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It has worked only in my home. I have had similar
experiences, although limited, in other hotspots. It does
not see any network. The wireless light just blinks. --L
>-----Original Message-----
>Has it ever worked in other places besides your home? Or
has it just been
>your home and that airport where you've been able to test
it?
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>--
>Steve Sullivan, MVP
>Microsoft Hardware Products
>
>"LJ" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:3b3e01c4ab1b$a6a05a90$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>> Chris, I don't know the IP address. Actually, neither
did
>> the guy I was sitting next to. They just showed up in
the
>> wireless icon in the tray.
>>
>> I am not sure which Advanced button to hit to see: "Any
>> available network (access point
>> >preferred)"
>>
>> My card just does not see hotspot access point signals
>> unless it is at home with my base station. --L
>>
>> My wireless card just blinked like it would if I would
>> turn off my wirelss base station.
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >The Windows XP SP2 firewall accounts for LAN
>> connections. What was the IP
>> >address of the mysterious LAN, and do your settings in
>> the Properties of
>> >your regular wireless allow for "Any available network
>> (access point
>> >preferred)" when you click the Advanced button?
>> >--
>> >Chris H.
>> >Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
>> >Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
>> >Associate Expert
>> >Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>> >
>> >
>> >"LJ" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message
>> >news:3c2701c4aa82$50b66e60$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>> >> The options I see are to View Network Connections
and to
>> >> Show Icons for Netwrked UPnP devices. I do not see
an
>> >> option for Detecting all available networks.
>> >>
>> >> Does it matter if the firewall is on? --L
>> >>
>> >>>-----Original Message-----
>> >>>You would want to go into your Networ Places
(assuming
>> >> you're using XP) and
>> >>>use the option to detect all available networks.
See if
>> >> the option is or is
>> >>>not available (are you detecting the Network).
>> >>>
>> >>>Beyond that, if you're sure the airport was wide
open,
>> >> how about other
>> >>>places besides your house, how is the success?
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>--
>> >>>Steve Sullivan, MVP
>> >>>Microsoft Hardware Products
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>"LJ" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> >> message
>> >>>news:425b01c4aa33$700c3a00$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>> >>>> My wireless network system works fine at home.
But at
>> >> the
>> >>>> airport, I was sitting next to someone who was on a
>> >>>> publicly available network. My card was not
>> detecting a
>> >>>> network. The network connection like just blinked
on
>> >> and
>> >>>> off. Could use some help on this one. --L
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>.
>> >>>
>> >
>> >
>> >.
>> >
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