Hi Barb:
I have disabled and uninstalled IBM Access Connections before I wrote the
posting :-) The wireless connection does seem to be weird through Microsoft,
as it tells me that wireless connections are available, I try to connect and
nothing happens. It then tells me that again, I try to connect, and sometime
it does, and sometimes not. Usually by the third time it works, or I have to
"refresh" in the Network Connections tab for the wireless card.
Have been using WPA, and flipped it over to WEP. but that did not seem to
improve the signal strength :-( That is what I am most concerned with, as it
makes no sense to have wireless if you cannot walk more than 10 feet from
the router.
Any other suggestions?
Steve Bestvater
"Barb Bowman [MVP-Windows]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Assuming you are using Windows XP, don't use any of the supplied IBM
> software/access connections. Also, are you using WEP or WPA?
>
> I saw a while ago that IBM advises using their software and not XP to
> configure the wireless. I've ignored this completely (T40p) and have
> always been able to connect.
>
> On Sat, 10 Jul 2004 23:29:39 -0700, "Steve"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >Just got a IBM T40 with an A/b/g mini PCI card in it. Can
> >get the system to work if the laptop is within 2 feet of
> >the MN-700, but the signal stength is really low. If I
> >move it to about 10 feet I lose signal strength. Any ideas
> >how I can solve this? I have tried changing the channel on
> >the router, which makes no difference (although I haven't
> >tried them all).
> >
> >Have been looking for a place to set the channel on the
> >card config, but can't seem to find any? When I change the
> >channel on the router it seems to automatically switch to
> >the correct channel??
> >
> >Thanks in advance.
> >
> >Steve
>
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> Barb Bowman
> Expert Zone Columnist
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> MS-MVP (Windows)
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