AOL & wireless

Hi, I am trying to set up a laptop wirelessly to use an AOL service on a
Dlink dsl-g604t do it all box, wireless card utility sees the dlink correct
wep etc, but I cannot configure the internet access, is this an AOL thing
that i am missing, not an AOL user myself.
Ta Chris

On Fri, 7 Jul 2006 20:22:27 +0100, "Merlin©"
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>Hi, I am trying to set up a laptop wirelessly to use an AOL service on a
>Dlink dsl-g604t do it all box, wireless card utility sees the dlink correct
>wep etc, but I cannot configure the internet access, is this an AOL thing
>that i am missing, not an AOL user myself.

What do you mean by "cannot configure the internet access"?

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"Merlin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi, I am trying to set up a laptop wirelessly to use an AOL service on a
> Dlink dsl-g604t do it all box, wireless card utility sees the dlink
> correct
> wep etc, but I cannot configure the internet access, is this an AOL thing
> that i am missing, not an AOL user myself.
> Ta Chris
>
>
You should be using WPA-PSK - wep is broken in a matter of minutes so all
your friends neighbours will be getting a free connection. Try Google for
how to set up AOL with the DLINK, it's been discussed many times on this
group. Some of the AOL help pages also tell you.

"John Navas" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 7 Jul 2006 20:22:27 +0100, "Merlin©"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> <e8mbkg$rjo$(E-Mail Removed)>:
>
>>Hi, I am trying to set up a laptop wirelessly to use an AOL service on a
>>Dlink dsl-g604t do it all box, wireless card utility sees the dlink
>>correct
>>wep etc, but I cannot configure the internet access, is this an AOL thing
>>that i am missing, not an AOL user myself.
>
> What do you mean by "cannot configure the internet access"?
>
> --
He means that he doesn't know what user name and password to put in to the
config pages. The wireless part works, but there is no connection to AOL.
If you can't help him don't pick at his message.

On Fri, 07 Jul 2006 20:32:58 GMT, "Dave" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
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>"John Navas" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> On Fri, 7 Jul 2006 20:22:27 +0100, "Merlin©"
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>> <e8mbkg$rjo$(E-Mail Removed)>:
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>>>Hi, I am trying to set up a laptop wirelessly to use an AOL service on a
>>>Dlink dsl-g604t do it all box, wireless card utility sees the dlink
>>>correct
>>>wep etc, but I cannot configure the internet access, is this an AOL thing
>>>that i am missing, not an AOL user myself.
>>
>> What do you mean by "cannot configure the internet access"?

>He means that he doesn't know what user name and password to put in to the
>config pages. The wireless part works, but there is no connection to AOL.

You know that ... how?

>If you can't help him don't pick at his message.

It's not 'picking' to ask for essential information that was left out.
What if you're wrong?

Have a nice day.

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Thanks chaps, to clarify John, I had the laptop setup & working on my own
non aol network , when trying on the aol network, I am able to configure the
wifi card & see the dlink responses with an 80% signal, however IE does not
connect to the web , just gives the old web page not found. point being it
is previously all set up to wifi fine but wont on an aol service

On Fri, 7 Jul 2006 22:19:28 +0100, "Merlin©"
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>Thanks chaps, to clarify John, I had the laptop setup & working on my own
>non aol network , when trying on the aol network, I am able to configure the
>wifi card & see the dlink responses with an 80% signal, however IE does not
>connect to the web , just gives the old web page not found. point being it
>is previously all set up to wifi fine but wont on an aol service

What do you mean by "non aol network?" Same Dlink dsl-g604t? Just LAN
access? Or WAN (Internet)? Which ISP?

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Non AOL in as much as it is a 2wire wap on a wanadoo now orange system

On Fri, 7 Jul 2006 22:56:24 +0100, "Merlin©"
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>Non AOL in as much as it is a 2wire wap on a wanadoo now orange system

Thus non-AOL DSL. Thanks, that helps.
I'm assuming it's now AOL Broadband in the UK over BT -- right?
Have you installed the AOL software?
<http://info.aol.co.uk/products/switcherFaqs.adp?promo=228937&promoCode=228937#6>
Have you contacted AOL UK for support?

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> "John Navas" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> On Fri, 7 Jul 2006 20:22:27 +0100, "Merlin©"
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>> <e8mbkg$rjo$(E-Mail Removed)>:
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>>>Hi, I am trying to set up a laptop wirelessly to use an AOL service on a
>>>Dlink dsl-g604t do it all box, wireless card utility sees the dlink
>>>correct
>>>wep etc, but I cannot configure the internet access, is this an AOL thing
>>>that i am missing, not an AOL user myself.
>>
>> What do you mean by "cannot configure the internet access"?
>>
>> --
> He means that he doesn't know what user name and password to put in to the
> config pages. The wireless part works, but there is no connection to AOL.
> If you can't help him don't pick at his message.
>
>

John was trying to get more information in order to focus a 'helpful'
response. You could be right by 'assuming' it's a username and password
problem or just wasting space.

Take a pill.

BernieM