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    Need help with wireless set-up

    Right first of i must say i need answers in idiot speak please lol.

    What i want ot do is connect my old pc(XP) which is in another room to my new pc(Vista) which is connected to the net through the BT homehub via a cable (ethernet)

    Right to my questions:

    1. Where do i check to find out on my old pc(XP) if i have a wirless card and do i actualy need one.

    2. i have one of them dongle thingies (i have been given a Tenda w302u usb)i did connect this to the old pc and run the supplied disc but the icon on the bottem right try turns black???.

    3. Can i wirless a pc that is on XP to another on vista ( my bt homehub is connected to the vista pc through ethernet cable).

    any help would be most welcome

    Cheers Duffer

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    Re: Need help with wireless set-up

    Quote Originally Posted by youoldduffer View Post
    Right first of i must say i need answers in idiot speak please lol.

    What i want ot do is connect my old pc(XP) which is in another room to my new pc(Vista) which is connected to the net through the BT homehub via a cable (ethernet)

    Right to my questions:

    1. Where do i check to find out on my old pc(XP) if i have a wirless card and do i actualy need one.
    Right-click on "My Computer" and select "Manage" then "Device Manager". Have a look under the section called "Network adapters" and see if there's a wireless card list there.
    As to whether you need one well, unless you want to run a network cable to your homehub from the XP PC or use something like a homeplug then yes, you will need some form of wireless card.

    2. i have one of them dongle thingies (i have been given a Tenda w302u usb)i did connect this to the old pc and run the supplied disc but the icon on the bottem right try turns black???.
    So it turns black after you've connected to the wireless network? Are there any menu options when you click (or right-click) on the icon?

    3. Can i wirless a pc that is on XP to another on vista ( my bt homehub is connected to the vista pc through ethernet cable).
    Not sure what your question is here Are you asking if you can connect wirelessly from the XP machine to the Vista one (which is on a wired connection) in order to access files etc? If so then yes, this is fairly easy to do.

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    Re: Need help with wireless set-up

    Cheers for the quick reply Viper81,

    Checked the device manager and there's no wirless card. Also found out from the guy who gave me the dongle thing that he also had problems with it connecting to the black bt hub so i decided to just network both pc with cable and all is going fine. The only problem i had was going up into the loft and moving 30 years of built up rubbish....lol and some bloody great big spiders .

    Cheers Duffer

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