Wireless networking

How to force laptop to connect to wired instead of Wi-Fi connection

My hotel room has both Wi-Fi and wired Internet access. The Wi-Fi is marginal so I'm trying to use the cat5 wired connection. My laptop defaults to the Wi-Fi connection. How can I force my computer to use the wired connection as opposed to the Wi-Fi one?This question was asked by a...

View Answer   |  Jul 1 2008   5:26 PM GMT   |  asked by Mobile Computing ATE
Mobile, Wireless networking, Wi-Fi

I’m using wireless netgear router and i can’t share printer.

I'm using wireless netgear router and i can't share printer....please help how do i do that.thx

View Answer   |  Jun 23 2008   8:22 AM GMT   |  asked by Xxx
Wireless routers, Shared printers, Wireless networking

WISP problems

I"m a customer of a local WISP. we have had issues with this since the beginning. Not exactly sure what. Basically I see alot of timouts. Signal strenth good. IP's good. etc. all the usual stuff checks out. Somtimes it appears that if there is more than one computer on the network, the WISP...

Answer Question   |  Jun 10 2008   1:18 AM GMT   |  asked by Butteryak
WISP, Wireless Internet Service Providers, Wireless networking

Router for Hughes Satelite System

I have 5 Computers, all Hp Media centers 1 Windows XP Pro my main computer 2 hp Windows Vista Home Premion media computers and 1 laptop Vista Home Premion all desktops 2.66ghz dual 64 Amd processors; the laptop is an Intel 3 ghz dual 64 processor; I need to purchase a Router to connect them into...

View Answer   |  Jun 9 2008   4:11 AM GMT   |  asked by Octal4
Routers, Network design, Wireless networking

How to establish Wireless Networking in a Hotel

Hello,I am new in Wireless Networking and i have to implement Wireless Internet in a hotel which has rooms on two floors. I understand that i have to put WAPs in different locations in hotel. But i want that laptop users not need to connect to WAP individualy as the move around. Once the laptop is...

View Answer   |  May 16 2008   10:05 AM GMT   |  asked by Shershah77
Wireless Internet, WAP, Wireless networking

Routing without NAT, help!

I have a block of IP static IP addresses from our ISP, and I want to route those back through a couple of routers (wireless radio equipment) without using NAT.I can make things work if I have NAT enabled, BUT certain applications do not work well through one NAT connection much less two or...

View Answer   |  May 12 2008   9:03 PM GMT   |  asked by Johnshoff
Routers, Routing and switching, IP configuration

Wifi/client-bridge/subnets???

Ive got the basics on home networking down pretty well but when it comes to subnets, I get lost. Here's the scenario...WWW--> router 1-->gateway 192.168.1.1/255.255.255.0, wireless G AP, set to auto dhcp, max 50 clients, and has 2-3 hosts (2 cat5, 1 wifi) set to auto config dhcp. Lets call...

View Answer   |  May 8 2008   3:52 AM GMT   |  asked by Contrive
Wi-Fi, Subnets, Wireless routers

Can you connect a Cisco 7940 desktop IP phone through a wireless switch/bridge to a Cisco access point?

Is it possible to connect a Cisco 7940 desktop IP phone through a wireless switch or bridge to a Cisco access point (AP) and make it work? I am having problems with this setup. It is most probably unsupported but we sure would like to make it work. Thanks!

View Answer   |  Apr 24 2008   8:53 PM GMT   |  asked by NetworkingATE
Wireless networking, VoIP, Cisco

Wireless Router

We have a Linksys Wireless-N Router. Is it possible for a Wireless Router to run or detect a computer with a wi-fi USB LAN, if the router has no computers connected to it via Ethernet cable? If possible, How?

View Answer   |  Apr 24 2008   7:46 AM GMT   |  asked by ChoosenKing
Wireless networking, Wireless routers, Routers

Wireles and the perfect tool set…

Ok... my home network is setup so that I have my two desktops plugged in via ethernet and two laptops accessing my router via wireless. Im using all sorts of programs at the moment to analyse my network and monitor ip addresses, etc. But, I still find my network attached to a MAC address other than...

View Answer   |  Apr 3 2008   4:09 AM GMT   |  asked by Alucard
Wireless, RARP, MAC address

ubuntu

Trying to connect to wireless at another site; how do I connect to wireless at other sites using Ubuntu? I've tried but cannot make a good connection. I receive the icon light that it's connected but cannot sign on to the internet.

Answer Question   |  Apr 2 2008   12:40 AM GMT   |  asked by Tags9
Wireless access points, Wireless networking, Ubuntu Linux

Project management, network design for public hotspot

I want to provide a public hot spot at my restaurant but I need to protect the computers that are on the wired LAN created by the WAP router.I need to protect the wired devices from unauthorized access but still provide authorized access for PC-Anywhere and video surveillance cameras.How can I do...

View Answer   |  Mar 12 2008   10:16 PM GMT   |  asked by NetworkingATE
Project management, Network design, Wireless networking

How should I upgrade my network infrastructure?

I am now upgrading the network infrastructure of my office and I have 10-15 computers. Now what I want to do is to connect to the Internet with a wireless or wired Ethernet connection and connect the Microsoft workgroup sharing with another wired Ethernet. Is it possible to connect a LAN connection...

View Answer   |  Mar 12 2008   10:13 PM GMT   |  asked by NetworkingATE
Network infrastructure, Network upgrades and patches, Network design

Desktop Wireless IP Phone

We are trying to get a desktop 7940 ip phone to work through a wireless bridge/switch that connects wirelessly to a cisco access point. I've checked with a couple of product vendors (Linksys) who told me that this was unsupported. They believe that it is possible but couldn't tell me how to set...

View Answer   |  Mar 10 2008   8:53 PM GMT   |  asked by VoIP Man
Wireless phones, Wireless, IP phones

Preventing a User from Accessing Confidential Files

I have a home network which is hooked up to a Cox DSL Router. The Cox DSL Router is then plugged into a Linksys Wireless Router by CAT5. Running off of the Linksys Router is a CAT5 going into 1 desktop in the same room. I also have a desktop (main computer) that connects via Belkin Wireless.Now,...

View Answer   |  Mar 6 2008   10:26 PM GMT   |  asked by MattG08
Prevent, File Browsing, Network Browsing

Limiting Bandwidth by IP range

Our guest can access internet via Wireless using a guest account on our ntwork but they can't access the resources on the network. We are looking for a was to limit the amount of bandwidth(Guest IP Range) used by the guests so it's doens't affect our network

View Answer   |  Feb 27 2008   4:16 PM GMT   |  asked by Prince97
Bandwidth management, Wireless networking, Bandwidth

Can I connect a Linksys Wireless-G USB Adapter and an HP Photosmart C6280 to my wireless network without plugging the printer into my router?

Hi, I just bought a HP Photosmart C6280 and it has an Ethernet port. I also bought a Linksys Wireless-G USB Adapter. Is there a way I can connect the two to my wireless network without plugging the printer into my router? What I want is the printer in one room, the router in another, and my two...

View Answer   |  Feb 25 2008   6:59 PM GMT   |  asked by NetworkingATE
Wireless networking, Network configuration, Networking