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    USB Wireless Internet adapter

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by Pink2508, Jun 20, 2008.

  1. Pink2508

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    Hi i just bought a swl-2300u wireless adapter usb and it says it is plug and play, and you just plug it in and restart the computer and you should be online. I have a sony vaio pcg-3102, and i don;t understand how to get internet access. and need help. Thanks
     
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    What router, OS and ISP connection do you have?
     
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    i have microsoft 2000, and im not sure about the router and isp
     
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    Are you currently connected?
     
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    make sure that it loaded the correct drivers. Go to your device manager to check and make sure it installed. Also make sure you installed the software that come with the card because Windows 2000 doesn't have the discovery feature.
     
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    Are you connected now?????
     
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    no there isnt any internet access
     
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    how do you find the device manager
     
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    Right click on start, select properties and look for advanced settings.
     
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    or right click on my computer and properties then device manager.
    ok this is what I got from the ebay page you sent me to. go here http://www.netopia.com/support/hardware/drivers/wireless_drivers.html and download the first file then unzip it. Open the file and run netopia.exe then click install usb adapter software. That should do it let us know if you still have issues.
     
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    thanks ill try that. THanks for the help
     
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    how do i download it on the laptop since there is no internet?
     
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    well connect your notebook via ethernet cable from your ISP or download it using the computer your using to write us and burn it to a disc (if you go this route go ahead and unzip before burning to disk.)
     
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    Just connect your computer to one of the router port, the router should recognize your internal Ethernet card. Tell me if it works.

    ** Please, follow one direction only, or you will get confused. **
     
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    uumm

    we may have problems w/ this one my friends ;)
     
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    Thanks for the help. my brother got the internet working for me with the adapter.
     
    Pink2508, Jun 22, 2008
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    Good for you, may be you can make a review of your USB adapter and share it with us later ;)
     
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    I dont know much about adapters but i think it works well. I;m not sure if this has anything to do with it, but since i have loaded it on the computer, the computer will restart or turn on automatically and sometimes comes up with a bright blue screen saying physical hardware dump and is super slow now. Also, my computer only has 1 USB and i was wondering if i could unplug it and plug something else in, and then plug it back it and not have to connect back to the internet. Thanks!
     
    Pink2508, Jun 23, 2008
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    It would seems that your system is suffering some instability of a sort. When you remove your USB, do you first stopping it from its icon on the system tray so you can safely remove it? That can create system instability and even brake the USB product.

    There are many products that you can plug in an USB port, but I don;t suggest that you plug and unplug products during the same internet session.
     
    Wirelessman, Jun 23, 2008
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    that sounds like a driver issue w/ the usb-- is it the very latest driver?

    disconnect the usb wifi plug, plug another usb device in, reconnect the usb wifi adapter and still be connected to the internet?? I don't think soooooo........
     
    nobscot6, Jun 24, 2008
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