MN-720 for Internet Connections On the Road

I have an IBM T20 running Win98SE. I've been trying to get a
Linksys WPC11 V4 ( new Cisco version ) to work for over a
month now.

I get connections with strong signals to the access points
at most of the motels/hotels where I've tried it but I've
rarely been able to connect to the Internet.

I've installed the latest drivers and tried everything I
could find but still no joy.

There's only one place that I've been able to connect
regularly but it takes a few tries.

I'm thinking of trying an MS MN-720. Any feedback?

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Chas. (E-Mail Removed) (Drop spamski to E-mail
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It probably isn't the hardware, but instead the wireless you're detecting is
either a closed system or subscription version. Next time you're in a
hotel, ask the front desk if they have wireless Internet available. You
usually need to pay on a daily rate, and then you're furnished with the
logon information and password.
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Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone

"* * Chas" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I have an IBM T20 running Win98SE. I've been trying to get a
> Linksys WPC11 V4 ( new Cisco version ) to work for over a
> month now.
>
> I get connections with strong signals to the access points
> at most of the motels/hotels where I've tried it but I've
> rarely been able to connect to the Internet.
>
> I've installed the latest drivers and tried everything I
> could find but still no joy.
>
> There's only one place that I've been able to connect
> regularly but it takes a few tries.
>
> I'm thinking of trying an MS MN-720. Any feedback?
>
> --
> Chas. (E-Mail Removed) (Drop spamski to E-mail
> me)
>
>
>

Thanks for your response but all of the locations that I've
tried have had free Wi-Fi Hotspots. I travel around the US
on business 2 to 3 weeks a month and a lot of places that I
stay offer "Wireless Internet" as a free incentive.

Here's a web site that lists free Wi-Fi Hotspots:
http://www.wififreespot.com/

Today I went to a Starbucks and tried to log onto their
T-Mobile Hotspot with a with their Free Day Pass.

I had the same results at Starbucks this afternoon. I show a
strong signal from the Access Point but the Linksys
Configuration Wizard cannot connect to the internet.

Almost all of the locations I've tried have Linksys Access
Points which should make connections easier.

There are 4 versions of the Linksys WPC11 Wireless B
Notebook Adapter. I have the ver 4 which is was released
after Cisco acquired Linksys. I've installed the latest
drivers and tried all of the recommended fixes but nothing
has worked.

FYI, From what I've read on the Internet, Win98 doesn't seem
to work with Wireless PC Cards and for some reason a number
of cards have problems with Win98SE.

I haven't been able to get in touch with Linksys's 24 x 7
support.

What I inquired about was other users experiences with the
MS MN-720 Wireless PC Cards.
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Chas. (E-Mail Removed) (Drop spamski to E-mail
me)

"Chris H." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> It probably isn't the hardware, but instead the wireless
you're detecting is
> either a closed system or subscription version. Next time
you're in a
> hotel, ask the front desk if they have wireless Internet
available. You
> usually need to pay on a daily rate, and then you're
furnished with the
> logon information and password.
> --
> Chris H.
> Microsoft Windows MVP
> Associate Expert
> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>
> "* * Chas" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:Vlf0c.31809$(E-Mail Removed). com...
> >I have an IBM T20 running Win98SE. I've been trying to
get a
> > Linksys WPC11 V4 ( new Cisco version ) to work for over
a
> > month now.
> >
> > I get connections with strong signals to the access
points
> > at most of the motels/hotels where I've tried it but
I've
> > rarely been able to connect to the Internet.
> >
> > I've installed the latest drivers and tried everything I
> > could find but still no joy.
> >
> > There's only one place that I've been able to connect
> > regularly but it takes a few tries.
> >
> > I'm thinking of trying an MS MN-720. Any feedback?
> >
> > --
> > Chas. (E-Mail Removed) (Drop spamski to
E-mail
> > me)
> >
> >
> >
>
>

I've had no problems connecting to Linksys WAPs, but I use Windows XP
and not 98SE. Some versions of Linksys WAP11 firmware for the first
two versions of their WAP had sleep problems that was fixed long ago
with a firmware upgrade.

On Mon, 01 Mar 2004 05:59:32 GMT, "* * Chas" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>What I inquired about was other users experiences with the
>MS MN-720 Wireless PC Cards.

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Barb Bowman
Expert Zone Columnist
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
MS-MVP (Windows)