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I'm trying to help somebody debug their wireless network, and I need some avenues to follow.

The guy has a cable connection going to a wireless router (I think it'a a Linksys, but I'm not sure). He has a desktop and a laptop, each with a wireless connection.

The problem is that each machine has no ...

I understand, cyberskye. I was just suggesting that his grandson needs to be a little more proactive, and get support a little closer to the problem. Well, at least closer than a grandfather posting on a message board.

Heck...flyfisher -- I live in the Harrisburg area. If you want (or if HE wants ...

No offense, guys, but flyfisher -- shouldn't your kid be talking with the network/IT support people at the university? I'm sure this is something they can help him with in about 10 minutes.

I thought colleges sent out computer requirements to new students before the school year...didn't your kid ...

No real problems here, either. I got the SMC stuff because at the time I was ready to buy, I had read some negative user reviews on Linksys devices, and the Netgear was almost universally out of stock. The SMC items were reasonably priced and immediately available.

I'll stay ignorant and happy, I ...

BTW, WhatAboutBob...what do you think of your SMC router? I have one of those, and I'm enjoying it. I haven't heard a lot of personal comments from folks on SMC.

Originally posted by YeOldeStonecat
If I'm reading you correctly, it sounds like you don't have a router in place.

I was thinking the same thing. Sounds like you have a small hub, hence the need for different IP addresses. If you set up a router/switch instead, you can drop all but one IP, and ...

You have to enable sharing in the network props area first.

Dude, do you have something like ZoneAlarm installed? Check out this Microsoft page:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.as ... S;q316414&

Originally posted by YeOldeStonecat
Even Cisco routers are going GUI.....drag 'n drop graphical configuration utilities.

Yeah...they're doing for Network Admins what Microsoft Front Page did for Webmasters. Use the drag-n-drool interface so that nearly any clown with a PC can pretend that they ...

FWIW, it would be far easier (and more reliable) to use a dedicated hub or access point. I guess you have money to shell out for a handful of computers and network cards, but not for just one hub?

I see that I can get an 8-port 10/100 switch at newegg.com for $29.

Daisy-chaining computers off of ...

I'm not sure if they have anything specific like you need, but these links might give you some valuable info:

http://www.freenetworks.org/

http://www.80211-planet.com/

http://www.personaltelco.net/index.cgi/FrontPage

From the 404 and 500 result codes, I'd think that your server isn't handing stuff out to (I think) Nimda. I run some UNIX servers, and I see a lot of those error messages. You should be okay.

I'm also thinking that you could run some type of NAT program on one of your PCs, and then share out the connection through that box. But there are performance issues with that...and ultimately it would be better to either pay for the extra IPs or else go for a hardware router.

I use the Network Associates (aka "McAfee") product, mostly because the price is right. The company I work for has an enterprise license, and they encourage employees to install it on their home machines and maintain the updates (for no charge). I haven't tried anything else, but it seems to do the ...

I have been using some perl scripts to do rudimentary access to my various mailboxes, but this commercial site looks pretty good. The only downside I can see is that I can't fudge the "from" and "reply-to" fields. Yeah, I know it's a security feature, but there are times when I'm in one e-mail ...

Originally posted by GuardianAngel
ZA does use a large amount of resources compared to some of the others, and un-installing leaves a lot of remnant reg keys and so on that will conflict with other installations.

I can concur on this. I switched from ZA to Tiny on one of my PCs, and it took a ...

I see a notice at the NAI site for the "JS/SQLSpida" worm. It works on port 1443, rather than 443.

Here is a link: http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_99499.htm

I remember reading that with 95/98/ME versions of Windows, there was a potential problem if you moved the swap file to a drive other than the one that contained the OS. I've grown accustomed to putting the OS on C:, and installing apps on other drives, if they're there.

Maybe MS wised up with 2000 ...

Originally posted by Ken


Hey, I don't believe that you will get a call. If you do, just tell them that it was a test code and impossible to execute...
Let us know if they do say something, but I doubt it...

Yeah, I doubt it, too. The only thing that might raise some eyebrows is that I'm using ...

Network Associates Netshield also picked it up. Oh, goodie...now I might get a call from one of my corporate netcops.

...I managed to temporarily procure my wife's "work" laptop -- a fairly recent IBM with Win98 installed. And the SMC card worked great.

Guess I have to re-do the OS on my two old Comaqs. Perhaps this is my clue to drop Linux on at least one of 'em.

I just picked up the SMC 2632W (v2) wireless PCMCIA card, and I'm ready to throw it against the wall. Before I do that, I thought I'd post the problem here! :)

I have two different laptops...a Compaq LTE 5200 and a Compaq LTE 5300. They're old, but they work okay for web surfing. They both have Win ...

The problem I had was with the interface (semi-SCSI) drivers that loaded from config.sys. I went out and bought a *real* SCSI card, and everything works like a charm. The bonus is that I can now attach other devices (like an external Zip drive) in the chain.

I know it's not the solution you want ...

Good information, guys.

FWIW, my one machine that the kids were using Kazaa on was REALLY grinding to a crawl. I ran Ad-Aware on it, and I was shocked at all the spyware nonsense that it found (and cleaned) there. It's running like a champ now.

I think it's time to start being proactive about it ...

Are you using Win2K or XP? I seem to remember hearing similar headaches with people fighting with the print server in those cases.

Have you downloaded the latest firmware from the SMC site?

If you're using all 802.11b compliant equipment, they SHOULD all talk together. I've heard people say that it's best to buy all from one manufacturer, however, to reduce finger-pointing in the event you might have problems.

Based on customer comments at buy.com, and also on availability (I was ...

I just bought some stuff from buy.com . The price was pretty comparable, especially since they were offering free shipping. One of their warehouses is not too far away (I live in central PA).

I ordered 3 parts (some wireless components) yesterday afternoon. The first 2 of the 3 arrived at my door ...