athegn
Newbie   Posts: 3 Registered: 9/4/06 Status: Offline |
posted on 9/4/06 at 07:33
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I have a wired peer to peer home network. One pc has a connect2air e-5400
usb d1700 wireless network card that I disabled when I first switched on
the Win XP SP2 pc.
I now wish to hotsync my Palm TX via this wireless card.
I am confused about what I should do to a) get the card to
broadcast/receive and b) get the TX to broadcast/receive. I need
some basic wifi setup instructions.
I have enabled the card. Under Network Connections the card is shown as
Status Not connected . I suppose this is correct because it is not talking
to anything. But is it broadcasting?
I go to my TX > Wifi and select on. But scanning from either machine
reveals nothing.
I have installed Odyssey software and have got a dialog box but cannot see
what I need to enter in any of the five tabs -
Connection, Profiles, Networks, Trusted Servers, Adapters
I switched on wifi on my TX and got a Belkin54g connection;I guess someone
local, the signal is very weak. I then switched on my wireless pc. That
picked up the same Belkin54G signal i.e there but very weak.
However my TX cannot see the Connect2Air card on the pc a few feet away
when it can see the very weak signal.
I guess the Connect2Air is listening but not broadcasting?
I have also a problem with SSIDs. The Wireless Network Setup Wizard still
holds a SSID I dont want; it will not pickup another SSID I created later.
I have removed this first name from Wireless Network Connections Properties
> Wireless Networks > Preferred networks but cannot remove it
entirely i.e how do I delete a wireless network?
My reason for deleting is that as this was just a test I used a very simple
SSID
Can anyone please give me instructions on these matters
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clark1e
Newbie Posts: 7 Registered: 11/4/06 Status: Offline |
posted on 11/4/06 at 04:52 |
Sounds llike your two cards are either listening on different channels, or
they need to be changed to receive adhoc connections (adhoc meens without
an access point)
Regards
Mark Clarkson
www.thewirelesswizard.uk.com |
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athegn
Newbie Posts: 3 Registered: 9/4/06 Status: Offline |
posted on 11/4/06 at 11:09 |
Thank you for your reply.
I am trying to find out what channel my Palm TX uses.
I have setup, in my wifi software (Odyssey Client Manager) a new network
connection with a much more complicatedn SSID and ad-hoc connection.
I gave it a 13 word ASCII, WEP, key and carefully entered SSID and key into
my Palm. I have checked and rechecked the spelling and capitalization of
the SSID and key.
I have changed the card's channel from default to 1 then 11; I'm guessing
these.
So far the Palm cannot see the pc.
I do notice that the pc occassionaly says the weak local signal is
connected to the original simple SSID?? The one I cant get at to change its
setting to ad-hoc! |
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clark1e
Newbie Posts: 7 Registered: 11/4/06 Status: Offline |
posted on 12/4/06 at 07:23 |
Are you using an access point, if not you do not need an SSID.
Try disabling all security and get things communicating first before
encrypting your traffic. |
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athegn
Newbie Posts: 3 Registered: 9/4/06 Status: Offline |
posted on 12/4/06 at 10:11 |
Still cannot get a connection from my Palm.
On pc:-
Wireless Network Connection Properties > Connect using > CONNECT2AIR
WLAN E-5400 USB > configure > Configuration tab > Profile and
Network Name is blank, Network Type = Peer-to-Peer. WEP tab Encryption (WEP
security) = Disabled.
NOTE Have selected WEP tab Encryption (WEP security) = Disabled. then
pressedd Apply button, the pressed OK to close dialog box, when I reopen
dialog box WEP returns to 64bit. I assume that it is Disabled until I
reopen the box?
There are 9 other tabs for this particular wifi card's software; Conexant
PRISM
I then look at Wireless Network Connection Properties > Wireless
Networks where I have my origional named network, FIRST, but still with a
red cross against it. If I open its properties Association > Network
Authentication = Open and Data Encryption = Disabled
If I go to Wireless Network Setup Wizard It still says Add new computers or
devices to the 'FIRST' network.
Any ideas please |
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