Wireless LAN settings

Hello,

I have a Acer Extensa 3000 series laptop and DSL connection with Modem (Teledat 301 model)
Can somebody let me know whether we above configuration can I get conected to Internet without cable connection ?

Regards
Anand

Dude we need to know if your lappie has W-LAN built-in or if you have a third-party card. This sounds like a case of RTFM.

and like who is your ISP?

... and what are your primary and secondard DNS servers, yadda yadda but I ain't going there. RTFM!

I have a similar flaptop and DSL from T-Online. Have a wireless setup using Netgear kit. Twas relatively painless.

Following is written on my laptop

Interoperable with IEEE 80211b/g standards and provides robust Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) security for individuals and enterprises

I have DSL connection

I dont have any ideas about primary and secondary DSN etc.

By the way what do you meant by RTFM

Regards
Anand

RTFM

Read The Fucking Manual...

Unfortunately it is in German and I dont know German

To get onto the internet using your DSL connection at home with your laptop that has wireless, you will need a wireless router. I just had a quick look and it doesnt look like the Teledat 301 has wireless so you would need a new router. Its simplest to get one with a built in modem.

There are of course many other options for using the internet without cables but I assumed you meant the above one. You could also use the phone networks (UMTS/GPRS etc) or a WLAN hotspot if you can find one (unlikely at your home). If you do buy a wireless router, it is fairly trivial to set it all up, as Keydeck says. You should be able to find a nice one for a reasonable price but you often get them very cheap, or free, when you sign up for a new DSL isp contract.

It isnt 100% clear what you are after so I hope this is of some help.

There are companies that offer these services,but obvously they will charge you, they advertise on TT, so Search and ye shall find...

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Last week I carried my laptop to my friend´s place. He did not have any router. But still my laptop captured internet signals witout any physical wire connection and I could see his laptop in my neibour´s network.

Also my friend could access internet connection witout cable and router

Can anybody explain?

Regards
Anand

It is possible that someone else near your friends house had an unsecured wireless network that you connected to. Although this is sometimes do-able if there are suitable unsecured networks near you, it is not really a good thing to do. For one, you are using your neighbours DSL connection and bandwidth that they are paying for. But then again, its also their own fault for not securing it. I dont know the legality of using someone elses conection without their consent. I would assume it is stealing and illegal, or something.

Or you could be close to a free wireless hotspot.

How does one secure the network then?

See here for pretty much all you need to know.

Cheers mate.

If you need more info, or help, call the Genesis Systems guys (see top of the forum posts)

Let's just summarise all of this...

We presume:
- you have a working DSL connection, correctly cabled (i.e. 3 lights illuminated on the modem)
- you have a working LapTop with wireless interface

We don't know:
- if you have an Internet Service Provider (ISP), such as T-Online, Tiscali, GMX. If you think you have one, then you should also have username/password data to login and use their service

We think we know:
- you don't have any sort of Wireless access point (to allow your wireless LapTop to connect to the DSL service via your modem).

In short:

- you need to confirm or get an ISP
- you need a wireless access point, or better a broadband router with built-in wireless support (this connects to your modem and routes your wireless connection attempts onto the Internet).

If you don't understand any or all of the above or don't speak ANY German you probably need professional help. If you do, and you speak a little German (to understand ISP issues or German hardware setup) then you can probably do it yourself.

YL6

As a dedicated but often frustrated DIYer I suggest that you spend money on professional help. Setting up network connections can be maddening. If you have more than one computer using the internet at home then with a proper router etc then you can also back-up files across your home network - and even stream audio/video etc.

But if you don't know 802.11b from .11g, you have no idea of how to set-up WEP encryption, and you're not even sure *how* your laptop picked up a w-lan signal, get professional help. I don't know how much you're likely to pay - perhaps €40 an hour, perhaps two hours' work, but it'll be worth it.

Did it tonight - piece of piss.

Good job someone told you what to do...

Actually, I just plugged it in, turned it on, waited a while, refreshed network connections, entered my t-online details and was done.

If u want to make a wired connection, used the DSl slot in the modem and the network slot in the laptop and connect the lan cable that came with the modem. Then setup ur internet using the cd provided by ur ISP. U will need the username (Beneutzername ) and password (kennwort) to access the internet. This wud have been provided to you by ur ISP.

Hope this works...

Oh, how the English language lives and breathes!

Just for the record, for the simple connection described, in most (all?) cases (certainly with WindowsXP and Mac) you don't need to use any CD, even if you are given one. In fact it's better off not to use it. Notwithstanding the fact that most ISPs will provide CDs with German software, there maybe other settings changed during installation that you are better off without (browser homepage and popup settings, for example)...

YL6

Wireless seems to be pretty popular topic here so I will also post my 'request for assistance'.

I have a wireless router, good signal strength and the connection works fine over the Lan cable (same router). BUT when i try to go wireless I have good connection strength but get told "Limited or no connectivity" and the diagnositics tell me i am sending packets but can not recieve any.

Anyone got any ideas?

cheers

Did you limit the number of users that are allowed to connect to the WLAN in the wireless settings? if you have and you can't connect, make sure you password protect your wirless router, so that other people aren't freely bumming Internet off of you without permission.

Your wireless adapter is not setup for automatic configuration OR
Your wireless router does not have DHCP functionallity switched on (probably not if it works on wore) OR
Your wireless router has a wireless security setting that is not similarly setup on your PC

In essence your PC can see the router and can make a wireless connection, but the router is not allowing it to join the internet (so you PC is sending packets willy-nilly, but getting nothing back)

Or, your wireless adapter has a fixed IP address, and therefore can't get a dynamically assigned IP from the router.

Déjà vu?

Yes, well 'automatic configuration' is a bit disconcertingly vague, that's all