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I'm turning into a real geek....

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OK, so, at home, I just got a satellite modem.  Which, now that it is working, works better than I thought it would.  So, being the total geek that I am, I decided that I *must* have a wireless network at my house for my laptop.  (might as well, right?)  So, this is the story:

1) I bought the Linksys WAP11 which was either defective or didn't like my switch and would not be recognized no way no how.

2) CompUSA dude talked me into getting the router based one, which, after some discovery, I found out that routers and satellite connections don't mix.

3) Got tired with linksys and bought a Belkin Access Point instead (and belkin card for the Laptop) which was cheaper, and the AP is very little and you install the software prior to hooking it up (which seems smart but not something that Linksys does).  Got home and realized that Belkin did not include a CAT5 with the AP like Linksys did.  So, I set up the AP with a cross over cable even though it said that you can't and had it somewhat working.  Went to bed because my hubby was yelling at me (I guess you are supposed to sleep more than 4 hours a night or something.)

4) Got the correct cable, got everything happy- but couldn't connect.  At this point I was about to throw the laptop out the window.  Easy fix- being the idiot that I was (and should have *really* known better) I forgot to correctly configure my firewall to allow the laptop access (oops!  almost had a broken laptop over pure stupidity). 

5) I am now posting from my now wireless laptop!!!

6) I now have to fight off my husband from trying to hijack the laptop and turning it into his "race car shop in the pole barn" computer now that it has a wireless connection.......

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Reply #26 from WinCustomize Forums Top
What are you people typing about? Old Crabs frowny button still isn't showing up....so...(place frowny smiley here.)
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Reply #28 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Somebody give Old Crab his button back >
Reply #30 from WinCustomize Forums Top
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.............(Frowny here)
Ah, me. If it happens to anyone, it's Old Crab first. It's broke. So sue me. (Frowny here)
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Reply #31 from WinCustomize Forums Top
don't feel bad old crab. I can't edit anything I type. I never get that edit button.
Reply #32 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Old Crab, my icons are also broken,

> = > : ( without the spaces
Reply #33 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Ah me. Time for some zzzzzz........'s. > (Too much hunt & peck)
Yeah that does work. If you're a speed demon.
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Reply #34 from WinCustomize Forums Top
In NYC you will see everything,but did it occur to you that you may have been right the first time?Their are men that look like women, women that look like men,men that are women, women that are men, its tough to tell.




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sorry couldn't resist!


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Reply #35 from WinCustomize Forums Top
We seem to be wandering a tad off-topic here...
Reply #36 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Did I hear off topic here!

Java as one female geek to another girls make better geeks cuz we knowwww what to do w/ machines... (men fake it)
Reply #37 from WinCustomize Forums Top
btw me is now the proud owner of a Samsung i700 yahooooooo!
envy of all Southern C a l i f o r n i a!
Finally got my hands on one!

(I love this new toy!)
Reply #38 from WinCustomize Forums Top
and it does "wireless syncing" to your desktop machine from anywhere in the express network coverage area Yowza!
Reply #39 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Hmmm...

Just so everyone is clear (as it is obvious that kona is not) I have satellite because cable is not available where I live.  (Neither is DSL).  I know that it is hard for people to understand, but not everyone lives in metro areas, and cable only runs where there are enough people to support it (current cable costs $100,000 per mile to install alone).  I live in a small town, in the country, on acreage.  You have to have a minimum of 2 acres to even build a house in my township, so I have a feeling it will be quite awhile, if ever, before cable is out where I live.

However, besides a very slight latency issue (which doesn't matter because I don't play online games) satellite performs at about the same rate as the "average" cable connection.  My profile shows a graph of the slowest that I clocked my connection at.  The bar below it is cable.  Keep in mind, though, that the end of the cable bar is as fast as cable will go, which is probably not what most people are getting.  I can't complain about the speed at all.  It is lightning fast compared to dial up, which is all that matters.

Not too worried about people sucking my bandwidth considering I live around farms.  Goats with laptops might be a problems, though   I'll probably set up encryption, though, just because it's another thing to mess with.

Doreen, your Samsung i700 sounds cool!  How long have you had it?

/me kicks those who hijacked her thread...(no hijacking!)

Reply #40 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Hi Java well I just recently got it (took forever for them to release them here in Cali) best toy I ever everrrr owned! I am in geek heaven at the moment) hehe

still currently reading the manual on all it's cool features (yes you heard right, meee is even reading the manual! which I am notorious for never doing but I don't want to miss even one single feature this thing has to offer)
Reply #41 from WinCustomize Forums Top
omg!!! There really *is* somebody who reads the manual!    I usually read the manual as a last resort....which is stupid because the answers are usually there.
Reply #42 from WinCustomize Forums Top
, yep, not claiming your a Geek, but Geekish !

Reply #43 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Geekish is OK
Reply #44 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Oh my god, she reads the manual! I only look at the cover, then put it away and go tinker.
Reply #45 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I will stick to my HP jornada thank you....
Reply #46 from WinCustomize Forums Top

#45 by kona0197 - 6/12/2003 1:19:01 PM
I will stick to my HP jornada thank you....

Do you have PocketBlinds on that?