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acme 02-09-2012 07:53 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by trevor (Post 666436)
That's a MAC address of a D-Link device, so this appears to be the USB device in questions.



That's still a self-assigned IP address. I thought you manually set it to 192.168.2.254?

Trevor
I did..still says that..I'm lookin at it right now...maybe something in the computer has other ideas??

trevor 02-10-2012 11:22 AM
It sounds like a driver issue, which brings me back to not liking USB devices for this purpose--they need a driver, and I've never seen a manufacturer of USB WiFi devices yet that can write a good driver.

On the other hand with an ethernet to WiFi bridge (Amazon search: Gaming Adapter), no driver is necessary, it just works. Faster than USB, too.

Trevor

acme 02-10-2012 11:25 AM
I'm with you, Trevor...

but why (and maybe this isn't even a "scientific" question to ponder) why is it that I effortlessly can get on the wifi at the coffeeshop and library?

I guess the answer is that both have no privacy? IOW, if you can see their signal, you can get on.

even the other coffeeshop..a starbuck's..all that's required is you agree to their TOS, and away you go...

I will not un-secure our wifi, but if that's the answer to this problem, I guess that's the answer, techically.

I thank you, once again, for helping me with this issue, Trevor

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trevor 02-10-2012 11:32 AM
Ah, I had forgotten that aspect. For the answer to your question, see post #8 by NaOH, who has given a good guess as to what's happening there.

Trevor

acme 02-10-2012 11:34 AM
Yeah..I think that's got to be it.

Thank you again to both of you.

a

NaOH 02-21-2012 04:51 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by michal26 (Post 667804)
For my Pismo I have a Ralink USB Wi-Fi dongle that has its own software for setting up network connections. I don't know why, but I can only secure a connection if I boot with the dongle plugged in. I have no idea if the same is true for what you're using, but I point it out in cas
I'll guess that's spam since it's lifted from what I wrote in comment #3.


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