OK, one other thing I forgot, adjunct to (c): i) His router has wireless disabled or turned off.
Do you have evidence that his router works with any other wireless gear? -----Original Message----- From: Windows Home/SOHO [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Pete Holsberg Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2005 11:16 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: WiFi Hotspots Carl Houseman wrote: > There is no "most likely cause". All of the following causes are unlikely > if you are within signal range of his antenna: > > a) He's lying and really isn't broadcasting. > His router says it's broadcasting. That is, wireless operation is enabled and "hide SSID" is disabled. Also the wireless activity LED is blinking. > b) His router is turned off. > Nope. > c) His router is defective. > Possible. > d) His router uses a different wireless standard (e.g. 802.11a) > Nope. b + g mixed mode > e) Your wireless card is not installed. > Nope. > f) Your wireless card is defective. > Possible. > g) Your wireless configuration software is defective. > Not likely as I hust downloaded and installed the latest drivers from Linksys. > h) His antenna or your wireless card are covered with aluminum foil. > :-) Thanks. -- ---------------------------------------- To Change your email Address for this list, send the following message: CHANGE WIN-HOME your_old_address your_new_address to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note carefully that both old and new addresses are required. -- ---------------------------------------- WIN-HOME Archives: http://PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM/archives/WIN-HOME.html Contact the List Owner about anything: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Official Win-Home List Members Profiles Page http://www.besteffort.com/winhome/Profiles.html
