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Anonymous   06-13-2005 at 08:35:04 PM

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I just got a laptop with a wireless LAN. I already have a wireless router and
I'd like to know how to connect to the Internet without having to plug in any
cords. The SSID of my router is available as a wireless network but is
unsecured. How do I secure it, or even better, how do I make my own network
that actually works? Thanks.

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Anonymous   06-14-2005 at 12:06:56 AM
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Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windows.networking.wireless (More info?)

 

"lilsnowdrops" <lilsnowdrops@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:37FBB614-297B-4BF6-B0FA-1D65D16F9DC9@microsoft.com...
>I just got a laptop with a wireless LAN. I already have a wireless router
>and
> I'd like to know how to connect to the Internet without having to plug in
> any
> cords. The SSID of my router is available as a wireless network but is
> unsecured. How do I secure it, or even better, how do I make my own
> network
> that actually works? Thanks.

Take a look at the documentation that came with your router-- it will lay it
out pretty simply for you. If you don't have the manual or CD, go to their
website-- same deal. In short, RTFM.

Failing that, there's several threads a day in this NG that spell it out
too...

Doc

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Anonymous   06-14-2005 at 01:14:15 AM
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These FAQs from the Broadband Reports forums may be of some help with this issue...Consider using
WPA (either AES (best) or TKIP) if your hardware supports it...

http://www.dslreports.com/faq/wifisecurity
http://www.dslreports.com/faq/wlan/40.0%20Security

As noted by "Doc", read your users manuals that will, or should, explain the basics for connecting
to your wireless router... Also, see this page for some basic help...

http://www.practicallynetworked.co [...] ncrypt.htm

An online key generator...

http://www.warewolflabs.com/portfo [...] anskg.html

--

Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)

Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the mutual benefit of all of us...
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"lilsnowdrops" <lilsnowdrops@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:37FBB614-297B-4BF6-B0FA-1D65D16F9DC9@microsoft.com...
>I just got a laptop with a wireless LAN. I already have a wireless router and
> I'd like to know how to connect to the Internet without having to plug in any
> cords. The SSID of my router is available as a wireless network but is
> unsecured. How do I secure it, or even better, how do I make my own network
> that actually works? Thanks.

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