Hi, when I went to a Starbucks in Portland, I found that they were indeed wired. I got logged on but I didn't do a thing and the battery was low.... I've not tried it since. Isaac
On Sat, 26 Feb 2005, Paul Henrichsen wrote: > Hi, Don and everyone. My wife and I saw a device at office depot for around 30 > dollars that tells you if there is a wireless network in your area. I suppose > it is most useful if you are in a restaurant, airport of hotel. I hear > starbucks all have wireless, but I haven't tried one yet. > At 2/26/2005, you wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > Sounds like your card is working okay, otherwise you'd probably get an > > error when you try to set wireless active to yes. Also, you probably get > > the "card > > inserted" message when you put the card in the slot. > > > > As to networks, you need to be sure you're in the range of a network that > > will allow entry. > > > > It's best to start out with a network you know such as your home network, > > and then proceed from there. > > > > It certainly is possible that you just aren't within range of a network that > > will allow entry. I believe networks can be hidden from view by > > unauthorized users, > > but not totally sure about that. > > > > But, it does sound like your card is working. If you can locate a network > > and still have trouble gaining entry, you may need to talk to whomever is in > > charge > > of the network to see if there are any special settings such as turning on > > wep or something like that. > > > > Don > > > > On Sat, 26 Feb 2005 14:20:20 +0100, stephen thacker wrote: > > > > Hi folks, I have an ambicom wireless card. Do I need to perform any setup > > configurations to the card before I use it? How do I tell whether the card > > is > > working? I ask these questions as I wasn't too sure what to do and pressed y > > to switch wifi on and then pressed scan automatically. I got a message > > saying > > no networks in my area, but is that created even if the card isn't working > > properly? I'm assuming there are private networks which ui need to find out > > ssid > > and other settings, how can I go about trying to find out who these private > > networks are and finding out if I can join them? > > > > Cheers, Steve > > > > ___ > > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > > http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > > > > > > > > > > ___ > > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > > http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > > ___ > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >
