Tech Guide: Setting up a Wi-Fi home network

Step 5: Configure the wireless systems

If your wireless systems won't connect to the Internet just yet, you may need to take another step or two. On a Windows XP system, try disabling the Windows wireless-configuration feature to establish a connection. This step is also necessary if you want to use the bundled utilities. To disable this feature, click the XP Networking icon (it looks like two computer monitors) in the system tray at the bottom right of your screen. When the Wireless Network Connection dialog appears, click the Advanced button and select the Wireless Networks tab. Uncheck "Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings" and click OK to accept the change. Now reboot your system to bring the connection to life.

Windows XP wireless connection
If your wireless systems won't connect to the Internet, try disabling Windows XP's wireless connection utility.
For operating system versions other than Windows XP, a simple reboot may be all it takes to get your Wi-Fi adapter running correctly after driver installation. Move on to the next steps even if you still can't connect after rebooting. They should solve the problem.


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Talkback 2 comments

    What about the big picture? Wi ...Anonymous -- 02/07/04

    What about the big picture?
    Wireless is being touted by the Paul Buddes of Australia as being a niche only product/service. Consumers are being led to believe (by what they read) that fixed wire services will always remain supreme over wireless. Anyone with any foresight into the wireless industry will tell you that although this may be true in many instances it is certainly not true in all. Wireless will indeed provide access to delivery of a variety of services without the need for total incumbent infrastrure in areas where this infrastructure exists. The next 2-3 years will see some very exciting new developments in wireless technology and Australians should be made more aware as to the future underlying benefits so that they may prepare themselves now.

    I have been trying to set up a ...Anonymous -- 17/07/04

    I have been trying to set up a home network, The big problem is we can not get ADSL (broadband) we only have ISDN. As a novice i have been to three computer shops and all have sold me product that as they say will work. Well they dont work with ISDN. So i am left with products that are expensive, my daughter cant get onto the internet and i am as frustrated as hell. Could someone tell us how we can do this.
    We have the following:
    1. NT1 Plus 11 ISDN Modem.
    2. Belkin 802.11b wireless router.
    3 Belkin Notbook wirless unit X2 for two notebooks.

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