help me find a reciever!

    i have a desktop with vista got a wireless adapter for it at office depot like $60 us you just go into the setup and right click go to properties click compatibility and click xp and apply and it works fine wmp 54g for a desktop WPC54G for a laptop you should find them on www.newegg.com
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    Router questions

    your not going to have the same speed as wired connection dont listen to what the speed on the box says its not right ok its like this your internet comes into the router part gets split to wireless and the rest to eithernet ports your wireless will always be slower than your wired interference...
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    inconsistent wireless

    microwave, cordless phones other wireless nets all can interfere with the wireless frequency change the channel and try it again
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    WEP Passphrase or hex key

    you should change your encryption to to either psk or wpa there harder to crack than WEP give it a try
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    Cannot Locate Router

    it might also be your internet protocol v.4 you might have to go into the properties on this and make sure its all set to automatic ip adress
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    Cannot Locate Router

    you have to manually configure the network control panel>network and internet>network and sharing center and on the side theres a little menu click "Manange Wireless networks" click the add button>click manually create a network profile you need to know the network name and the...
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    Router questions

    belkin yuck that and to the guy above that suggested buying a N router NO there not standardized enough to get one yet plus a wireless g or even b is faster than your internet connection anyway go with what you need. linksys is one of the better routers i have delt with the ones ive had...
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    norton internet security 2008 installation

    one norton is the bigest piece of computer software crap ive ever seen a better choice is avg anti malware its a anti virus and anti spyware program in one better bang for your buck go to http://www.grisoft.com find the download section of the menu bar click it and it will take you to the...
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    Inconsistent Wireless connection/speed

    Weather, distance, interference all have an effect on wireless signal also the speed could be your computer spyware viruses and running more than one app. slow down your pc also if you dont have your connection encrypted and secured other people could be stealing your bandwidth, and...
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    Router? Not a clue...

    first dont think of just now think the future what if i have family come over with laptops how are they gonna connect, what if i go to a different room with a laptop and dont have enought ethernet cable to run in that room i personaly suggest getting a wireless router like the linksys i have...
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    Router Disconnecting

    one your using a d-link router they suck, ive been through every router except linksys ive had a few but fixable problems with linksys, i would check where the router is in your house, is it close or near a tv microwave, telephone, does it act up when you use a microwave, cell phone...
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    Router question

    wireless n :( i bought a linksys wireless n router it was a piece i had a linksys wireless g pci card and the two would not work together even tho it said on the package wireless G COMPATIBLE i still think n isnt standardized enough yet to waste money on. so i took it back and got a...
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    Linking PC to phone socket

    y not just plug the modem as close to the socket as possible and run an eithernet cable instead??
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    Dlink wireless problems

    this may sound stupid but do you have it next to anything magnetic or near a microwave ect i had mine next to the speaker on my computer and it started doing really funky things kicking me off and not even allowing wired connection moved it away reset it works fine moved it back and the problem...
  17. slaphappylinksys

    router help

    maybe try using mozilla firefox instead of internet explorer its alot faster and i have to say that i dont get any spyware ne more with it. altho some online bank sites and online college classes stuff like that sometimes dont like mozilla. i would give it a try. second r u using vista or xp...
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    wrt 54g and wap54g

    had this problem ever since the cable company came and replaced the modem i have a wireless router wrt54g and a wap 54g and all of a sudden the internet was gone unplugged them both and hooked directly to modem no prob connection. now i plugged the Ap into the modem and no luck and its...
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    wireless adapter connecting but only local no internet

    i have a wmp 54g linksys wireless pci adapter vers. 4.1 ive tried uninstaling the driver, moved the adapter to a diff pci slot nothing, the router is not the problem i have a couple other computers that connect fine its just mine that i cant get to work and its bugging me cause thats all i...
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    How do they know this?

    dude its very simple its your computers Caller id IP adress like telephone number same concept as caller id
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