Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Tina. I might be wide of the mark here, but you're describing issues the I've been dealing with at my parents' place. There, they have a cable broadband service comes into the house and hits a router, which then connects via blue ethernet cable to an Apple Airport Express. This then communicates wirelessly with their Apple Powerbook. I have taught their Airport to recognise my laptop when I'm there, but I can only connect to the internet if their laptop is on and has told the router to 'connect' to their cable broadband service. In my own home it's simpler. I have an ADSL service, which comes out of the wall and hits an ADSL modem, which is connected by a blue ethernet cable to an Apple Airport Extreme. Once these two are on, any of our laptops can talk through the Airport to the internet, independently. So, your 'issue' may be what I experience when visiting my parents. One computer has to tell the router to hook up with the cable broadband service before another computer can connect, in this case, wirelessly. ????? A solution may be to identify the software that launches the connection and copy it across to the laptop you want to use independently. Some configuration may be necessary (eek!) Rick. On 08/01/2007, at 1:38 PM, Tina Manley wrote: > At 09:28 PM 1/7/2007, you wrote: > >> If it's not up to the task, the simplest thing to do would be to >> buy a >> "wireless broadband router", such as the Linksys WRT54G: >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WRT54G >> >> g. > > Thanks, George. That's exactly what I have. The cable modem is > hooked up to it and then a blue cable hooks a port on the back of > that router up to the old laptop. There are four ports in the back > of the router but I'm only using one for the laptop. I thought it > had to be hooked up to something to work. If not and it will work > not connected to the computer, that's great and is perfect. I > don't know why it quit working when the laptop went off but maybe > it was just a glitch. My new laptop has built-in wireless > receivers and software. I'll definitely try it this week. > > Thanks - > > Tina > > Tina Manley, ASMP, NPPA > http://www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information