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| SirAndy |
 Oct 25 2007, 06:46 PM
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Resident German  Group: Admin Posts: 41,675 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California  |
QUOTE(Jeffs9146 @ Oct 25 2007, 04:31 PM)  Andy, Have you tried hooking up the vista as the wireless connection and working it backwards from there? Maybe the Vista needs to be the primary? Just a thought! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) good thinking, but i'd rather *not* have my new desktop sitting in the closet ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) which is where i get the best signal with my laptop ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bye1.gif) Andy |
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| SirAndy |
Oct 25 2007, 07:10 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,675 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
just to make sure it wasn't a IE7 problem, i downloaded firefox and installed it ... same thing ...
must be a network problem somehow ... i guess i should probably run a 50' cable upstairs and ditch the wireless setup ... that way, i can get rid of ICS ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) Andy |
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| Jeffs9146 |
Oct 25 2007, 07:55 PM
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Ski Bum Group: Members Posts: 4,062 Joined: 10-January 03 From: Discovery Bay, Ca Member No.: 128 |
QUOTE good thinking, but i'd rather *not* have my new desktop sitting in the closet ... Just put the wireless router in the closet! Thats what I do. |
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| SirAndy |
Oct 25 2007, 09:41 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,675 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(Jeffs9146 @ Oct 25 2007, 05:55 PM) QUOTE good thinking, but i'd rather *not* have my new desktop sitting in the closet ... Just put the wireless router in the closet! Thats what I do. i don't have a wireless router !!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) Andy |
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| Jeffs9146 |
Oct 25 2007, 10:28 PM
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Ski Bum Group: Members Posts: 4,062 Joined: 10-January 03 From: Discovery Bay, Ca Member No.: 128 |
QUOTE i don't have a wireless router !!! Does your desk top have a removable wireless antenna? I ran a coax from my wireless router and extended the antenna down to my dock so I can use my laptop on the boat! Maybe you could extend your desktop antenna into your closet? |
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| SirAndy |
Oct 25 2007, 11:01 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,675 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(Jeffs9146 @ Oct 25 2007, 08:28 PM) QUOTE i don't have a wireless router !!! Does your desk top have a removable wireless antenna? I ran a coax from my wireless router and extended the antenna down to my dock so I can use my laptop on the boat! Maybe you could extend your desktop antenna into your closet? yeah, but then i don't have a LAN network no more ... see, i actually have 4 desktops and one laptop at my home-office. and they all need to be networked. and i *hate* wireless to no end. what i really need to do is to talk my landlord into letting me run a wire upstairs so i can just set up my own non-wireless router for my office and be done with it ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/type.gif) Andy |
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| Jeffs9146 |
Oct 25 2007, 11:15 PM
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Ski Bum Group: Members Posts: 4,062 Joined: 10-January 03 From: Discovery Bay, Ca Member No.: 128 |
Very unique situation! Sorry, I can't think of anything else except purchasing a wireless access point, putting it in the closet and hooking it to a router! And, it still depends on wheather your Vista will work as the main center. Maybe you should test that first anyway.
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| angerosa |
Oct 26 2007, 06:50 PM
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QUOTE(Jeffs9146 @ Oct 26 2007, 01:15 AM) Very unique situation! Sorry, I can't think of anything else except purchasing a wireless access point, putting it in the closet and hooking it to a router! And, it still depends on wheather your Vista will work as the main center. Maybe you should test that first anyway. I was going to suggest WAP in the closet too and get your laptop back. Is your laptop scared to come out of the closet? |
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| cooltimes |
Oct 26 2007, 11:26 PM
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http://manageengine.adventnet.com/products...leshooting.html
Specifically troubleshooting Vista when it doesn't start. http://manageengine.adventnet.com/products...html#vistaStart Glad I could help. |
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| Dr. Roger |
Oct 27 2007, 01:26 PM
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A bat out of hell. Group: Members Posts: 3,944 Joined: 31-January 05 From: Hercules, California Member No.: 3,533 Region Association: Northern California |
i would carry my vista box upstairs and plug it directly into the landlords wireless to confirm connectivity.
then purchase a stand alone wireless router. =) (i had no idea the prices have come down so fer) see them here http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/ca...373|&Sort=4 BTW, anyone want to sell their beater laptop cheap? |
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