Thread: Network Setup problem #4,547,865,042

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Did you try changing the channel as I suggested in Post #5, just to eliminate the possibility of interference?

No, I didn't.

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

So, the French cock-sucker is just as clueless as I?

no, unlike you, we are simply eliminating the possible cause of the problem, that's how you solve things, you English cock

next try the antenna thing, and possibly the channel thing like harryb suggested. Do you know how to change the channel ? make sure it's done on both the WIFI router and the PC and laptop

why are some tunnel adapter enabled ? is that a Win7 autoconfig thing ? try to disable those, you probably don't need them anyhow, it's just another layer of problem

also, disable the IPV6 thing as Lom suggested, don't need it

Wireless speed test from Main PC

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

Everything is pointing to the archaic wireless card I have on the laptop.

I'm not very fond of SMC, they usually make cheap crap..
I was checking on SMC's website for a recent driver but there are none for Win7.
You can download Owners Manuals and the files are dated Jan 2004

It is not even an 802.11g 54MBits/s card (which usually gives a sustained throughput of around 20Mbit/s) , it is an 802.11b 11Mbit/s 16-bit PCMCIA card which should give a sustained throughput of around 4MBit/s...

It is even older than 2004:
http://download.cnet.com/SMC2632W-V-...2_4-73843.html

scrap it!

^ Hey! It was free!

Hardwired speed from laptop



I shall have to prise my wallet open and get a new wireless card before I worry any more about it.

Originally Posted by lom

it is an 802.11b 11Mbit/s 16-bit PCMCIA card which should give a sustained throughput of around 4MBit/s...

no wonder, problem solved

MtD probably couldn't tell the difference, surprised Win7 found a driver for it

Originally Posted by Butterfly

surprised Win7 found a driver for it

It had to be convinced that the XP driver was suitable.

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

Also, I just set up a wireless connection on my main PC (to see its wireless speeds) and it killed the laptop's connection

that brings an interesting question for your router though,

can it manage simultaneously 802/B and 802/G ? if your laptop card is 802/B and your PC was 802/G, why did it shutdown access to the laptop on 802/B ? strange,

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

t had to be convinced that the XP driver was suitable.

That, and your knowledge of having a very old wifi card is something you disclose first after 50 posts.

So, can one still buy a PCMCIA wireless card, as I want to keep both USB ports free?

Originally Posted by lom

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

t had to be convinced that the XP driver was suitable.

That, and your knowledge of having a very old wifi card is something you disclose first after 50 posts.

classic

never make any assumptions when it comes to users, always ask for the hardware specs first

good work lom, you cracked the case

Network Adapter : Thanni.com,

Originally Posted by lom

Network Adapter : Thanni.com,

Yes, I was looking at them.

I (maybe wrongly) assume they're OK for mail order?

Go Wireless-N on both Router and Adapter.

Otherwise you're just slapping paint on the Titanic as it sinks.

Yes they are ok, I've used them for many years with almost no problems, most recently a month ago when buying harddisks off them.

I do request an estimated delivery schedule (you have the items in stock?) from them before paying after once having got an out of stock notification email after I had paid them. They did however send the money back to my bank account immediately when I requested it back, so I consider them a good and trustworthy supplier.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Go Wireless-N on both Router and Adapter. Otherwise you're just slapping paint on the Titanic as it sinks.

It is not worth it if it is the old Acer Travelmate laptop which he had before.
I guess it is since it has a PCMCIA slot and no built in wifi..

His next laptop will have N wifi built anyway.

They have a choice of 2, so I went for this one which is slightly higher spec than the other one.

D-Link Wireless G 54Mbps PCMCIA Ethernet Adapter Model "DWL-G630" Retail [DWL-G630] - 840.00

As long as I can transfer stuff quick enough to watch it on the laptop, then I'm happy.. If I can;t, then it's better than what I've got and it's only 900B.

Originally Posted by lom

It is not worth it if it is the old Acer Travelmate laptop which he had before.

Actually, it's a Compaq Presario 2800. It's still old and crap, but it's all I need.

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

They have a choice of 2, so I went for this one which is slightly higher spec than the other one.

Yes it is the right choice since it is a D-Link card.
Cards/Routers from different mfgrs do sometimes have communication problems.

As long as I can transfer stuff quick enough to watch it on the laptop, then I'm happy.

Forget HD then.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Forget HD then.

HD is a bit pointless on a laptop screen.

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Forget HD then.

HD is a bit pointless on a laptop screen.

My point was it's a bit pointless trying to transfer HD files over a link that slow, but yes, there is that, too.

OK - got it all setup on my archaic laptop and it's fast enough to stream low-res porn (currently viewing Jade Marcella in Ass Worship), and it's working fine.

Let's see if something a bit beefier works...

Ironclad Xvid works too!!