wifi

Sorry to have two queries at once -but not had any before. If I get a laptop for my daughter, who lives in London in rented rooms without a landline, if it is wi-fi can she use it in McDonalds, and other places with wi-fi links without having an Internet Service provider. I use AOL for...

Hi I have a strange fault on my lap top, after using the WiFi connection for 5 or 10 mins, its suddenly stops working. Initially I thought it was the routers connections to the internet failing but it turns out that it is just my laptop not any other machine in the house. The WiFi shows...

Just switched from Virgin Media to BT as my ISP. Installed the "Home Hub" last night without problem to my main PC via ethernet, BUT having problems reconfiguring my sons XBOX wi-fi connection upstairs. Put in my new IP address which it accepted fine but what is my DNS code? Does anybody know...

Not sure where to post this and didn't see the PC/IT forum.. I have a wifi unit with a reverse sma connector. When I unscrewed the antenna, the centre pin of the connector came out with it. I pushed it back in but the signal is now very low. Is the pin supposed to be soldered in place ? It is...

Hi Guys, I have a used HP Compaq NC6320 Laptop for sale - the spec is: 15" XGA Monitor Intel Core 2 DUO Mobile T5500 Processor, 1.5Gb RAM, 60Gb HDD DVD-ROM /CD-RW Bluetooth Wi-Fi Fingerprint Scanner 4 USB ports Firewire port Excellent condition - as new - No box or...

Hi I am looking for a WiFI package, BT open zone or similar to sign up to. Does anyone have any experiece of these, if so, which one do you use. So far, I have found out that for £5 per month I can get 500 minutes with BT open zone or I can go on pay as you go which is charged at 20p per...

Hi For some reason my Touch wont accept the network key for my Sky Broadband router, if i disable the security it works. However, with the security turned on it keeps rejecting the key. Any ideas? Thanks Tan

Hi I am trying to connecting my Wii to my hoem WiFi but i keep getting errors, mainly error code 51330. My router is a SKY (Netgear) jobbie

Hopefully there are enough gadget freaks here for this to be of interest to. Last weekend I took the plunge and bought the Archos 605 Wi-fi(160Gb) for 2 main reasons, the movie playing capability & the Wi-fi. However, having read some reviews I also plumped for the optional DVR station which...

Thought the laptop seemed a bit slow online but nothing silly then tonight I was having real problems trying to connect. Reset router. Off on etc then it would connect. Then after accessing a couple of pages it would freeze. I assumed it to be the router at fault. When connected via the...

Anyone used one ? recommendations ? Also, anyone on Skype Pro ? reason - going to Miami for 2 weeks... need to stay in touch...and appear in the UK.......

Is there such a doofer as a wifi repeater? I have an AP in my dining room (yeah - ok) walls so thick, cant get reception in living room so - is there a 'box' i can lob in the kitchen, that recieves said traffic from AP and re-sends it along? So that i can use the laptop from the...

My Voyager 205 router has both ethernet and USB ports. The ethernet port is already in use for 2 existing PCs via a 3com hub. If I buy 2 USB network adaptors and plug 1 into the router and the other into a laptop, will that establish a wireless link to the laptop? BELKIN F5D7050UK WIRELESS...

if one were to have a 9Db or so Yagi or similar wifi reciever, a 200 yard distance with a bit of vegitation in between, low background RF rubbish (ie rural), and a 'standard' wifi IP camera - would one get an acceptable B&W picture? Guy

Hi all! i have a Dell laptop with a wifi card built in and am having problems with getting online with my 3Com Wireless router. thing is on the bottom right hand corner of the screen it shows the comp icon attempting to connect and the signal strength reads excellent but as it is connecting...

Just another warning, I doubt most members here would need it as most of you work in IT anyways... Seems a neighbour close to me has decided to join the wireless age. They've bought themselves a Linksys WRT54G wireless router and it's been live for the last week or so now. They have...

Help please! :) I have a BT Home Network which works perfectly for my desktop PC and laptop PC. I have spent much of today trying to figure out why I can't get my daughter's iBook connected to the net. We bought and fitted an Airport Express card to her iBook; it has found the Wifi...

From T3 gadget magazine …with a little help from the German government. Can the power of WiFi keep streets congestion-free? The German government is launching a scheme that’ll use WiFi technology in an effort to seriously curb traffic congestion, resulting in a country full of...

Looking for some guidance from any network experts. Basically i have an existing Wired network, 2 pc's going through a Speedtouch 510 ADSL router. Question is i want connect my laptop and use it's WIFI capabilty, do i buy a new router? (have no probs with this one at all) or can i plug something...

Hello I want Wanadoo broadband as it seems like a good deal but is it worth buying their wireless kit or getting my own? Can anyone tell me if the wireless routers can be used as a network too on my other computers? Also how do you use WIFI hotspots that I hear about in public places? Your...