I have a laptop (with Windows XP) connected to a wireless network and it
works well.  However, when I turn on the laptop, an icon (with an "x"
through it) for Local Area Connection always comes up and it says "a network
cable is unplugged".  Since I don't connect this computer ...

I have an Asus Z71A to which I recently added an Intel 2915 card. The
problem is that this card's download performance lags behind what I had
before - a Netgear PCMCIA card - by about 4:1; I get something like 4.5
MB with the Netgear and at best 1 MB with the 2915.

Hi, I am successfully running a wireless LAN on WPA-TKIP.  Saw on GRC.COM
that a strong pre shared key was required so am trying to change mine to
something stronger.
When in Properties for wireless network connection WPA is no longer an

Ok, here goes.
I've got a Fujitsu Siemans laptop and a D-Link G640T Router.  I have a
standard ADSL connection with a standard ISP.
The laptop has a D-Link USB Wireless adapter and has been proved to

I hope someone can get me in the right direction.   I normally use a
hardware network connection where I would login with a name and password
with my win2000 into a domain.   I no longer have a hard wire and have added
a usb wireless device to my device.   I am not able to login ...

Can anyone guide me step by step?We have 2 computers at home.Mine is
connected to the internet by ADSL.I want to share my connection,so whenever
the other pc is opened,it can connect to the internet.I have an installed
antena/not router/.Tell me what to do now.After reinstalling ...

I just bought a brand new Dell Latitude D810, fully loaded.  This laptop will
replace my Dell Inspirion 1100.  Both have XP Professional.
Whenever you change computers, there is always something that you forgot, or
can't transfer to your new computers.

I recently installed a linsys Router/Modem model # WAG54GS along with a USB
Lynksys Adapter. I have installed the Router successfully and can access the
internet.
Point 1.

Wireless on my PC was working fine without problem but I started to have an
issue after I clean installed Windows XP Home and then upgraded to XP
Professional. Then I installed the wireless driver for the wireless card
(Dell Wireless 1370 WLAN Mini-PCI Card). After that, wireless ...

New at this...need help!
Used Linksys wireless adaptor on 98. Now that I have installed XP Home, it
does not show up,nor do I have a wireless connection tab to search or add.
The same adaptor shows up fine when I uninstalled XP.

I have set up a wireless network in my home.   My primary computer is wired
directly to the wireless router, and I have one laptop that is accessing the
wireless router with an internal wireless network card.  Both are running on
windows XP.  

I have a computer running Windows XP. There are 2 accounts on it one
administrator and one limited. For some reason the wirless network card is
disabled on the limited account. Its fine on the administrator account. I can
only assume it is something to do with limited account ...

I have a Dell Dimension 3000 running XP Home (SP2) and connected to a cable
broadband modem.  I have McAfee installed.  I just bought a computer for my
teenage daughter (Dell Dimension B110, also with XP Home SP2).  I had two
deliberate intentions -- 1) that she be able to access ...

I have been having some problems with a new Dell PC that I was purchased
early in April.     About two weeks after I received it I started the
installation of a wireless network.   Initially all I did was install two USB
network adapters and created a peer to peer network.   This ...

I have a LinkSys .11B wireless router and it is placed high in my office
about 10 inches from the ceiling against one wall.
With our laptops or my PDA our signal strength drops to less than 50%
when we move only one room away.  The signal is passing through two