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
thewirelesswizard.uk |
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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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