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Doug Quirk - 20 Feb 2005 02:14 GMT

I'm trying to set up a computer running ME to connect to the Web via wifi.

How do I scan for available networks and where do I enter the network key??

Is there anything along the lines of an online setup guide?

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Richard G. Harper - 20 Feb 2005 20:59 GMT

Your wireless network adapter should have come with instructions telling you
how to do all this. We can't tell you since the exact sequence of steps and
the tools you'd use will be different depending on which wireless adapter
you have.

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> I'm trying to set up a computer running ME to connect to the Web via wifi.
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> Thanks!

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Doug Quirk - 21 Feb 2005 03:44 GMT

Thanks. I installed and configured the software that came with the
Actiontec PCMCIA wireless adapter that I'm using.

The software doesn't seem to have the capability to scan for available
wireless networks--you need to know the name of the network you want to
access an manually put in the necessary info.

I'm now wondering if the lack of scanning is somehow a limitation of ME
(i.e., there's no software out there that would allow scanning for networks
if its running on ME), or if there might be other software out there with
scanning capability that would work with an Actiontec pc card.

> Your wireless network adapter should have come with instructions telling
> you how to do all this. We can't tell you since the exact sequence of
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Mike M - 21 Feb 2005 09:27 GMT

Any lack of functionality is down to the software you have installed for
use with your wireless adapter rather than the operating system. Have you
checked with Actiontec that you are installing the latest software and
tools for your card?

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> Thanks. I installed and configured the software that came with the
> Actiontec PCMCIA wireless adapter that I'm using.
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> there with scanning capability that would work with an Actiontec pc
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Richard G. Harper - 21 Feb 2005 11:10 GMT

As Mike said, the problem isn't WindowsMe - I have used it in public
locations with wireless and it scans for networks just fine, but that's
because the software that came with my wireless adapter allows it. I'd
suspect the fault is in your wireless software package.

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> Thanks. I installed and configured the software that came with the
> Actiontec PCMCIA wireless adapter that I'm using.
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>>> Thanks!

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